Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how to make a quick pajama set for a young child.  The set includes a pair of pants sewn from yardage and a coordinating top that’s actually a storebought tank embellished with applique … Read More...

Miranda from One Little Minute shows how to make layered knit skirt.  Her project is part of Babylock’s National Serger Month.  It has a simple band of stretch fabric for the waistband.  (Sooo comfortable in hot weather!)  The different directions … Read More...

This Inside Out Bag by The Purl Bee puts the seam allowances on the outside and turns them into a design element.  The bag is made from a neutral linen, with the seams all finished in neon bias tape.  They … Read More...

Kristina Clements from Kristina J., and author of The Chic Girl’s Guide to a One-of-a-Kind Wardrobe, shows how you can add a gathered sleeve to a sleeveless top.  You can use fabric that blends with the original top, … Read More...

Cheryl from Sew Can Do continues her series on sewing laminated cotton with a tutorial showing how to make a laminated cotton wallet.  It folds up with snap tab to keep it closed. Inside, it has small pockets to hold … Read More...

Deby from So Sew Easy shows how you can draft a sloper for a pencil skirt.  Once you have this basic pattern, you can adjust it and adapt it to many styles.  She gives instructions for taking your measurements and … Read More...

Amber from Crazy Little Projects has another hooded towel tutorial for us.  It being the end of March, she thought a lamb towel would be appropriate (since March comes in like a lion and out like lamb).  Cute!!  Go to … Read More...

Marni from Haberdashery Fun shows how to make a hooded towel for a baby or small child.  The whole thing is made from one bath towel, with the hood made from a fun fabric print (plus a layer of towel … Read More...

What better place to store your buttons than in a jar with a lid painted like a button?  Crafting a Green World shows how you can make one out a jar with a wooden lid.  (Can’t find a jar with … Read More...

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make a laminated cotton folder.  Whether you use it to hold your child’s artwork, or to collect materials for your own projects, the laminated cotton will last longer than their cardstock counterparts.  … Read More...

Japanese sewing books tend to be structured differently than the patterns and books most of us are used to using.  If you’ve been wanting to try your hand at a pattern from a Japanese sewing book, check out the Japanese … Read More...

Autie from iCandy Handmade shares a video tutorial showing how you can sew up a bathtub toy bag.  It hangs from suction hooks attached to the wall by the bathtub.  The bottom is made from a mesh fabric so the … Read More...

Ajaire from Call Ajaire shows how to create a scalloped dress bodice like she created for her Scallops by the Sea dress.  This is such a sweet detail!!  It’s an adaptation of a basic bodice pattern.  Go to her blog … Read More...

Karen from Made By Me In Red shows how to make a reversible tea cozy.  It’s an easy sewing project, requiring only straight seams to make.  Go to her tutorial.

[photo from Made By Me In Red]

Kathleen from Grosgrain has a new cutting table for her sewing space.  It’s attached to the wall and folds out when she wants to use it, and folds up when she doesn’t.  If you’re looking at the photo and thinking, … Read More...

Anna from Plan B shows how to make a fan shaped zippered coin purse.  She uses radiating lines of contrasting stitching to recreate the lines of the fans.  A coordinating tassle hangs from the zipper pull.  Go to her tutorial… Read More...

Did you know you can use a serger to gather fabric?  Assuming you’re using a four-thread stitch, you’ll end up with two rows of stitching with just one pass.  And the top edge will be finished, too.  Leslie from The … Read More...

Julie from Doe a Deery shows how to make a J Crew inspired nautical tee.  She starts with a striped tee (easy enough to find at discount stores) and adds the little anchor applique.  Go to her blog for the … Read More...

Jennifer from Monkey See, Monkey Do shows how to make business card wallets with snap closures.  Her tutorial includes two different versions of the snap: a tabbed snap clsoure, and a flat front (no tab) snap closure.  Go to her … Read More...