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Yay!  A New Project!  Thomas the Tank Top!

It's a 3-in-1 special inside the Clone your Favourite Tank Top folder.  Learn how to clone a pattern from your favourite singlet, cut it out and sew it up.  Method should work for all size tanks for guys and gals.  Have fun with this one!  You can do eet!

Deck the Halls...bruise your hand...

Just in time for Christmas, our party decorations will make your house look a bit special!

I first saw these stitched together card circles draped around a fireplace on a magazine cover.

They're minimum effort, maximum effect - super-easy to sew. 

This Make Party Decorations tutorial shows tips and tricks to whipping them up in double quick time!

Easy Wrap Skirt to sew!

Yes, two pillowslips are sewn together for this deliciously easy wrap skirt. It's super quick as a lot of the seams are already sewn for you.  Step-by-step photo instructions are here.

Sew an Eco-Friendly Bag!

What better way to quell the uprising of the plastic bag, than by making your own re-usable cloth bags.

Make bags any size out of scrap fabric - here's one recycled from an old cushion cover and pillowslip!

It's reversible and lined - a great project for raw beginners, providing nearly instant gratification. Find easy, step-by-step instructions here.

"Our ability to accessorize is what separates us from the animals"

- Olympia Dukakis in the film Steel Magnolias 

How to wear your home-baked accessories - Cosmo Jun 09Sewing accessories like scarves, bandanas, even humble, eco-friendly hankies is torture on a regular sewing machine (think mitred corners, teeny weeny hems, deathly accuracy required.)

Here's where your serger (a.k.a. overlocker) can become your new best friend. Yes, sergers can be hard to love initially but they're well worth getting to know!  Take a look at Sew Accessories on a Serger to see how simple and speedy they can be...

You deserve a medal!

Best in Show MedalInspired by these cute medallions seen (above) in Teen Vogue, we present the Clothesline version... the Best in Show Medal.

It's a great way for beginners to learn how to make ruffles like those seen on the Maz skirt from the In the Beginning pattern pack. 

Pin one to your Lizzie apron (also from the In the Beginning pattern pack)and you'll look like you've just won the cake-baking contest at the local show!

I'll have a decaf soy latte thanks!

At church, I accidentally found the world's first recorded sewing project.

It's in Genesis 3 v 7 - Adam and Eve suddenly worked out they were buck naked, so "they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons."

Well, if it's good enough for our Edenites, we may as well tackle aprons as our first ever project.

Not keen on fig leaves (too temporary), I prefer a little mini apron for serving up lattes, cappucinos and expressos at home.

Basic instructions for a cute MinnieApron follow. Cheers!