Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shows the dress she made for her daughter’s Halloween costume.  She dresssed up as the Morton Salt girl.  Elizabeth created the real-life version of the short, swingy dress that she wears.  She includes … Read More...

Heather from  The Sewing Loft i does a little reverse applique to create this gift card holder.  It takes just a little bit of felt and short bits of ribbon, perfect for using up those scraps of pretty left over … Read More...

Delia from Delia Creates guest blogs in the Holiday Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make her Deep Pocket Scarf.  It’s a long fleece scarf with deep pockets at … Read More...

Leah fromSew Spoiled  made an Advent calendar for this year that has a creative twist.  Instead of receiving a piece of candy each day, they will mark the days till Christmas was a sewing project.  Over the course of 25 … Read More...

Elles from Misusu & More shares a free downloadable tutorial showing how you can make this awesome little cardigan tee for a baby boy.  (Or baby girl, if you change up the colors.)  She uses a t-shirt (or onesie with … Read More...

Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs guest blogs at So You Think You’re Crafty with a tutorial showing how to make an Advent calendar banner.  It’s covered with 24 buttons, with a poinsettia embellishment that moves from button to button … Read More...

Anshu fromBlooms and Bugs shares a free pattern and tutorial over at the Clothworks blog for her Pumpkin Pie dress for little girls.  It’s a raglan sleeve dress with a full skirt and a sash at the waist.  She … Read More...

Jessica from Happy Together shows how she made this ballerina style cardigan for her little girl.  It’s made from a lightweight knit fabric, with long ties that wrap around and tie at the side.  … Read More...

Cassi from The Crafty Crow shows how to make an embroidery hoop Advent calendar, no sewing required.  It’s made up of 25 hoops, each with a pocket cleverly folded into the fabric.  Get the how-to.

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Mimi G. Style shows how to add studded shoulders to a plain denim jacket, a design inspired by a similar jacket by Zara.  The studs are placed into felt pieces which are then handstitched down to the jacket.  This means … Read More...

Kim from Everything Etsy guest blogs in the Holiday Bake, Craft, and Sew Along at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make a felt Advent calendar.  It’s made up of 25 felt pouches that are easily … Read More...

Abby from Sew Much Ado shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Spit Bib for drooly babies.  It’s made from 3-4 layers of knit fabric for absorbency.  She leaves the edges raw for a quick finish.   Get the … Read More...

Every fall, I go through my sweater drawer and pull out the pieces that have seen better days or just don’t do it for me any more.  Heidi fromHoneyBear Lane shows how you can turn one of those … Read More...

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern and tutorial for making peasant dress in toddler and little girl sizes.  This is such a cute and versatile style dress for little girls.  No wonder they’re so … Read More...

I am loving this shark hoodie towel that Susan from Just Crafty Enough made!  It has sharp shark teeth all around the hood opening, and shark fin down the back.  She shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. … Read More...

Stella from The Golden Adventures of a Very Dark Horse shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make a play mat that folds up into a backpack.  She uses simple piecing to create fields and ponds … Read More...

Misako Mimoko shares a tutorial over at Handmade Charlotte showing how to make a Mr. Pumpkin doll.  You can use him as a pincushion or just let him sit on a shelf and look cute as part of your fall … Read More...