Mie from Sewing Like Mad shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can adapt any top or bodice pattern to add a button placket down the middle.  You can use it to turn any top pattern … Read More...

This drop waist plaid dress by Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs is so sweet!  She shares a free pattern for making it.  It has a sleeveless bodice with a circle skirt attached.  The neck comes to a V in … Read More...

The beach cabin print on these throw pillows by Pam from Threading My Way are making me happy.  As you read this post, I’m on the road with my mother and daughter heading down to Gulf Shores for a beach … Read More...

Mama Nenne from Serger Pepper  shares a free pattern for this mod shift dress.  I am loving the retro vibe that the color blocking gives!!  It’s fully lined so the seams for all the piecing won’t bother you.  You make … Read More...

Autumm from It’s Always Autumn show show to make a long-sleeved version of her Easy Tee.  The original Easy Tee has short sleeves cut on to the main front and back pieces.  She uses those same pieces for the long-sleeved … Read More...

It doesn’t look like it, but this drapey top by Abby from Things for Boys is actually a nursing top.  There are no hidden flaps or extra layers.  Instead, she designed it so the wide sleeves give baby access to … Read More...

Justine at Sew Country Chick show show she drapes a basic bodice block on a dressform.  She suggests using this patternmaking method if you are planning on making a pattern available in a range of sizes, as opposed to making … Read More...

Over at Small Dreamfactory, you can download a free pattern for making a halter top singlet for a toddler girl.  It’s easily sewn up out of knit fabric.  I am loving the apple fabric she used in the one she … Read More...

Wen from What’s Mummy Up To shows how to make soft flannel winter pajamas for a little girl.  Her tutorial includes how to make a pair of loose fitting pajama pants, using a pair of pants that fit your child … Read More...

Remona from The Stitching Scientist (whom I had the opportunity to hang out with at Sewing Summit, yay!!) shows how you can make a peplum top.  It’s an easy adaptation from a basic t-shirt pattern.   Her tutorial shows how to … Read More...

It melts my heart every time I see a young child caring for a favorite doll.  It’s a mirror for the nurturing they receive from their own parents.  Michelle from Handmade Martini made a pouch style carrier for her daughter … Read More...

These clear buckets by Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns are just the thing for organizing toys!  They’re made to hang from the bottom of a toy table, keeping the buckets right where kids will use them.  Velcro … Read More...

Head over to The Ribbon Retreat to see how easy it is to make football shirts for your little ones.  Made from a brown shirt or onesie and white grosgrain ribbon, the shirt  becomes the ball with strips of ribbon … Read More...

Donatella at Inspiration & Realisation shows how she recreated the look of a designer quilted sweatshirt, but out of inexpensive materials.  LOVE!!  She used a standard sweatshirt like the ones you can find at most discount stores, using her machine … Read More...

There are lots of things to like about printable PDF sewing patterns.  They cost less than their printed tissue counterparts.  They’re immediate – you can purchase online from anywhere and have them immediately (No shipping times or charges!)  And they … Read More...

Jacey from Jaceycraft shares a tutorial over at the Free Spirit Fabrics blog showing how you can make tab topped cafe curtains.  The short curtain panels are pieced from several coordinating cotton prints.  She used fabrics from the Astrid line … Read More...

A faux layered sleeve gives the look of a short-sleeve t-shirt layered over a long-sleeved one, but without actually having to fuss with two layers of clothes.   (And, seriously, at my house two coordinating shirts would never be clean at … Read More...

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shares a tutorial over at A Subtle Revelry with a cool idea for updating last year’s blazer.  She adds a pop of unexpected color and pattern with contrast cuffs.  The cuffs are easy to add … Read More...

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for her Easy Wrap Dress.  It’s a timeless, flattering style that’s sure to become a go-to in your wardobe.  Her version has a short sleeved top and a straight skirt.  The … Read More...

Head over to Craft Passion for a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make this owl baby mobile.  This would be so cute in a baby’s nursery done up in a retro woodland theme!!  A set of four owls, … Read More...