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A rolled hem is a quick way to finish the edge of fabric. It has a rolled or turned edge covered with stitches in a matching thread. Melissa from Melly Sews tells three ways you can make a rolled hem… Read more ... 
Dan Parker from Studs and Buttonholes shows how to make a zippered leather clutch bag with a rainbow of skulls across a front strap. To carry it, just slide your hand between the strap and the bag. His DIY includes… Read more ... 
While a machine stitched buttonhole uses thread to cover the edges of a buttonhole, a bound buttonhole uses strips of matching fabric to finish the hole. It’s a detail you often find on a coat. Leila from Lolita Patterns shows… Read more ... 
It doesn’t look like it, but this full length, fitted, princess seam dress is actually a nursing dress. I would not have thought it would be possible for a full length fitted dress to be a functional nursing garment, but… Read more ... 
A rolled hem is often used to finish the edges of delicate or lightweight fabrics. It’s also a good way to finish a curved edge. You can make a rolled hem several ways: on your serger, on your sewing… Read more ... 
If you have an abundance of zippers in your sewing stash, here’s a project to make use of some of them. Onelmon shows how some quick hand stitches can turn a zipper into a bookmark that wraps around the book… Read more ... 
The skeleton hand epaulets make this blazer awesome Halloween fashion, perfect for dressing up without going full on costume. Daniel Parker from Studs and Buttonholes came up with this bit of Halloween brilliance, and he shares a tutorial on his… Read more ... 
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how you can make a peplum skirt out of knit fabric. It’s an easy project, since the stretch knit makes for an easy fit and you won’t be having to do any install any… Read more ... 
Kathy from Just Crafty Enough shows how she solved the problem of the creeping duvet – you know, where the duvet won’t stay spread out the way it’s supposed to be inside the cover – with the help of some… Read more ... 
Pockets in skirts and pants are kind of a must for me. I do a lot of errand running – man, do I do I lot of errand running! And when I’m out running those errands, I’m likely to misplace… Read more ... 
Does hemming a knit fabric get you down? Hate those wavy hems? A twin needle
may be the answer. Deby from Sew So Easy guest blogs at The Sewing Loft with a video tutorial showing how to use a twin… Read more ... 
Look at the cool star pockets that Olga from Kid Approved included on a pair of pants she made for her son! The star motif is stitched into the pants with contrast thread, with some of the points worked into… Read more ... 
A blind hem is easy to do when you have the right tools and you fold the fabric correctly. The “tools” are a blind hem stitch and a special blind hem foot that comes standard with most sewing machines. The… Read more ... 
Stacy from The Land of KA guest blogs at Sew Cool for the Tween Scene with a tutorial showing how to make this tweeny top. It has a lace overlay on the front and a curved high-low hem. The lace… Read more ... 
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial over at Dear Stella showing how to make this square top with a curved bottom and a vent at the back. From the front, it’s a simple boxy top with a curved… Read more ... 
