Jenny B Harris from Jolly Allsorts and Loopsies shares a tutorial for making an Advent calendar with felt envelopes hanging from a garland.  So cute!  Go to the tutorial. [photo from Jolly Allsorts]   If you love sewing and would… Read more ...

Anna from Noodlehead guest blogs over at Gwenny Penny with a tutorial showing how to make a pocket Advent calendar.  Each numbered pocket has a tag printed with a family activity.  Love it! Get the tutorial. [photo retrieved from… Read more ...

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make this hanging Advent calendar.  Each day is marked with a little red velvet Santa sack.  How cute!!  The little sacks are quick and easy to sew – an important consideration making… Read more ...

Raspberry & Chocolate shares a tutorial for making this lovely Advent calendar.   The santa ornament gets moved each day to show the countdown to Christmas.  I love the combination of the linen-look fabric with the white paint and the red… Read more ...

Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she embellished a plain t-shirt with a little bit of lace.  I love her little trick for getting the ends of the lace tucked into the sleeve seam.  No one… Read more ...

Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking shares a tutorial on her blog, Adventures in Dressmaking, showing how to embellish a long-sleeved tee with rows of gathered fabric and lace trim.  This is an easy but pretty addition to a… Read more ...

Lee from Freshly Pieced shows how to make this lovely Advent calendar wall hanging.  There’s a pocket for each day in Advent where you can stash a little treat or written message for your family.  Now’s the time to make… Read more ...

Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to take in the sides of a sweater to get a better fit.  A couple of simple seams is all it takes to go from boxy and shapeless to a… Read more ...