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Say you have a shirt that’s almost perfect – except for the absence of a front pocket. Say you want to add a pocket to said shirt. But suppose that this almost perfect shirt is storebought, which means that you… Read more ... 
Yes, you read correctly. Christmas 08 is hardly out the door, and we’re already talking about sewing for Christmas 09. Specifically, CraftApple is announcing an Advent calendar sew-along for Christmas 09. Every year, I say I’m going to make… Read more ... 
Does your fabric stash overflow? Is it taking over your closet, your room, your HOUSE? Then it may be time for some stashbusting. The new year is an excellent time to think about organizing, cleaning out, and using up your… Read more ... 
Create your own custom duvet cover out of two flat sheets. Tamar shows you how in this tutorial on her blog, Nest Decorating. Her example uses a different print on the top and the bottom, which gives an eclectic… Read more ... 
My House Boutique has a free pattern to make this cute little smock for your even cuter little one. She claims it can be made in 30 minutes, and judging from the simple construction I believe her. My little one… Read more ... 
Get a handle on all the mess in the back of your car with these handy car organizers. Even if you’re not a neat freak at heart, you can look like you are with these babies tied to the backs… Read more ... 
CraftStylish posts instructions for drafting and sewing this one-seam skirt in 30 minutes. Having read through the instructions, though, I have to admit that the term “one seam” is not entirely accurate. In addition to the one seam that you… Read more ... 
If you’ve ever wondered how they get cord into those tiny tubes, this is the tutorial for you. Marmadaisy shows how to make a piped handle for a purse, though the applications are not necessarily limited to purse handles. Go … Read more ... 
Sewing Stars Blog has a great tutorial for making the ladder stitch. If you make pillows or softies, the ladder stitch is one of the most useful hand stitches to know. It can be used to close the stuffing… Read more ... 
Need to make a quick baby gift? Make & Takes shows how to embellish a cloth diaper to make the sweetest burp cloth. No extensive sewing here, just some ribbon and bias tape. Easy, easy! See the tutorial.… Read more ... 
In honor of the New Year, CraftStylish gives a tutorial on how to make three different types of zippered pouches: a flap, an overlap, and a zipper pouch. Each type requires only a rectangle of fabric, which also makes this… Read more ... 
A flat-fell seam adds such a finished, professional look to a garment. Heck, just saying the words “flat-fell seam” make me feel finished and professional. CraftStylish shows us how to sew this very nice finishing seam. See the tute here… Read more ... 
Owls and moose and squirrels, oh my! Red Fish Circle gives a preview of her new Forest Fun fabric line from Robert Kaufman. See her blog post about it here, or view the whole collection side by side on Flickr.… Read more ... 
I think this may be one of the most unusual – and yet strangely most appropriate – teacher gift’s I’ve seen. Katie Did made stuffies of her daughter’s teachers using Bubble Jet Set to print the images on to fabric. … Read more ... 
Start your New Year’s organizational kick with this purse organizer. Find out how to make a super-simple purse organizer at The Giving Flower, and say goodbye to digging through crumbled grocery receipts and cracker crumbs to find your cell… Read more ... 
