If your sewing room looks anything like mine, you’ve got a hefty stash of ribbon remnants and single buttons.  Well, hoarde them no more!  Instead, use them to make pretty spring ribbon flowers.  Hope Studios shows how to make two … Read More...

If you’ve ever been bothered by a sore neck or shoulders, then this is a sewing project for you.  Chez Larsson shows how to make a heat pack.  She uses fabric she has patched together, but you could easily just … Read More...

Ripping Out Seams posts a tutorial for the One-Hour Pencil Pouch.  All it takes is a fat eighth of fabric, a square of interfacing, and a zipper.  Oh, and one hour.  Get the tutorial.

  Threads magazine is accepting submissions for handmade garments to be featured on the pages of their magazine.  They’re looking for handmade garments made from an original design or from commercial patterns.  To submit your garments, upload them to the Reader’s … Read More...

Threads (my fave sewing magazine!) posts a tutorial for making boxed pillows, complete with piping around the edges and a lapped zipper closure.  Get the tutorial.

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If you’ve ever sewn on oilcloth or vinyl, then you’ve most likely wrestled with the problem of holding the fabrics in place while you sew.  You can’t use a traditional pinning method, as that would put holes in your fabric.  What … Read More...

Need a place to organize all of your customer loyalty cards?  This card wallet designed by A Spoonful of Sugar is sized to hold all your punch cards and credit cards.  Get the tutorial.

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Just in time for Easter, Rose Cottage by the Lake offers a tutorial for making carrots from fabric.  These would make great Easter decorations, or perhaps a little Easter surprise for a young child.  Get the tutorial.

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CraftStylish shows how to make these fun buttons.  They’re called Singleton buttons and they’re made from fabric scraps and plastic bone rings.  Oh, the possibilities! Get the tute.

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Okay, I admit it.  I’m a bit crazy about pincushions lately.  Here’s another fun pincushion to add to the list.  This one is made by Spool{} using a tutorial from CraftStylish on making pincushions from bottlecaps.  Read more from Spool{}… Read More...

Here’s a fun way to add buttonholes to a project.  CraftStylish shows how to combine an applique with a buttonhole.  Get the tutorial.

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A tisket, a tasket, it’s a fabric easter basket!  The Moda Bake Shop shows how to make this springtime fabric basket.  I love the spring-y colors they used for the example!  Get the tutorial.

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Flower Girl Designs offers this free PDF pattern for a reversible summer tote.  She also has several other PDF patterns for sale in her Etsy shop.  Get the free pattern.

Keep your sewig pins right at hand with this pincushion that you wear on your wrist.  Find out how to make one from The Storque.  Get the tute.

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Just because hot pads are functional doesn’t mean they need to be tacky.  Take these hot pads designed by The Sometimes Crafter, for instance.  The reverse applique shapes show off the contrasting fabric layered behind.  Want to know how to … Read More...

This lunch is zero-calorie, zero-fat-gram and jam-packed with fun!  Skip to My Lou shows how to make this entire sack lunch from craft felt.  A “paper” bag, sandwich, chips, and dessert are included.  I love the stitching on the potato … Read More...

The Monkey Basket has a tutorial for making these fun pencil bags.  Seriously, have school supplies ever been so chic??  Get the tutorial.

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I think I let out a little gasp when I saw this project.  These organza flowers are dreamy!!   Use them as an embellishment on your clothes, or put a handful in a bowl for an elegant table decoration.  Tresa shows how … Read More...

Look at this little hedgehog created by Lollychops!  This little guy is named Hamie – Hamie the hedgehog.   I love the turquoise felt.  She used a Sizzix die cut machine to cut all the little petal shapes for the back … Read More...