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Sew4Home shares a tutorial showing how to make their Canvas Bucket Tote. It’s a roomy bag, measuring in at 12″ wide x 14″ high x 6″ deep. An adjustable strap can be lengthened to carry the bag cross body, or… Read more ... 
Kirstin from Kojo Designs shows how you can make a reversible fabric napkin. They’re super quick to sew up because there’s no need to hem the squares. By making them reversible, the raw edges get turned to the inside between… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shows how she made this layered skirt with a stamped geometric print for her daughter. She shows how she created the geometric print itself, using stamps she made from craft foam. She used scraps of… Read more ... 
I’ve got a new book review posted in our Giveaways section. Go there to read my review of The Essential Sewing Toolkit by Carla Hegeman Crim (The Scientific Seamstress) and to enter the giveaway to win a copy.… Read more ... 
Hannah from Oh Everything Handmade shows how you an combine two t-shirts into one color blocked tee. This is a great solution for shirts that have shrunk from frequent washings. By combining them, you can create one longer t-shirt. It’s… Read more ... 
The sock softies continue at Craft Passion. The latest is this adorable sock penguin. Squeeee!! Show shows a boy version wearing a bow tie, and a girl version wearing a scarf around her neck. And their toes! Look at their… Read more ... 
Katie from Sew Woodsy shows how to make a maternity maxi dress. It’s an easy project, using a t-shirt for the bodice and a length of knit yardage for the skirt. You can wear it throughout your entire pregnancy. … Read more ... 
Caroline from Sew Caroline shares a tutorial showing how to make a quilted pouch for an iPad mini. Her tutorial is part of a blog tour celebrating the release of the Sweet as Honey fabric line by Bonnie Christine (for… Read more ... 
Jenilyn from Grits & Giggles shows how you can make a curtains out of a bed sheet. One queen flat sheet will make a pair of curtain panels. Because the edges of the sheet are hemmed, most of the work… Read more ... 
Daniela from Cutting Room Floor shares a free pattern for this color block pleated dress for little girls. It’s an A-line dress with color blocking at the hem. One deep pleat is folded into the center of the dress. For… Read more ... 
Gina Michele shows how to add suede cut outs to a plain sweater. She used paisley or tear drop shapes for her cut outs, but this would work with any simple shape. It would also be cool done with triangles… Read more ... 
Rachel from Holy Craft shows how you can make this woven fabric basket, with no sewing required. Long strips of fabric are wrapped around clothesline, which is shaped and woven to make a basket. You’ll need a yard and a… Read more ... 
I love my serger, but I get in a little bit of a panic when the tension gets out of whack. With four threads to contend with, it’s hard to pinpoint the problem or figure out how to fix… Read more ... 
Gia from Fairytale Flower shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make this lovely peony fabric flower. Layers of organza make the delicate peony petals. It would make a beautiful embellishment for a hair clip or head… Read more ... 
Liz from Cotton & Curls you can make this deep pleated wrap skirt. It’s a pretty skirt, and fairly easy to make. It being a wrap skirt, there is no zipper to install. She says she was able to make… Read more ... 
