Dorinda from Flower Girl Designs shares a free pattern for making this kitchen towel hanger.  This hanger will work with any kitchen towel.  You just loop the towel through the hanger and hang it up.  Go to the free pattern.

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Head over to Cut Out and Keep to find out how to make this handy tote out of a shower curtain.  The tutorial is an excerpt from the book Refashioned Bags : How to Upcycle Anything into High-Style Handbags by Faith Blakeney and Justina Blakeney. …

Unable to find a sleep sack that was long enough for her tall toddler, Confessions of a Sewing Dork created this sleep sack.  Not only did she create a sleep sack that fit her child, she did it for only $3.00…

Cold grey winter days are made warmer and happier with a fun fleece hat.  Lisa from Infarrantly Creative shows how to make this fleece “pigtail” hat, aptly named because of the two fleece tassels that hang from the top.  Her instructions…

Jenjen from Tatertots and Jello shows how to make this burlap valance.  Wouldn’t this look pretty hanging in your kitchen window?  You can complete the project without any sewing involved.  Go to the tutorial.

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Mairuru shows how to make this pincushion with a leather base.   Go to the tutorial.

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Joanna from Chubby Hobby shares a tutorial for making this passport cover from scrap fabrics.  This case has pockets for holding two passports, as well as driver’s license and other important travel papers.  Get the how-to.

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Anjeanette from Roots and Wings Co. shares a Thanksgiving project to encourage thoughtfulness and gratitude.  Her Thankful Turkey is a felt turkey with little pockets on each of his feathers.  Use the pockets to hold slips of paper with thoughtful activities…

Candy corn is an almost-universal Halloween favorite.  Now in addition to real at-them-till-you’re-sick candy corns, you can make these oversized candy corn softies with a tutorial from Jess at The Adventures of Rory and Jess and Sadie.  Get the how-to.

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The first step to learning to sew is to make friends with your machine.  All those moving parts and dials can be overwhelming at first, but once you know what they’re used for then you’ll know how to make your…