In this tutorial by LiEr from Ikat Bag, the focus is on the importance of sleeve caps in pattern drafting and how they can affect the fit of a garment. She uses a simple model made from a tissue box … Read More...

 If you’re looking for a fun and creative way to add some unique pieces to your American Girl Doll’s wardrobe, look no further!

AG Doll Fan from Arts and Crafts for your American Girl Doll has got you covered with … Read More...

Nadra from Ellis & Higgs shows how to make her Laundry Day laundry bag.  It’s a simple drawstring sack, appliqued with clothes hanging on the line.  If only the piles of laundry sitting around my house looked as sweet as … Read More...

Craft Passion’s tutorial on how to sew an owl sock softie is a delightful and fun project for anyone who loves to sew and create cute and cuddly toys. The finished product is an adorable owl with a unique personality, … Read More...

Alice & Lois share a free pattern for making a baby bib with terry cloth backing.  You can cut the front from one fabric, or piece several fabrics together to make a patchwork front.  The free pattern is part of … Read More...

Melissa from EcoArmoire posts at The Sewing Rabbit with a pajama pants hack that will keep the legs from riding up while you’re sleeping.  I need this!  I cannot sleep in  loose fit pajama pants because the riding up is … Read More...

Kathryn from Daydream Doll Boutique shows how you can make a pair of lace tights for an 18″ doll out of a crocheted knitted sock.  The sock needs to be a women’s size knee sock in order to have enough … Read More...

Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Creation, shares a cool trick you can do when  making a softie.  You can turn the softie’s mouth into a pocket so he can gobble … Read More...

lla from Ulla’s Quilt World shares a free pattern for these little fabric chickens.  They’re made to fit over a plastic egg, with the egg filling out the chicken’s tummy.  They have loopy yarn head and tail feathers, and appliqued … Read More...

Many t-shirt refashions will leave you with the sleeves as scrap.  Angela from Crafty Zuzzy shows how you can use a t-shirt sleeve to make a pair of baby doll pants.  The hem of the sleeve becomes the hem of … Read More...

Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how to make this cute little pincushion, using a napkin ring for the base.  Brilliant!!  She shares a tutorial showing how to do it.  Most of us have a napkin ring (or 4 or … Read More...

Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make this roomy art tote.  It’s a bucket bag with pockets all around the outside to hold pencils and pens and other small … Read More...

Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make a drawstring ditty bag.  What can you put in a ditty bag like this?  Just about anything!  Use it as a project bag, a toiletry case, … Read More...

There’s something magic about a softie that’s reversible, one that gets turned inside out to become an entirely different creature.  I’ve always been intrigued with how the designer was able to create two softies in one. Abby Glassenberg from While … Read More...

Craft Passion shows how to make a sock lion softie with a loopy yarn mane.  This is a mama lion to the smaller lion sock softie she shared several weeks ago.  The mama lion is significantly larger, requiring two socks … Read More...

Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how you can sew a simple duffel bag.  It’s a sturdy bag, made from a home dec fabric and webbing for straps.  Her dimensions will create a good-sized bag, 20″ long.  She made it … Read More...

Katie from Skunkboy shares a free pattern at A Beautiful Mess for making these sweet monkey softies.  They’re made from bright, happy fabrics and have a pocket on their tummies where you can stuff a secret note.  Or, how about … Read More...