How About Orange has a downloadable project sheet showing how to turn an old book into a sewing box.  Her example shows not just any book – a SEWING book.  Squeeeal!  The project is an excerpt from the book The … Read More...

Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make a series of fabric banners that spell out the word “family”.  I love this idea!  Each letter banner hangs from a twig, and is incorporated into a wall display of family … Read More...

Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how to make a pretty scallop hem skirt.  It’s reversible, too.  The elastic waist skirt is shaped so that the fullness needed to slide the skirt over the hips is placed in the back, … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how to make a fitted crib sheet.  You can make one in just an hour from two yards of fabric and a length of elastic.  Get the tute.

[photo from Sew4Home]

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Breezy Skirt.  She starts with a plain gathered skirt (you can make it yourself, or use one you got at the store) … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to use your child’s artwork to create a fun t-shirt applique.  This is such a cool idea!  What little kid wouldn’t be proud to wear his own artwork? She shares the tutorial for … Read More...

DIY Maven shares a free pattern and tutorial on Curbly showing how to make a no-sew gift box out of felt.  (You’ll need heavier felt, not the flimsy stuff you get at the craft store.)   Just cut the pattern out … Read More...

Jodi from Sew Fearless sewed up some Pajama Eaters, monster shaped pillows that also serve to hold a child’s pajamas near the bed.  She shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog. The monster’s mouth is a zippered opening.  … Read More...

Alyssa from Live. Love. Craft. shows how to make a fluffy fabric flower.  Use it on a hairclip, a purse embellishment, etc.  She calls it the Mum Clip V2, as it’s a reprise of a previous fabric flower that she … Read More...

Sweet Verbena guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make her Watermark Tee, no sewing requird.  She takes a store-bought t-shirt and uses fabric dye and school glue to create a fun design.  Whether you do … Read More...

Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a small drawstring sack that can be used to hold all matter of smallish stuff.  It’s reversible, too.  I’m loving the t-shirt strips she used as the drawstrings!  Get the how-to.… Read More...

Head over to Sew4Home to find out how to make a fabric cover for a tissue box.  The sides are accented with patchwork strips, and the hole where the tissue comes through is made with a 1″ drapery grommet.  Brilliant!!  … Read More...

Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts guest blogs at Seamingly Smitten with a tutorial showing how to make a striped skirt from old t-shirts.  This is such a fun skirt!  Get the tute.

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Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make this appliqued spider shirt for little boys.  It’s part of her Boys’ Tee Shirt Week series.  It was inspired by a similar shirt from Mini Boden.  She got the cool weathered … Read More...

Colette Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make your own piping.  Making it yourself means that you can make it any any fabric you like – a print, a solid, one that matches your project perfectly, … Read More...

Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to make an Extender Slip that you can layer underneath a short skirt.  The lace trim at the bottom of the slip peeks out from the hem of the skirt and adds extra length … Read More...

Maddie from Domestic Anarchy shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Sweet Dreams Nap Mat set.  The set includes a quilted cover for a standard nap mat, as well as a matching pillow and ruffled … Read More...

The Purl Bee shares a tutorial for making a set of Linen Stacking Pillows, perfect for sitting on a flat bench or on the floor. The long, flat pillows are tufted, giving them the look of a tiny duvet.  They … Read More...