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Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College shows several ways you can gather fabric with elastic. Their post shows how to gather using elastic in a casing, elastic thread shirring, and stitching the elastic directly to the fabric. Go to Cutting … Read more ... 
Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how to make a hobo style beach bag that doubles as a sunbathing towel. The bag is made from a beach towel folded up at one end to make a pocket. If you fold… Read more ... 
Ruby from Zaaberry shares a tutorial showing how she made this bow back tank top for her daughter. It’s an adaptation of a basic tank top pattern. She used a basic knit tank top pattern by Scattered Thoughts of a… Read more ... 
Pockets are must for me in my pants and skirts. If they’re not there, the garment just feels… incomplete. If your sewing pattern doesn’t include pockets, you can always add them in. RaeAnna from blog Sewing Mama RaeAnna shares a… Read more ... 
Dena from Hearts and Sharts shows how you can make your own double welt piping. Unlike regular piping, double welt piping has two lines of cord running through it. After she shows how to make the double welt piping, she… Read more ... 
Caila from Caila Made guest blogs at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how you can make a little girl’s skirt out of a vintage pillowcase. Pretty vintage pillowcases are fairly easy to find at estate sales. The one she… Read more ... 
Ginger from Gingerly Made used ric rac and a bow to make this waving flag 4th of July shirt for her daughter. It’s a no-sew project and she shares a tutorial showing how you can do it. She uses glue… Read more ... 
Caroline from Sew Caroline shares a free pattern to make her Boat Club Dress & Swimsuit Cover Up. Made from a lightweight knit fabric, it has a surplice (cross over) bodice and a gathered skirt, with elastic casing waist. It’s… Read more ... 
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shows how you can make a fun pouch to hold your business cards. It’s a simple fabric wallet with two clear vinyl pockets on the inside to hold business cards. She says you can also adjust… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial showing how you can make this square neck dress with flutter sleeves. It’s a sweet look for summer and an easy style to make. Vary the length to make it a top,… Read more ... 
Over at Love Maegan you can see how you can add an open back to a button down shirt with just one simple cut and one easy seam. The opening gives the shirt a flirtier, more feminine back. She hand… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make their Safari Duffle from canvas and faux leather. It has a pair of handles stitched on to the bag so you can pick it up your hands, and also a removable longer handle so you… Read more ... 
Jona from Jona G. Patterns and Stop Staring and Start Sewing shows how you can make a tea towel. A small ruffle and ribbon trim across the bottom make them extra pretty. She used a home dec weight for the… Read more ... 
Kristin from Grandma’s Chalkboard shows how to make a mini version of a white plastic grocery bag for kids to play store with. It looks just like the ones you get from the grocery store but on a smaller scale. … Read more ... 
Since its introduction in the 1950s, the form fitting sheath dress continues to be a popular silhouette in women’s fashion. It’s sleek, sexy, and sophisticated. Sherri from sewbettyanddot focuses on the sheath dress in her guest post at Pattern Patter,… Read more ... 
