Lia Griffith shows how you can make a simple tote bag.  It’s super easy to make from a sturdy home dec weight fabric and wide ribbon for the handles.  The ribbon handles are sewn all the way down the sides … Read More...

This apron is packed with details, like a double layer skirt, bias trimmed pockets, and a bow across the top of the bib.  Sew4Home shows how you can make one.  It uses three coordinating cotton prints.

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For years I’ve cut selvages off of my fabric and just thrown them away. Gasp!  But once I saw the patchwork that you can make with these small strips of fabric, I’ve saved every single one of them.  Lindsay from … Read More...

The fresh start of a new year always gets me wanting to get organized.  I could care less about organizing my house – I’m talking about my sewing studio!  If organizing your sewing or crafting space is on your to … Read More...

Drawstring bags are all kinds of helpful for controlling household clutter.  Use them to coral toys, kids’ shoes, and more.  Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how you can make a drawstring bag out of a pillowcase.  It’s … Read More...

Sew4Home shares a tutorial for this sewing table organizer and easel.  It has a place for you to clip your pattern instructions (or a printed tutorial), and also pockets to hold pens, scissors, and other important notions.  There’s also a … Read More...

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shares a free pattern at We All Sew for making this adorable faux leather puppy purse for girls. She designed the purse to coordinate with her daughter’s birthday party dress. The dog applique is soo cute, especially … Read More...

An hour is all it takes to make this girls’ reversible paper bag skirt.  Melissa from Rebel & Malice has the tutorial showing how.  She includes a measurement chart to make them in sizes Newborn to Girls 14.  Most sizes … Read More...

Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shows how to make a basic tote bag, in a guest appearance on Happi House.  Simple totes like this are great projects for new sewists, or for more confident sewists who want to make a … Read More...

This DIY wallet has plenty of pockets on the inside to hold credit cards, folded money, and loose items.  There’s also a small window pocket for your ID.  Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern and video tutorial … Read More...

Check out these laundry bins that carry like tote bags!  The long rectangular bin is perfect for small spaces.  The handles make it easy to pick them up and carry them to the laundry room or laundromat.  Sew4Home shares a … Read More...

If your New Year’s resolutions include getting fit, this tote might be what you need. This long shallow tote is exactly what you need to carry a yoga mat, towel, and a water bottle to and from yoga class.   Finished … Read More...

You’ve got to bundle up in the cold winter weather!  That goes for dolls and for people.  Jess from Gracious Threads shares a free pattern at Fleece Fun for making a fleece coat for an American Girl or other 18″ … Read More...

Deby from So Sew Easy shows how you can make a faux leather and fabric key fob.  For the faux leather, she uses Kraft Tex which is a fabric-like paper that she treated to look like leather.  If you don’t have … Read More...

Stef from Girl. Inspired. shares a free pattern for this gorgeous faux fur coat for a little girl.  The coat itself has simple lines – the faux fur gives it a luxurious feel.  It would be beautiful layered over a … Read More...

Stephanie from Swoodson Says shares a free pattern for making this beautiful ice skate Christmas ornament.  It’s actually a pair of skates, attached to each other by their embroidery floss laces just like a life-size pair of skates might be … Read More...

Claire from Pillar Box Blue shows how you can make these gift tags out of recycled denim.  This is a great way to use up some of you smaller denim scraps left over from other recycled jeans projects.  They also … Read More...

Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can make a pair of pocket hot pads.  They’re made from two coordinating prints, with contrast bias binding finishing off the edges.  And if sewing for the kitchen has you inspired … Read More...