Did Santa bring you a shiny new sewing machine for Christmas?  If you’ve never used a sewing machine before, your first few seams may not be all straight and pretty.  Don’t worry – Ashley from Make It and Love It… Read more ...

Terra from Mama Says Sew shows how she made this cute embellished tee, inspired by a similar shirt from J.Crew.  Cute!!  She used another t-shirt as a guide for cutting her pieces.  Check out her trick for tracing the shape… Read more ...

Tatum from K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Sister) shows how to make this lovely flower brooch.  The lightweight knit that she uses is SO perfect for this project, and she gets it from repurposed tights.  Brilliant!  Get the tute. [photo… Read more ...

Susan Khalje shares a tutorial at Threads magazine showing how to use a mini-facing to help create smooth edges on square necklines or tightly curved edges.  Rather than facing the whole piece, a mini-facing works just where you need it. … Read more ...

Click over to the Basic Grey blog for a tutorial for making this cute Rosy Wedge Bag, designed by Amy Friend from Made During Quiet Time.  It’s a lined zippered pouch with a boxy bottom.  Love!  Get the how-to… Read more ...

Steph from The Silly Pearl shows how to make a lined drawstring bag.  The lining finishes off the inside beautifully while also strengthening the bag.  Her method for creating the drawstring closure has you stitching the casing over the ribbon … Read more ...

The Cheese Thief shows how to turn an unwanted cowlneck sweater into a hooded infinity scarf.  I love this idea!!!  The scarf keeps your neck AND your ears warm, and looks stylish doing it.  The hooded scarf uses the cowl… Read more ...