Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she makes dolly blankets.  They look like quilts, but they’re constructed more like pillows.  The simple constructions means you can put one together quickly and with little fuss.  Go to the tutorial.

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Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of CraftSanity demonstrates a couple of cool techniques for making custom designs on your fabrics.  In the first, she uses colored sharpies to dye a piece of muslin.  In the second, she uses dish detergent (with bleach) to create…

Your little man would be one cool dude in a pair of rock n roll flame pants. Ashley from Lil Blue Boo made the pants from a t-shirt, and then stenciled the flame design.  If you think these are cool and want a…

If you’ve ever toted around a baby in one of the infant car seat/carriers then you know they are not made for the parent’s comfort.  Ashley from Make It and Love It has a solution for that, with an easy-to-make padded…

You can make this reversible cover for your sewing machine with a tutorial from Nap Time Journal.  A sewing machine cover keeps dust from settling into your machine.  Assuming, of course, that you ever let your machine sit idle for…

Antoinette from clevergirl.org shows how to alter a bikini panty pattern to make hipster panties.  Get the how-to.

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Sister Diane of Crafty Pod (and author of Weaving Un-Loomed) shares a tutorial on Craftzine for this woven ric rac lampshade.  A rainbow of ric rac in a variety of sizes is loosely woven around a lampshade, and the end result is some…

Cathe from Just Something I Made found a hat she loved, but wanted a different logo patch.  She shows how she created a new leather patch and attached it to the ball cap.  Very cool!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Just…

 Head over the SewSing.com to watch a video tutorial showing how to make an easy beret out of fleece in less than an hour.  The tutorial is a companion to their fleece beret pattern, which you can purchase from Sewing Modest…

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to make a fabulous pleated bag.  This is such a versatile purse design!  You can make it with bright, mod florals or tweedy suitings, or anything in between.  I daresay that it would be…

Alexis from My Mama Made It refashioned a man’s dress shirt into a fitted woman’s shirt inspired by the fitted western-style shirts at Anthropologie.  The gathered sleeves paired with the slim lines of the shirt create a smart, tailored look that…