Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how she made this fringed leather bag.  It’s a tote style bag covered in rows of long fringe.  It’s lined, with a pocket on the inside to hold a … Read More...

Tovah from Professor Pincushion shows how you can make a royal crown and robe for your pet.  With the crushed velvet crown and robe, you can dress them up like the royalty you know they are.  Both pieces are trimmed … Read More...

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making a Robin (as in Batman and Robin) Halloween costume.  She shares a free pattern for making the pants, and links to previous tutorials and the Tee … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for her Penny Playsuit for little girls.  Oh, how I am loving this!  It has long pants gathered to a curved bodice, giving room for a baby belly and ease of … Read More...

Bernadette from Daisies & Dresses shares a free pattern at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can make this adorable Totoro hood.  It’s made from fleece, sure to keep ears warm on cold winter days.  This could also be a … Read More...

Shelly from Giggles & Beans shares a free tutorial at Coral & Co. for making an A-line pillowcase top for little girls.  The A-line shape helps keep it from being too bulky at the top while still having plenty of … Read More...

Ari from Max California shares a free pattern for making a pair of toddler pants that show the knee bone connected to the… leg bone, the leg bone connected to the… hip bone.  (That song will be running through my … Read More...

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shares two Halloween sewing tutorials in one post – how to make a molded fabric bowl and how to make fabric pumpkins.  The molded fabric bowl uses a heat moldable stabilizer to shape the bowl. … Read More...

The pumpkin applique on this pillow is made of scraps of vintage fabrics.  Bev from Flamingo Toes shares a tutorial – and a template – for making it.  The vintage fabrics and the pom pom trim are a fun twist … Read More...

Who actually enjoys using their seam ripper?  Not me!  Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a free printable with a funny seam ripper pun.  It won’t make you love ripping out seams, but it might make you chuckle a little … Read More...

Ruth from Moonbags shows how to make a pumpkin bean bag or floor cushion.  Finished dimensions are 53? (135cm) circumference x 8? (21cm) tall, big enough for a small child to sit on. The oversized pumpkin could also be really … Read More...

Amy from Positively Splendid shares a free pattern for making this Halloween black cat softie.  You don’t have to use just black fabric, though.  He’s pretty handsome made from a black and white houndstooth, as shown in her photo.  A … Read More...

With their large squared bottoms, these trick or treat bucket bags are made for some serious candy haul.  Bonnie from Fishsticks Designs show how you can make them.  The flat bottom bags can stand open on their own, so after … Read More...

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for making a travel baby changing mat that folds into either a clutch or a satchel.  The changing  mat has pockets on either side to hold a pack of wipes and … Read More...

Ajaire from Call Ajaire shows how you can sew up a set of  cute felt pumpkin coasters.  They’re easy to make, and a quick project, too.  She made them for Halloween but they’d actually work for all the way through … Read More...

If your Halloween costume includes an old-timey big poofy skirt, a hoop skirt might be the right underlayer to give it the “poof” it needs.  But try to find one you can purchase.  Ha!  You’ll need to DIY that, and … Read More...

The Purl Bee shares a free pattern for making this adorable cat softie.  The kitty softie is made from a mix of felted wool scraps that have been overdyed to match.  The wool felt is a good choice for a … Read More...