Erin from Sutton Grace shows how to make a girl’s ruffle playdress, inspired by a similar dress at Mini-Boden. It’s made from a soft t-shirt knit with easy shirring at the waist and rows of ruffled fabric at the neckline. … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled monogram throw pillow
Sada Lewis guest blogs at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how to make a ruffled monogram throw pillow. Cute! Make one with your initial on it, or make a set to spell out a word across the back of … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy Cattail Catnip Toy
Sew4Home shows how to make this easy Cattail Catnip Toy for kitty. It takes just one seam (plus some stuffing and tying), which makes this a great project for kids. Perhaps your child’s scout troop could make these as a … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy Teacher Tote
Jen from New Green Mama shows how to make her Easy Teacher Tote. This would make an awesome end-of-year gift for your child’s teacher! The roomy tote could be used to carry all of their papers and books to and … Read More...
Tutorial: Popsicle Ruffle Top
Susan from Living With Punks guest blogs at Sugar Bee Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make her Popsicle Ruffle Top for girls. She starts with a store-bought t-shirt and embellishes it with rows of ruffles down the front. … Read More...
Tutorial: Picnic Placemat Tote
Abby from Sew Much Ado guest blogs in the Save Our Summer series at Brassy Apple with a tutorial showing how to make a Picnic Placemat Tote. It’s a bag and a placemat all in one. Folded, it’s a bag … Read More...
Tutorial: Travel tissue holder
Karen from Sew Much 2 Luv shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a travel tissue holder for your purse. The little fabric covers fit around a travel size pack of tissues. It’s an easy project well … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt fruit salad
Stephanie from Toastie Studio shows how to make a felt fruit salad. She includes instructions for apple slices, banana slices, orange slices, kiwi slices, and strawberries – all from felt. She also shares a tutorial for making a cute little … Read More...
Tutorial: Two ways to gather fabric
Regena from The Distracted Domestic shows two ways that you can gather fabric to make a ruffle. Both methods use a length of string couched to the fabric. Pull the string, and the fabric gathers. Get the tutorials.
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Tutorial: Get your correct measurements
The basis of a good fitting garment is an accurate set of measurements. Kelly from Sewing in No Man’s Land tells how and where to measure yourself to get the numbers you need to fit a garment to your body. … Read More...
Tutorial: Slipcovered storage crate with outer pockets
Teresa from My Patchwork used Laura Gunn’s Undercover Crate tutorial to create some pretty storage, but added a set of pockets on the outside to help keep up with smaller items. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. … Read More...
Tutorial: Chevron sleeveless summer top
Megan from Brassy Apple shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her chevron top for summer. The body of the shirt is made from two squares of knit fabric, no hemming or edging required. It’s hard to … Read More...
Tutorial: Triple ruffle little girl pants
Rachel from With Love by Rach shows how to add three rows of ruffles to the bottom of a pair of little girl pants. Not only is this super cute, but it’s a great way to add some length to … Read More...
Tutorial: 10-minute faux tie appliqued tee
Sibylle from funkytime shows how to make this faux tie appliqued t-shirt. It took her just 10 minutes, but the look is so cool! This would make a fun project for Father’s Day! Get the tute.
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Cool idea: Pillowcase skirt with border print hem
Sarah from While They Snooze tells how she made this little girl’s gathered skirt out of a vintage pillowcase. Awesome! The panel on the side opening of the pillowcase becomes a border print around the bottom of the skirt. Find … Read More...
Get it now: Miss Patricia A-line skirt pattern
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs celebrates the release of her Miss Patricia A-line skirt by offering it for half off. The simple A-line skirt has a faux waistband at the front and elastic at the back. And like all of … Read More...
Video tutorial: Gathered fabric flower hairclip
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial showing how to make this pretty gathered fabric flower. She also shows how to make a hairclip with your flower, but you could also use it as a brooch or an embellishment … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing on sequins
Sequins are an inexpensive way to add some sparkle to a sewing project. But with just the one hole in the center, what is the best way to secure them down? Jaime from Prudent Baby shows two ways to do … Read More...
Tutorial: Add sequined shoulders to a sweatshirt
Lisa from The Crafty-Arty Kid shows how she added sequin shoulder embellishments to a plain sweatshirt. This same process would work for t-shirts or sweaters, too. See how she did it.
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Tutorial: Zipper strap summer top
Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make this awesome summer top. The asymmetrical strap is made from a partially unzipped zipper. LOVE this! I am seeing my zipper stash in a whole new light. Get the tutorial.
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