Lil Blue Boo appliqued these little owls on to store-bought t-shirts to match the fancy little girl skirts she made, and she provides the applique pattern for free in case you want to do it, too.   Go to the free pattern.

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Chica and Jo show how to recycle the pockets of old pairs of jeans into placecards and cutlery holders for the dining table.  The front of the pocket bears the name of the person to be sitting there, and the pocket…

U-Handblog offers a free pattern for the Everyday Glam Bag.  This bag is easily spiced up with a bit of fringe hanging from the bottom.  (I always love that trim at the fabric store, but never have a use.  This bag may be…

Multi-size patterns allow for flexibility when cutting your fabric pieces.  I can cut one size of shirt in the shoulders, but another in the bust.  But with this flexibility comes complexity.  With all those lines, it’s easy to accidentally skip over…

While They Sleep shows how to make an apron from a table runner.  If you don’t have a table runner on hand that you feel like cutting up, keep your eye out for them at garage sales or thrift stores.  Go…

Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she took a boxy dollar store t-shirt and turned it into a stylish peasant top.  Go to the tutorial.

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Jill from Homemade by Jill shows how to create this t-shirt with a ruffled neckline.  She uses an existing t-shirt as the pattern and then adds the ruffle to the neck.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Homemade by Jill]

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Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial for making a seat cover for your little one’s little red wagon.  She created the cover because she found that the metal was either too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter. …

Every stylish baby nursery needs a dust ruffle on the crib, and Sew4Home shows how to make one.  Go to the tutorial.

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Craft Passion shares a tutorial for reverse applique.  She used the technique to create a handstitched title that she then photo’d to use as a header for her sewing blog.  What can you make with reverse applique?  Go to the tutorial.

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Lila Tueller gives a little sneak peek at what she’s been working on.  It’s the Eden line, due out in Spring 2010.  She also gives a sneak look at a yet unnamed line slated for Fall 2010.  Check it out at…