Amber from Crazy Little Projects shares a free pattern for making her Summertime Beach Bag.  It has a bucket shape and boxed corners.  It’s big enough to hold a towel, a good book, and a pair of shades.  Swap the … Read More...

Jennifer from Workroom Social shows how she uses a plastic ruler as a pinning tool when she’s got two (or more) layers of fabric and she only wants the pin to go through the top layer.  Go to her blog … Read More...

Belikova Alexandra at Kalinka Handmade shows how to make a flower brooch out of gathered fabric circles.  It’s all handstitching with small pieces of fabric, so it’s a good project to take with you to pass the time in waiting … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how to make a pretty pleated pillowcase.  It would make a beautiful decorative accent to your bedding, but because the pleated accent is on just the side, you can also sleep on it comfortably.  Go to their tutorial… Read More...

Tamara from Etcetorize shows how to make a blouson top with ruched shoulders.  It’s a variation on a boxy top that she recently shared a tutorial for making.  You can add one or both details to get a whole new … Read More...

Anna from Plan B shows how to make a drapey shrug out of a large scarf.  It’s a fast project, requiring only a couple of seams.  If you don’t have a large enough scarf, you can also use two smaller … Read More...

The 30 Days 30 Tee-Shirts series continues at Clones n Clowns.  Today, Aimee shows how to make lace-up sleeves.  The grommets and canvas cord give it a nautical vibe perfect for summer!  Go to her tute.

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When the underwire pokes through the bottom of your bra, don’t pitch it.  You can fix it instead!  Laura from Make Life Lovely shows how.  Go to her tute.

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Sew It Love It shows how to make a drawstring bag with a contrast cuff around the top.  It’s a quick, easy project to sew up.  Go to her blog for the how-to.

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Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shares a free pattern for making her Summer Chevrons Shirt for a little girl.  The sleeveless top has a square neck and puff cap sleeves.  The pattern will make the shirt in a little girl … Read More...

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a bookmark that won’t slip out.  It has an elastic strap to keep it in place.  Go to her blog for the tute.

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Miriam Tribe from Mad Mim shows how to make this gathered knit fabric basket weave pillow.  Nothing is actually woven, though.  Instead, squares of gathered knit fabric are pieced together in a basket weave pattern..  Her post is part of … Read More...

Shannon from Little Kids Grow shows how to make a blousey knit top with a double keyhole detail at the neck.  It’s a cute look for her tween-aged daughter, but it would also be nice for adults or for younger … Read More...

Office chairs are all about function, and not so much about form.  I mean, who actually has a pretty chair sitting in front of their computer desk?  Amy from Positively Splendid does, but that’s because she created a slipcover for … Read More...

Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how to put in a flat front, elastic back waistband.  This is a good solution for a pair of pants or a skirt where you want to have a flat front (no gathers) but also … Read More...

Things We Do shows how to make a leather card wallet, no sewing required.  The sides are glued together, and the closure is a knotted loop of elastic cord.  If you wanted, you could sew the sides instead of gluing.  … Read More...

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...