Lookie at the busy book that Forty-Two Roads made!  The theme is “Close Your Clothes” and it’s filled with snippets of actual clothing items for the child to practice buttoning, zipping, buckling, etc.  My favorite page is probably the shoes.  Did…

Carrie from This Mama Makes Stuff shares her idea for turning her fabric scraps into a fun activity for a little one.  The fabric scraps are turned into clothes for a printed paper doll.  Get the how-to.

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Kerri from cute.little.disaster shares a tutorial on Picking Up Threads showing how to sew and turn outside curves.  That’s a convex curve, for you all science-y folks.  Get the how-to.

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Lookie, lookie!  If you live in or around Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, then make plans to go to the vintage fabric sale.   It will be on November 15th in the Camberwell Sunday Market, Stall 88.  For more details, see the sale…

Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how to make her favorite fused plastic belt.  It’s backed with cotton webbing for stability and features a buckle at one end.  I can see why this is her fave!  Get the how-to.

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Betz White, author of Sewing Green, has collaborated with Spoonflower to create a Sewing Green fabric swatch that’s printed on 4 oz. organic cotton.   Spoonflower is printing the design on swatches sized to make the Organic Washies featured in her book. …

Roots and Wings Co shows to make these mini travel pillow covers.  They fit around an existing a small travel pillow form.  Their method for figuring the dimensions is brilliant – so much easier than doing math!  Go to the tutorial.

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Amy from The Idea Room shares a tutorial on U Create for making these fabric keychains.  Get started now, and make one for everyone on your Christmas list.  Go to the tutorial.

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Made by Petchy created this messenger laptop bag to carry her new computer.   The simple lines allow you to show off  your favorite fabric.  Get the how-to for making one of your own.

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Odyssea is the newest fabric line from designer MoMo.   As you’d expect by the name, the theme is underwater.  The overall color scheme is fairly muted, with an unexpected pop of pastel pink and yellow.  See the swatches at Moda Fabric…

May Arts shares tutorials for several methods of covering headbands.  They give  quick instructions for spiral wrapping, enveloping, folding, and encasing.  The best method for your project will depend on the width of your ribbon and the look you want to…