You can find a free pattern for this ruffle tote and coin purse at Robert Kaufman Fabrics.  They were designed by Josephine Kimberling to showcase her premiere fabric line, Hot Blossom.  Get the free pattern from Robert Kaufman Fabrics. 

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Gwen from After the Dress shares her method for threading her serger needles with wooly nylon.  She ties the wooly nylon to regular thread in order to get it to pass through the needles. She uses a special knot (the water…

When the top of Swamp Yankees from Outer Space’s car key got broken off, she used her sewing skills to fix it.  She created a fabric pouch, with the bottom of the key sticking out of a buttonhole in the bottom…

Calamity Kim shows how to make this dimensional fabric flower by folding a twisting a square of fabric.  She starts with a 5″ square of fabric, which means you can make these from charm squares!  I can’t wait to make some…

Amy Cluck shares a set of sewing-themed printable gift tags on her blog, Peptogirl.  Now you can let everyone know just how special that handmade gift is, without you having to come out and say “I made it!” when they open it up! …

Joan from Lazy Girl Blog shares a tip for designing the outsides of handbags.  To create an interesting, yet cohesive design she simply stacks the fabric, slices it into several pieces, and then swaps the pieces around.  Read more at Lazy…