More than 40 free apron sewing patterns in one place: full and half aprons, cross back and pinafore styles, kids aprons, vintage ruffles, garden and BBQ aprons. Continue reading
The Best Scrap Busting Sewing There Is If there is a small person in your life with a favorite doll, you are holding the keys to hero status. Doll clothes are the perfect scrap project: a fat quarter makes a dress, an old tee makes pajamas, and the leftovers from … Continue reading
The ten sewing videos our readers watch more than any others, ranked – from invisible zippers and interfacing to cowl neck tops and the small backpack. Every one is free, and nearly all have a written tutorial and free pattern on the blog. Continue reading
You Can Never Have Too Many Tote Bags I have a confession: I count at least nine tote bags hanging by my door right now, and I still made a new one last month. In my defense, a tote is the perfect quick sew. Straight seams, a satisfying finish in … Continue reading
Goodbye, Plastic Baggies If you pack lunches, you know exactly how fast a box of disposable plastic bags disappears. We were going through them by the hundreds, and every one ended up in the bin after a single sandwich. The day I sewed our first batch of reusable snack bags … Continue reading
A Little Thing That Makes Dinner Feel Special I will let you in on one of my favorite small luxuries. There is nothing fancy about a cloth napkin, and yet the moment you set one beside a plate the whole table feels cared for. We swapped to cloth in our … Continue reading
A Bag for Every Trip to the Market I keep a little nest of cloth bags by the front door, and I reach for them every single week. A sturdy tote for the heavy tins, a roomy market bag for the farm stand, and a handful of lightweight mesh bags … Continue reading
My sewing room is a happy sort of chaos, and the only thing that ever truly tames it is a row of fabric baskets. They hold scraps, ribbons, half finished projects, and the endless little tools that wander off, and unlike plastic tubs they are soft, pretty, and made from … Continue reading
There is something deeply satisfying about a drawstring bag. I keep a little stack of them beside my machine, sewn from leftover scraps, and they have a way of multiplying because they are so quick and so useful. One holds my knitting, one travels with my shoes, one keeps small … Continue reading
If you have been sewing your way through our free patterns, sooner or later you will want a machine of your own, or a better one than the hand-me-down you started on. This is the guide we wish every new sewist had before they spent a penny. We are a … Continue reading
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.. That wonderful time of year is fast approaching. For those in the northern hemisphere, the days are getting shorter and there may even be a hint of snow now from time to time. For those of us in the southern hemisphere, the … Continue reading
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