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...

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...