Emily from Life Sew Savory shares a free sewing pattern for a womens swim cover up.  It’s a short sleeveless hoodie dress with a scoop neck and a large pocket on the front.  Slip it on over your suit for … Read More...

This fabric shopping bag is perfect for trips to a farmer’s market!  There’s plenty of room to hold your produce, and you can carry it hands-free on your shoulder.  Sew4Home has a tutorial and free pattern for making it.  Fold … Read More...

This patriotic pillow is the perfect addition to your summer decor!  Amy from Ameroonie Designs shares a tutorial showing how you can make it.  Sew it up in red, white, and blue for 4th of July, or in another color … Read More...

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how you can sew this simple shoulder tie maxi dress.  It’s made from a lightweight knit fabric – two fabrics, actually, one for the main dress and another for the trim. You can make … Read More...

Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations shares a tutorial for making this fun chevron fringed pillow from recycled denim.  Different shades of denim create colored stripes, and the strips of denim are all left raw so the threads start to ravel … Read More...

This money clip wallet would make a great handmade Father’s Day gift!  Art Gallery Fabrics shares a tutorial at Bernina’s We All Sew showing how you can make one.  It has a magnetic clip to hold paper money, plus … Read More...

Emily from Life Sew Savory shares a tutorial for making reusable food wraps from waxed fabric.  If you’re thinking, “But I don’t have any waxed fabric!”, don’t worry – she also shows how to make your own waxed fabric using … Read More...

Sew a pretty sleeve to carry your laptop and help protect it from bumps!  Krista Moser shares a tutorial at U Create showing how to make a padded laptop sleeve.  It has faux leather accents at the corners and a button … Read More...

I don’t know that I’ve ever looked at a sock and thought, “I should turn that into a beaver softie.”  But then Joanne from Craft Passion went and created the cutest little beaver sock creatures and now I want to … Read More...

Mary from Sew Much Love, Mary took a basic thrifted jean jacket and turned it into this awesome Madewell-inspired jacket.  Jean jackets are not hard at all to find at a thrift store.  Now that I’ve seen what can be … Read More...

This star spangled pillow is the perfect porch accent for 4th of July!  Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make one.  It’s easy to sew from canvas and denim.

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I love me some recycled denim, and these hexagon chair seats are no exception.  They’re so pretty! Claire from Pillar Box Blue created them and she’s got a tutorial showing how she did it. Grab some old jeans and a … Read More...

Troy from Thriftanista in the City shows how she made this African print maxi dress.  It’s sophisticated and dramatic and has that laid back summer style, but it also happens to be an easy style dress to sew.  See how … Read More...

Coffee cozies are a great project to use up your scraps, and they make great “happy day” gifts!  Sew4Home has a pattern and tutorial for making a coffee cozy, and they include three variations for the closure – a lace-up … Read More...

Don’t underestimate the power of a basic tote bag!  They’re easy to sling over your shoulder and easy to toss your stuff in.  Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how you can sew a simple tote.  It has an outside … Read More...

Jessica from Cutesy Crafts shows how you can make a pretty table runner for 4th of July out of craft store doilies.  The doilies are inexpensive to buy, and the sewing is super easy.  Using red, white, and blue doilies … Read More...

Got beach plans for this summer?  Or how about trips to the neighborhood pool?  Kirstin from kojodesigns shows how you can sew a beach tote to carry all of your beach and poolside essentials.  Pockets on the outside and in … Read More...

This felt cactus would make a happy addition to your desk or kitchen window!  It would also make a mighty cute pincushion, don’t you think?  Melissa Gaggiano shares a tutorial and pattern at My Poppet.  It is such a fun … Read More...

Flora the Elephant is such a sweet softie!  Bustle and Sew shares a free pattern for making her.  She’s lovely sewn up in a vintage floral fabric with a soft pink wool underbelly and ears.  She’d also be cute made … Read More...