Angeline from Moi-Kapelka shares a pictorial tutorial on her blog, Krosi & Sani,for making a pair of warm baby pants from an old sweater.  This is a great way to recycle a sweater that has lost its shape or … Read More...

Colette Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog for making this Winter Warmer Cowl.  The cinching at the middle is reminiscent of an oversized, elegant bow.  You can wear it with most of the cowl around your neck, or pull … Read More...

Wendy Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares her first free sewing pattern for her online sewing school.  Fancy Schmancy Cloth Napkins – just the project for a beginning sewist to practice sewing straight lines.  (She gives a video sewing lesson … Read More...

Alison from Backstitch Baby shows how she gave a traditional tweed vest some kick by turning it into a halter-style vest.  What a cool idea!  See how she did it at Backstitch Baby.

[photo from Backstitch Baby]

Creative Mama from Adithi’s Amma Sews shows how to make a quick and easy elastic waist skirt.  No pattern is required and you can use the same tutorial for adults or children.  She can make hers in just 15 minutes.  … Read More...

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can add seam allowances to a pattern – without using a ruler.  Instead of going around the pattern with a seam gauge making tiny little dots every few inches that you then … Read More...

Tracy from Mad Quilter shows how to make this case to hold crochet hooks.  Each hook has its own pocket, and a flap folds over the top to keep them from sliding out.  It all folds up into a handy … Read More...

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make an easy knit waistband with elastic running through it.  The elastic gives it strength (keeps it from stretching out as you wear the garment) and helps it keep its shape.  Get … Read More...

Pam from Off the Cuff Sewing Style shows how to add a decorative diagonal pleats to your sewing project.  Because they’re on the bias, there’s a trick (which she shows) for keeping the pleat from sagging.  She shows them on … Read More...

Aimee from Homespun Threads finally found the perfect planner to keep her organized.  The only problem was, she didn’t love the cover.  And so she hit her sewing room and created this super cute cover for her new planner.  She … Read More...

Head over to Rhythm of the Home to find out how to make these tea towels with a contrast band across the bottom.  The clean lines of these towels are so elegant!  You’ll need a half-yard of linen or cotton … Read More...

Hickety Pickety Handmade shares a tutorial for this quick and easy gathered skirt.  The contrast band at the bottom is super cute, and also takes the place of a traditional hem.  No turning and pressing and turning and pressing all … Read More...

Larissa from Just Another Day In Paradise shows how she cut an old sweater into strips and braided it to make this awesome scarf.  (This would be a great use for a sweater that’s damaged.)  And the giant pom poms … Read More...

Lia from Lia’s Space shares a free pattern and tutorial for this one handled bag.  It’s made from just two pieces each of two fabrics (one fabric for the outside, one fabric for the inside).  The body of the bag … Read More...

Nikki from Lilybug Designs shares a tutorial showing how to make a child-sized oven mitt, a perfect addition to any play kitchen.  The quilted mitts will protect their tiny chef hands as they pull their pretend masterpieces out of their … Read More...

Camilla from Rosy Red Buttons created this sweet little birdie mobile, and she wrote up a tutorial showing how she did it.  She started with a used mobile, which she then stripped down to the plastic pieces.  She then covered … Read More...

Max from Max California shows how she turned a pair of adult-sized pants into much smaller pants for her young son.  AND she added a pair of suspenders!  Love it!!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Max California]

Vanessa from Crafty Gemini created this Kiddie Handle as a way to keep up with her young son when they’re out and about, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it.  It’s essentially a long strap that hangs … Read More...