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...

Jennifer from Monkey See Mail and Monkey See, Monkey Do shares a free pattern for making an owl softie.  It’s a simple pattern that’s easy to sew up.  She gives the pattern in two sizes, but even the large owl … Read More...

Laura from Craftstorming shows how she made this cute interactive applique for a young child’s shirt.  It’s a magician’s hat that doubles as a pocket that – abracadabra! – holds a little felt bunny softie.  The bunny is attached with … Read More...

Deonn Stott from Quiltscapes shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her Rosebud Wristlet Pincushion.  It’s like a fabric version of an old school wrist corsage.  The center of the gathered fabric … Read More...

Angela Wolf shares a video tutorial over at Coats & Clark’s Sewing Secrets blog showing how to create attractive topstitching on your sewing projects.  Her method creates a thicker line of stitching that stands out, so go with a contrast … Read More...

Marjory from Peck’s Pieces shares a free pattern for making this cute pincushion shaped like a witch’s hat.  Go to her blog for the pattern and tutorial.

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[photo from Peck’s Pieces]

Halloween is tomorrow, but there’s still time to pull together a last minute costume.  Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make a dress that Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz might have worn.  It’s a blue gingham halter dress, … Read More...

Kataryna from Chibi Designs and Sew Chibi tells how she made the dress that is part of her daughter’s Gothic Lolita Witch costume.  It’s a modification of a basic peasant dress pattern.  Her how-to tells how to make the modifications … Read More...

Kataryna from Chibi Designs and Sew Chibi shows how she make a child’s half cape.  It’s a versatile accessory for Halloween costumes, whether your child is dressing as a super hero, a princess, or even Little Riding Hood.  The one … Read More...

Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to use a small wooden frame (you know, the ones you find at the  craft store in the unpainted wood aisle?) to make a cute little pincushion.  Instead of a photo fitting in the … Read More...

Anshu fromBlooms and Bugs shows how to make a little girl ladybug costume.  The poofy tutu skirt and ruffled bodice are super girly.  They’re also easily made from strips of tulle and preruffled fabric.   Go to her tutorial to see … Read More...