Jacqui from Hazelnuts shows how to make this mattresss protector, useful when a child is potty training or having problems with bedwetting.  The simple fabric padding is a lot easier to change in the middle of the night than an entire…

Add drama to your holiday table with this tablecloth with ribbon banding and corner bows.  The tutorial is part of Sew4Home’s Citrus Holiday blog series.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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Instructables user merricat shares a tutorial for making this super cute baby dragon cape.  Make it as a Halloween costume, but keep it as dress-up fun for years to come.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo by merricat on Instructables]

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Care from Obsessively Stitching shares an ingenious way to store a group of tiny items, such as Legos.  She stitches plastic storage bags together into a book with a bit of fabric binding.  The binding keeps the baggies together, but the…

Grace Violet shows how to make this striking ruffle pillow.  It’s a simple square pillow with one large ruffle down the middle.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Grace Violet]

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The folks at Threads magazine show how to acheive this scallop edge finish on  your sewing machine using pearl cotton and a blind hem stitch.  This looks like such a cool technique!  (Adding it to my “must try” list.)  Go to…

The Food Network shares a tutorial for making this cupcake Halloween costume.  This is so cute! I especially like the sprinkles made from foam hair rollers.  Get the how-to.

[via U Create]

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Kelly from Oilcloth Addict shares her latest project in process.  It’s a rag rug made out of her scraps of oilcloth, which will make it an all-weather rag rug.  What a cool idea!!  Read more about her project at Oilcloth Addict.

(For…

Disney from Ruffles n Stuff shows how to make this fabulous lampshade coverd in ruffles.  Think how pretty this would be with a cottage-style bedroom decor!  Get the how-to.

[photo from Ruffles n Stuff]

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Ashley from Lil Blue Boo made this prince of a frog bean bag, and shares the pattern and tutorial for you to make one, too.  His little tongue is a bit of folded ribbon.  How cute!!  Go to the tutorial.

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With all of the dress shirt refashioning going on, I’m sure that there are a lot of extra dress shirt collars sitting in studios all over.  Luci from DuhBe shows how to use a dress shirt collar to make this embellished…

Bernina’s Sewing Republic shows how to make to make this throw pillow, designed by Stacy Schlyer.  Though it looks like your basic square throw pillow, this pillow has a secret pocket on the side. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Bernina's Sewing Republic]

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