Bitter Betty shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a shirred peasant top, a Shir-Fire Success as she calls it.  (How I love a good pun!)   I can see this becoming a go-to style for spring and … Read More...

Jessica from Living the Swell Life guest blogs on papernstitch with a tutorial showing how to make a boy’s bow tie, just in time for Easter.  When you make them yourself, you can have one in your pick of fabric … Read More...

Carlee from The Polka-Dot Umbrella shows how to make a zippered wet bag.  She uses hers for  cloth diapering.  The waterproof pouch holds the diaper until you can get home and put it in the wash.  Of course, soiled diapers … Read More...

Sometimes the Easter bunny brings more than candy and chocolate.  Sometimes he brings a little cash-ola to the good little boys and girls.  And if he does, don’t you think he’d want to leave it in a fun way?  Sewing … Read More...

Couturier Mommy shares a video tutorial showing how she put together Martha Pullen’s Todder Two Piece Swimsuit.  If the thought of working with swimsuit fabrics has you nervous, you’ll be happy to know that this can be made out of … Read More...

Cecilia from So Tei-Tei  shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making this cute little owl softie.  Because he’s a little guy, you can make the body from just an 8″ x 12″ piece of fabric, with … Read More...

All The Small Things shares a tutorial and template for making her super cute Easter applique.  A chocolate bunny with a broken ear says, “Oh Snap!”.  And check out the decorative ribbon tied around his neck.  Love it!  Get the … Read More...

Zaaberry shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Scrappy Baby Bib.  Not only is the scrappy look super cute, but it also means that you can use up your smaller pieces of fabric to make this … Read More...

Laura from Wilsons Etsy Storeintroduces her new weasel softie pattern, and from now until noon Thursday, March 31, 2011 you can download it for free from her blog.  Go to her blog to get the pattern.

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AnneMarie from Gen X Quilters shares a tutorial on her blog for making this plastic bag dispenser.  It keeps all those plastic grocery sacks neat and tidy and in one place.  The bags go into the hole at the top … Read More...

Willow Would shows how to make a simple camera strap cover. It’s a quick and easy project, perfect for a beginner sewist.  It takes just two strips of fabric and few seams to make one.  Her strips were from a … Read More...

Sarah from The Split Stitch shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a roll-up chalkboard and dry erase drawing mat.  One side is made from chalkcloth, the other from fabric covered in clear vinyl.  The dry-erase side has … Read More...

Izzy & Ivy Designs

share a guest tutorial at Sew4Home showing how to make this cute Easter egg pillow, an Easy Izzy Egg!  The strips of ric rac and other trim are such a fun detail, and there’s no way … Read More...

The Sewing Dork shares a couple of fun ideas for turning kids’ leggings into shorts.  This is a great way to make winter’s leggings (particularly those that now have holes in them) into comfy shorts for spring and summer.  The … Read More...