As I’m cleaning and organizing my sewing room, I’m confronted with the sheer mass of my vintage fabric stash.  I collect the fabrics, but feel intimidated at the thought of actually using them.  Sound familiar?  Sunni from A Fashionable Stitch … Read More...

Aimee from Clones n Clowns shows an easy swimsuit refashion.  She slashes it at the sides and creates faux knots with the cut strips.  Go to her blog for the tute.

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Stacie from Yellow Spool shares a tutorial that’s a little slice of sewing brilliance.  She adds snap tape to the crotch of her young daughter’s bathing suits.  Anyone who has ever had to wrangle a wet bathing suit off and … Read More...

Last night while I was looking for storage solutions for my threads, I happened upon this sewing machine pincushion at Jo-Ann Fabric.  How stinkin’ cute is this!  At first I was confused by the half circle hand crank, but … Read More...

A rectangle of swimsuit  fabric and one seam is all it takes to convert a bikini into a tankini.  Crystelle from Crystelle Boutique shows what to do.  Go to her blog for the tute.

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Road trips are fun, but all those video games and books and other forms of quiet entertainment can take over your car if you’re not organized.  Sew4Home shows how to make a seat back organizer to help keep all that … Read More...

Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a swimsuit coverup out of a t-shirt.  It’s a quick and easy project, one that she says can be done in … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for the pajamas that she made for her  daughter.  She made them from the Girl Friends fabric by Anne Kelle.  The little girls are a cute print on the jammies, but … Read More...

RosMadeMe shows how to make a soft fabric matryoshka skittles (bowling) game.  The skittles (bowling pins) are Matryoshka softie, and the ball made from a patchwork of fabric.  Or, if you’re not up for making multiple dolls for the pins, … Read More...

A Pumpkin and a Princess shows how to make this adorable pincushion, using a berry basket, a bit of pleated trim, and a square of fabric in a cheery summer print.  Go to her blog for the tutorial.

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The news from Whip Up this morning is heartbreaking.  Founder Kathreen Ricketson died unexpectedly in tragic accident while on a year-long adventure with her family.  Her partner Rob Shugg is still missing.  For more specifics on what happened, I’ll point … Read More...

Ama from Ohoh Blog shows how she made this faux leather tote.  It’s a simple square tote bag with a boxed bottom, big enough to hold magazines and large books.  Grommets and cord cinch the sides together at the top.  … Read More...

Liz fromSimple Simon & Co.  guest blogs at Mama Says Sew with a tutorial showing how to make a simple swimsuit cover-up for a child.  She made it from a half-yard of terry cloth, but you could also use … Read More...

Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a baby romper with elastic thread shirring/smocking at the top.  The stretchy top and tie straps give flexibility in fit.  She gives measurements to make one in a size 12-18 months, but … Read More...

Dana from MADE joings the Vintage May blog series (hosted by Craftiness is Optional and Skirt as Top) with a tutorial showing how to make baby bibs out of quilted fabric placemats.  The large size and the quilted layers provide … Read More...

Have you ever wondered how people close up softies and pillows without their stitches showing?  The secret is the ladder stitch.  Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how to make this stitch.  Go to her tute.

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Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World brings together a group of talented softie designers in her Six Months of Softies pattern club.  Subscribers get a new softie pattern each month.  The pattern for this month is Barn Owl Girl, by … Read More...