Although the days are still hot-to-broiling in early September, the nights are starting to have a little nip, a harbinger of the crisp autumn temps just around the corner. It’s the perfect season to sew with cotton corduroy, which easily transitions from summer to fall.

When the weather gets sultry, daydreams drift to beaches on faraway islands, where people wear colorful sarongs in an array of patterns created using the wax-resist technique known as batik.

Nothing sings “summer” like gingham! But the fresh-checked fabrics at Make It Sew go beyond your grandma’s red-and-white picnic cloth to include lovely batiks and other eye-popping options. Through June 30, our ginghams are a breezy 10% off. Come check out our checks because all this month it’s hip to be square!

Ack, ack, ack! Here it is the tail end of May, so it’s now or never to get your floral project going at 10% off! Get up off the bloomin’ couch and get some blooming fabric while the sale is still in flower! (Apologies–we promise to post the June fabric with plenty o’ time for you to take advantage of the discount.)

During April, Make It Sew is offering 10% off all Manchester Shirting fabrics! Made of all or nearly all cotton—some weaves feature a touch of lurex/polyster thread for subtle dazzle—Manchester Shirting is the ideal weight for spring and summer dresses, tops, tunics, pants, skirts, pajamas, napkins, tablecloths, etc.

Whether you are cooking, gardening, building a birdhouse, or sewing, having good tools makes all the difference. When Accacia was deciding what scissors to sell at Make It Sew, Kai was the clear winner. These black-handled Japanese scissors are crafted from high-carbon stainless steel combined with vanadium.

June’s fabric of the month is a lovely 100% organic cotton double gauze with a sweet lily pad and frog print. The shop’s sample (and giveaway this month) is a soft glasses case (great for your sunnies!) but the uses of double gauze reach far, far beyond small accessories.