Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how she lengthened the legs of a dining table to make it a cutting or craft table.  Go to her blog to see how she did it.

[photo from Sew Many Ways]

Dawnelle from Just Dawnelle guest blogs at Oh, Sweet Joy! with a tutorial showing how to make a fabric memory matching game.  Go to her tute.

[photo from Just Dawnelle on Oh, Sweet Joy!]

Jill from Creating My Way To Success made this soccer ball pencil case as a birthday gift for her daughter’s friend. Not having any soccer-themed fabric, she shaped the pouch like a ball and appliqued on the details.  She shares … Read More...

Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a zippered welt pocket.  The zipper tape will show through the rectangular opening, so have some fun and use a contrasting color.  Go to her blog for the how-to.

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Amanda from Heartland Happy made a pair of jammies for her daughter’s 15″ Disney princess doll.  She shares the pattern on her blog.  It’s a pajama set with a t-shirt and matching pants.  You could also use these patterns to … Read More...

Danielle from Blissful and Domestic shows how she made this lace striped tote bag.  The wide lace trim is easily stitched down to make the pretty lacy stripes.  Go to her tutorial.

[photo from Blissful and Domestic]

Vera Venus shares a free (yes, FREE!) pattern for making this gorgeous bias dress.  Oh, how beautifully that bias will hang from your curves!  The pattern is for a UK10/US8. For those needing another size, she links to an article … Read More...

If sewing for the men in your life leaves you uninspired, check out the Sewing For Men series at The Train To Crazy.  It’s a whole week of posts showing projects sewn for men.  This color blocked tee by … Read More...

La Todera shares a free PDF tutorial for making this stuffed shamrock brooch.  Or make four petals for a lucky four-leaf clover brooch.  Go to La Todera for the download.

[photo from La Todera]

Jacq from Begin with B guest blogs in the Sew In Tune series at Melly Sews with a little boy outfit inspired by the song “Call Me Maybe”.  The pants tutorial showing how to make the round pop-out zippered pocket … Read More...

If the perfect print for your sewing project is impossible to find, why not take matters into your own hands and DIY the print?  Dana from MADE shares 13 ways that you can use common household materials to add pattern … Read More...

This duvet cover is made from a patchwork of repurposed dress shirts.  How awesome is that!!  The buttons across the opening are actually made from the button plackets cut from the shirts.  Head over to The Mother Huddle to find … Read More...

Surayya from Blissful Sewing shows how you can make a pair of spa-style slippers.  Her example shows a pair of little girl slippers but you can make them in any size, baby through adult.  They slide on like spa slippers, … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how you can make mesh laundry bags.  They’re color blocked so you can make them in school colors – perfect for college kids or just die hard sports fans.  Their tutorial includes cutting dimensions to make them in … Read More...

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make this fun tote bag with a rainbow mustache.  The rainbow fabric is pieced from strips of solids and reverse appliqued behind the white fabric of the tote.  Go to her tutorial… Read More...

Barbie clothes get a lot of wear.  All the dressing and undressing of the dolls puts a lot of strain on the tiny seam allowances and thin fabric.  Rachael Rabbit shows what to do when Barbie clothes get ripped or … Read More...

Jessica from Mom4Real guest blogs in the Dressing Up Dolly series at Nap Time Crafters, showing how to make an itty book tote for an 18″ doll.  It takes just 2 6″x6″ squares of fabric, plus a bit of … Read More...

Rae from Made By Rae shows how she adapted a basic t-shirt pattern to turn it into her Little Bit of Color Hoodie.  The hoodie is made from a solid color, with a bright contrast around the edge of the … Read More...

Amanda from Heartland Happy guest blogs in the Dressing Up Dolly series at Nap Time Crafters with the pattern she created to make a dress for her daughter’s 15″ Disney princess doll.  (Even princesses enjoy casual attire!)  It’s a simple … Read More...