A blind hem allows you to hem up the bottom of a skirt or pants without having the stitch lines show.  A blind hem foot allows you to make this stitch on a sewing machine.  Or, you can stitch it … Read More...

Though buttons are functional pieces of our sewing , the wide variety of shapes and colors make them perfect for surface embellishment.  CraftStylish shows an interesting approach, using buttons to fill in holes cut out of the surface of the … Read More...

Every princess needs a hat, and you can make one for her!  Skip to My Lou shows you how to make one.  Make one for a birthday, or for just her every day princess-ness.Get the tutorial.

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As if designing yummy fabric wasn’t enough, Sandi Henderson shows how to make some scrumptious ruffled pillows (using her fabric, of course).  So girly!  Get the free pattern.

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We’re loooong past the baby food stage at this house, but this pincushion project from Craft Pudding is cool enough to make me consider getting a few jars.  The top is a pincushion and the bottom unscrews to hold your … Read More...

Adventures from the Sewing Studio posts a tutorial showing how to make a swimsuit coverup.  2 yards of fabric and 90 minutes is all that it takes. Go to the tutorial.

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Small Fry & Co created a fabric version of an Easter basket, and wrote a tutorial to show you how to make one for yourself.  Use it for an Easter Egg hunt or just to decorate your house.  Get the … Read More...

When I was a kid, we called it Shrinky Dinks and it was just a silly afternoon craft for kids.  Now it’s all grown up as polyshrink and it has far more grown-up uses, like making buttons for your next … Read More...

Use furrowing to add texture to your next sewing project.  With this technique, a larger piece of fabric is sewn down to a smaller foundation piece.  Pranamama offers an instructable to show you how.  Get the tutorial.

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If the prospect of using the buttonhole feature of your machine gives you a nervious tic and makes your palms a little sweaty, then this tutorial is for you.  CraftStylish shows how to make a handsewn buttonhole.  Get the tutorial… Read More...

Meet Lily Marlene.  Isn’t she a sweet fiend?  You can make a Lily Marlene doll with a tutorial from Smooch Designs.  Get the tutorial.

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Amazing Mae shows how to make these pretty pincushions from a large fabric circle.  She tops them with a felt circle and a covered button.  Get the tutorial.

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When hem a curve, I use a narrow hem.  Even with the narrow hem, a tight curve can make it difficult to keep the edge smooth as you turn under the fabric.  Pranamama posts an instructable that shows how she … Read More...

Revoluzzza offers a tutorial for making this monster stuffie.   He’s so cute I could eat him up!  Instead, I think I’ll just sew a little guy just like him.  Get the tutorial and make one for yourself.

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I am so obsessed with fabric houses lately.  These tiny houses by Marichelle from hearthandmadeblog are the latest to catch my eye.  They’re so…. TINY.  And so colorful, and so textural.  If you want to own one of these tiny … Read More...

When the going gets tough, the tough get… out the paper?  That’s what Jennifer Stern at CraftStylish suggests doing when trying to get the kinks out of a pattern, whether it’s a pattern that you’re designing or a commercial pattern … Read More...

Taggies, soft blankets or stuffed shapes with little ribbon tags sticking out the sides, make an awesome baby gift.  Jill from Handmade by Jill has a pattern to make taggies in the shape of an alligator and an elephant.  Do … Read More...

If your sewing space looks anything like mine, you’ve most likely got a pile or two of sewing scraps laying around.  You know, the bits of selvedge or extra thread tails and other debris that is generated during a productive … Read More...

A fanny pack may be uncool, but this isn’t really a fanny pack.  It’s a hipslinger pouch and it’s, well…  hip.  Rocknroar shows how to make one in this tutorial on Craftster.

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There’s just something about old feedsack fabric.  For some, it’s the vintage prints.  For me, it’s the brilliance of making food packaging specifically to be repurposed.  After reading about the history of feedsack fabric from QuiltHistory.com, I love this … Read More...