Ashley from Lil Blue Boo took the saying, “She’d look good in a potato sack” to heart and made this sack dress for her little girl.  Of course, burlap is a bit rough on little girl skin, so she replaced the…

Grace Violet shows how to make a pretty little cupcake applique that much prettier – with ruffles!  The top of the cupcake is actually made up of long strips of ruffled jersey knit.  Read how to to do it at Grace…

Ironing board covers take a lot of abuse.  If you’ve used your ironing board for a while, it’s probably faded in some places and discolored in others.  Deanna from Just Deanna shows how to make a new ironing board cover, quick…

Kerri from Kerri Made shares a 2-part tutorial for making this boxed tote bag.  The simple lines make this a striking tote.  Link to tutorial part 1.  Link to tutorial part 2.

[photo from Kerri Made]

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Julie from Julie-K explains how she gave her daughter’s bicycle a facelift by creating a new handlebar cover.  Brilliant!  Get the how-to.

[photo from Julie-K]

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Instructables user CrLz made this felt tote bag for her daughter, who loves decorating with stickers.  The “stickers” on the bag are actually embroidery patches backed with Velcro.  She can decorate and redecorate to her little heart’s content. 

You can find a tutorial…

Krista from Look Ma No Patterns shows how you can love your Swiffer Wet Jet without feeling guilty about the impact on our environment. (And on your pocketbook – those pads are expensive!).  She shows how to make a fabric pad for…

Maternity pants and trendy are two words you rarely see in the same sentence.  And yet, Grosgrain shows how you can achieve function/fashion harmony by making your own maternity pants.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Grosgrain]

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Kathy from Pink Chalk Studio shows how to make this stunning throw pillow. I love the texture in the gathered center panel!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Pink Chalk Studio]

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Repro Depot is an established go-to for vintage and vintage-inspired prints.  Even when I’m not in the mood to buy, I find myself browsing their listings just to see the yummy vintage prints. 

Now,  Repro Depot has created two collections of printable vintage-inspired textile…

The Fabric Shopper gives us a sneak peek of Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake, which should be hitting the stores in October.  This is a playful line with birds and vines in warm autumn hues of brown, turqouise, and orange. …