Who said that tops have to be boring?!

Refashion them i say!

Well with these tutorials that i’ve gathered you are bound to find something you like

I am loving this tutorial from Bunch of Scraps check how she made this ruffled shirt

Add a little detail to the neck with Pretty Partridge

or a make a beautiful bow with some ribbon by Sew Ambitious

or how about adding a couple of fabric flowers? Grace Violet shows you how

Let your girl stand out with the popsicle ruffle top by Living with Punks

Tea Rose Home made this tank top for her daughter and shares a tutorial

Most women spend most, if not all their time in the kitchen.

I personally feel the kitchen is the heart of the home, its where everything is happening, the meals, the planning, the cooking and most exciting of all the eating

Dish towels are in very kitchen, they are practical and who said they cant be pretty?

Here are what a couple of ladies did with theirs

Krystal at Sassy Sanctuary shares her tutorial on how to make this

How about this triple border on your dish towel by Sew 4 Home ?

When i see projects like this pleated kitchen towel from ducks in a row

 i thank god that i know how to sew!

Dont you hate it when dish towels always seem to never stay put?!

Well now they will check out this tutorial from Pin. Sew. Press with her stay put kitchen towel

I love things that are simple and cute which is why this dish towel from Sutton Grace caught my eye

I hope these tutorials inspired you to give your dishtowels a make over

Warm stitches

My daughter is now very much aware that Mummy makes things so i have a list of garments to sew for her.

She knows what she wants and is asking for skirts, dresses, tops you name it she means business!

Remember when i asked for your help in choosing a pattern? well i ended up buying the pinafore dress pattern and plan on sewing it this month. But i just had to browse the net for some other tutorials as her demands grows day by day LOL

So i came across these really cute dresses and wanted to share them with you.

This cute sunshine dress is by Christie of Lemon squeezy home

Polka Dot Bug shares a tutorial on a reversible dress

Loving this pretty halter top get the tutorial from the green wife

Dana from Made shares how she transformed a shirt into a dress

Create a dress with some bandanas and some ribbon with Joy’s Hope tutorial

I cant wait to try this girly dress by JCasa

Moda Bake Shop share their recipe for this adoreable dress

I fell in love with this shirred dress from Prudent Baby

I hope you find something to inspire you to make a dress or two for a little girl or in my case two little girls in your life

Happy Sewing

I figured its been a while since i shared some tutorials i found online.

Drawstring bags are very versitile not only could you makes them in various sizes they could be used to carry/store knick knacs, magazines you name it but what i love about them is that they could also be used as gift bags. So instead of going to buy bags you could make them!

Sew Simply Creative made this bag to carry magazines

French seams drawstring bag by Machen und Tun

These would be great to give to kids and fill them with sweets

 Shelley from 7 layer studio shows you how to make a purse pouch tutorial so cute

I couldnt resist not sharing  this ruffeled  hobo form Dana Made it

I am loving this reversible drawstring bag by Sew4Home

Love the fact that is reversible so you kind of get 2 bags in one!

Hope you enjoyed these and will remember that they next time you plan on gift giving dont foget to make your own fabric bags..handmade all the way!!

Happy Sewing!

I am dedicating this post to Kimberlee who opened a thread on the Sew It group on FB  asking if we could help her find tutorial on making ruffle skirts, i found couple of cute tutorials and thought of sharing them on my blog

Sara @ Seam Sew Easy shares a tutorial on how she makes hers

Found this wonderful tutorial on Grand Revival Design

Angie @ Treaure for Tots shows us how she made one for her daughter, isnt she cute?

Check out how Chic and Jo made this tiered ruffled skirt

Get the how to for this tulle skirt at pink picket fence

Come on make one for a little girl and watch her twirl and laugh

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Happy Sewing

I am always on the look out for great tutorials especially when it comes to bags.
Clucthes are esseintial  for any lady on a night out who is looking to carry her necessities. They are small but big enough to carry what you need and the beauty of it is you could make one for every outfit!

Here are some of my favorites

Pleated clutch Laurasaurus on craftster

Simple party clutch by Elizabeth for Sew Mama Sew

Simple clutch from Ali Foster

Placemat Clutch from Happy together made from a placemat hence the name

Another one from Happy together is this Vintage clutch

Scrappy Clutch from An Igloo

Curvy Clutch from Cakies

Pot holder clutch wallet by obsessively stitching

Amy Butler’s clutch purse with antique pin closure

Mrs Peep Toe’s Sewing clutch by Wedding Bee

Hope you enjoyed these tutorials if you have been featured here please grab the i was featured button on my side bar –>

Oh and do show me what you from the tutorials i have my eye on a couple of clutches…

Happy Sewing

Rae of Made by Rae and Dana of MADE joined forces during the month of Feburary to celebrate the boy.

“The boys in our lives often get overlooked when it comes to our crafty endeavors, as it is often harder to find cute and unique stuff to make for them.  So we hope that our blogs will provide an excellent resource for finding ideas when it comes to making things for our boys.” – Quote taken from Made by Rae’s blog

Its a well known fact that it’s easier to find things to make for girls than for boys, because girls can wear anything from pants, to tops and dresses where as boys are well limited to pants and tops unless you live in the Middle East where they wear long robes LOL which is the traditional garment called dishdasha.

Anyway back to the topic at hand Rae and Dana shared great tutorials, had guest bloggers on boys projects which i enjoyed. As we are at the end of  feb i wanted to highlight some of the turorials because they are a great reference for boys projects and i am sure made millions of mums happy!

So let get started..shall we?

Rae shows you  how to turn a boy’s shirt from a men’s shirt

and also shows you how to make western pockets

Dana featured this drawstring bag made from khaki pants by Anna from Noodlehead

These cute boy pants tutorial by Ikat were featured by made by rae

Dana from Made  featured this tie shirt tutorial from Saltwater

These are only some of the great tutorials featured on thier blogs

For more great tutorials check them out at

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A big thank you to Dana and Rae for celebrating the boy although i have no boys its still fun to make stuff for them.

Happy Sewing

I have read lots of sewing blogs and sites and have always come across the term fat quarter and there are tons of tutorials made with fat quaters.

What is a fat qurater you may ask?

Headbands are making a come back and here are some tutorials on how you can make your own. This was actually a request from Um Omer hope you enjoy them

10 minute fabric heand band by I Sew, Do you

and here is how she made the same one with the flower

Braided headband by Lu Bird Baby

Feather flower headband by Still Dottie

Very easy headband tutorial by Nini Makes

Raw edge headband tutorial by made by the mama monster

 Headband in 15 mins for less with My patchwork

Felt and button elastic headband tutorial by Whimsy girl

Ruched hairband by All about you

Reversible headband tutorial by KC Quilts

Happy Sewing

When i posted the nursing cover i made for a friend i promised you that i would share tutorials so you could make your own!

So as promised here they are

Nursing cover tutorial from Sew Much Ado

Here is another one from Ta Da Creations

The Secret Stitch club shows us how to make one embellished with bows

and another one from Sew Chick

This one from Shannon Makes Stuff is reversible

I hope you enjoyed these and let me know if you make one or two LOL

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Happy Sewing