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U-Handblog continues her series on Bag Making for Newbies, with Part II: Choosing Fabrics & Interfacings. Check it out!… Read more ... 
Kristin at GraceViolet shows how she gave her plastic wallet/organizer a makeover with a bit of oilcloth. She was able to slip the oilcloth in under the existing binding and then restitch. Get the details at her blog. I’m… Read more ... 
Marji at FiberArts Afloat has a tutorial showing how to change an armhole princess seam to a shoulder princess seam. Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Martha MacGyver shows how to make a drawstring pouch from a cloth napkin. The tutorial is divided into three parts: Introduction, Part 1, Part 2. Thank you to Denise Felton, Craft Gossip Needlework editor, for this link.… Read more ... 
If you draft your own patterns or trace them out of a magazine, you’ll probably need to add your own seam allowances. Off the Cuff shows an easy way to do just this using your sewing machine. Get the details.… Read more ... 
Much of my fabric stash is in fat quarters, so I immediately perked up when I saw that We Wilsons had designed a sling purse that could be made from a fat quarter. Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
U-Handblog has started a series of blog posts on Bag Making for Newbies. In her first installment, she focuses on basic sewing terms like right/wrong side out, press seams, and more.… Read more ... 
You betcha! And it’s pretty, too! Read more from Crafting a Green World about this fabric that’s 45% fiber from recycled plastic soda bottles.
[Creative Commons photo by Kevin Wong]… Read more ... 
Do you love all the Japanese fabric out on the market now? This and That from Japan is giving away three $25 gift certificates for fabric from their store. Go read the contest rules at The Crafty Crow. You… Read more ... 
Don’t toss your jeans just becuase there’s a hole in them. Patch them! Prairie Bluestem offers a tutorial to show you how. Get the tute, save your jeans!… Read more ... 
Here comes another fun juvenile fabric line from Michael Miller. This times it’s Messy Hands, a collection of with bright geometric patterns in primary colors. See the blog post with example projects made from this fabric, or view … Read more ... 
My sister cuts out her patterns using her set of pattern weights. They’re nice, but they’re also expensive. I sometimes use canned goods as pattern weights, but have found that the tall cans often gets in they way of my… Read more ... 
If you’re looking for hip, unusual fabrics to use in your sewing projects, go see what Sew Bettie has to offer. The print pictured here is from the new Seagull fabric.… Read more ... 
That’s what La Sewista did, and the results are stunning. Read about the details of this project. She gives enough information about her process that you could make one for yourself. I love how her mind works!… Read more ... 
Check out this tutorial for a simple drawstring pouch posted by Stop Staring and Start Sewing. (The tutorial appears about halfway down the post.) There are so many possibilities for these little bags! In the dimensions posted, the little… Read more ... 
