Plays with Needles shows how to make these awesome award ribbons.  They’re made out of scrap ribbons and fabrics.  She uses it (cut in half) as an embellishment for a purse, but you could also stitch a pin back … Read More...

Linda from Life, Quilts and a Cat Too shows how to make this hot iron cover.  Use a cover like this to transport your iron to and from sewing circle meetings.  Find out how to make one!

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With just a few seams, you can make a clutch from a placemat.  Spool {} offers a tutorial to show you how.  Get the tute. 

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BurdaStyle has an article about the wonderful invention we call the zipper.  For instance, did you know that the original name for the zipper was “an Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure”?  Read the artcile and become an expert on zipper trivia.

Happy Mundane posted these gorgeous treat bowls, made using old lampshade frames and leftover yarn, from camillahhalvorsen’s Etsy shop! I love this idea, and I “might” have so much yarn laying around it’s ridiculous. Makes me wonder what other … Read More...

Jesse Janes creates fabulous, colorful pendants on Scrabble tilesand has over 200 designs offered in their online shop. Pendants make wonderful, affordable gifts for the holidays, wedding favors, party gifts and more.

Jesse Janes does offer wholesale to other … Read More...

Oh my! Heather Ross just posted a sneak peek of her upcoming fabric line from Kokka.  The name is Far Far Away and it has a airy fairy-tale feel, complete with unicorns, princesses, and toads.  I think I’m in love!!  … Read More...

True Up continues its informational articles about rayon with the second installment, Sewing With Rayon.

Here’s a fun project to sew for a baby.  It’s a fabric bucket complete with pockets and little felt toys to put in them.  Find out how to make one with a tutorial from Sew, Mama, Sew.