It seems everyone is repurposing dress shirts into kids’ dresses, adult skirts, purses - even fabric food.  Nifty Thrifty makes these softie cupakes using the shirt cuffs left over from dress shirts she’s cut up into pillows.  Definitely a cool idea!  Read…

French General has a new line  coming out for Moda, Rouenneries.  In case you’re curious, Rouenneries refers to cotton prints produced in Rouen, France during the mid-18th century.  You can read more about this new fabric line at French General’s blog.

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Just Deanna shares a tutorial for making this 3-d flower applique.  The center of the flower stitched down on all sides, but the petals are attached only in the center of the flower.  Go to the tutorial.

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This ottoman by Darling Petunia is more than just a soft kitty perch.  It’s also efficient storage.  Lift up the skirt to reveal the Rubbermaid tub underneath.  Genius!  Read more about this cool project.

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Enthral Designs shares a tutorial showing how to create a zipper closure on the next purse you make.  Go to the tutorial.

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Find out how to make this small fabric basket from Free Spirit Fabrics.  It’s just the right size to hold a stack of paper napkins.  Get the tutorial.

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Rostitchery shares a tutorial for an “apron cheat.”  She started with a skirt she no longer wears and cut it apart into the pieces for the apron.  Get the tutorial.

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Keep the scratches off your glasses with this eyeglass case.  Amazing Mae shares a tutorial for making one.  Get the how-to.

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Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity shows how to make your own dish scrubbies.  All it takes is some tulle and a bit of string.  Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.  Get the tutorial.

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Etsy street team EcoEtsy shows what to do with an old boxy t-shirt.  A few cuts, some gathers, and a little waistband take the old t-shirt from boxy and boring to shapely and flattering.  Get the how-to.

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Patricia Bravo of Art Gallery Fabrics continues her sneak peeks, this time with a peek at Spellbound.  Spellbound will be available in two coloways - Quiet Spell (shown here) and Loud Spell.  See more photos of this upcoming line at Art Gallery Fabrics…

Nicole Mallalieu  from You SEW, Girl! shows what she made for her mother for Mother’s Day.  It’s a fabric memory chest.  In place of travel stickers from far off places, this chest is emblazoned with photos depicting the many facets of…