Su from Vively Online created this unique two-sided lunch bag for her daughter.  There are two identical lunch bags stitched together in the middle, one for each snack that her daughter will need at school.  Brilliant.  Read more about her project…

Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a clutch purse from a placemat.  She includes separate cutting and folding instructions for an oval, round, or rectangular placemat.  Get the how-to.

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Roseann from M & J Blog shows how to refashion a basic t-shirt by adding lace panels to the bottom and to the sleeves.  Get the tutorial.

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Christine from Christine Sews shows how to add a clasp to a purse.  This little detail is easy to add to your next handmade purse.  Go to the tutorial.

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Sew4Home continues their Citrus Holiday series with this tutorial for making a patchwork Christmas tree skirt.  Get the how-to and start your holiday sewing.

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Here’s a back-to-school word problem for you:  If you have two children who each take their lunch in a paper sack every day for the next 175 days of schoo, how many paper sacks have you contributed to the local…

Lindsey from liliash made this adorable dress for her daughter from an adult-sized dress shirt that she no longer wore.  I love the shirring detail above the pockets!  Go to the tutorial.

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Betz White, author of Warm Fuzzies: 30 Sweet Felted Projects and Sewing Green: 25 Projects Made with Recycled & Organic Materials, shares a tutorial on Craftzine showing how to make this patchwork and ric rac tablerunner.  The project features her line of…

Jen from Just another day in the lives of… shows the diaper clutch and changing pad that she made from a placemat.  A placemat, elastic, and a button are all you need to make one.  There’s not a tutorial, but it’s a…

Bubble Jet set and iron-on transfers are two common ways of printing your own fabric at home.  But which one is best?  It turns out that it depends on your project.  Maitreya from craftlog.org gives a side-by-side comparison of the strengths…

CraftStylish shows how to make this cool interlocking scallop detailing for a skirt front.  The success of the project hinges on sewing accurate curves, so this is probably best suited for someone with more advanced sewing skills.  Go to the tutorial.

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