There are few words that bring more giddy excitement to me than “vintage” and “fabric”, especially when used together.  If these words do the same for you and you’re in the Little Rock, Arkansas (United States) area, you’ve got to … Read More...

There are few words that bring more giddy excitement to me than “vintage” and “fabric”, especially when used together.  If these words do the same for you and you’re in the Little Rock, Arkansas (United States) area, you’ve got to … Read More...

Care from Obsessively Stitching shows another cool way to repurpose dollar store potholders.  This time she uses one to make a make-up bag.  Get the how-to.

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Jess from The Adventures of Rory and Jess and Sadie shows how to make this bangle bracelet that’s wrapped with fabric.  This is a quick, easy project.  Go to the tutorial.

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Char from Crap I’ve Made shows how you can turn your fabric scraps into a patchwork camera strap.  Bring out the scrap bin!!  Go to the tutorial.

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Robert Kaufman Fabrics shares a free pattern for this Girl Scouts cookie sales organizer.  Within this little folio are pockets for your order forms and your pen, as well as a zippered pocket to hold money.  It features fabrics from … Read More...

Day of the Dead (dias de los muertos) may be over, but there’s no reason you can’t celebrate year-round with this Day of the Dead themed tote bag.  Totally Stitchin’ has a downloadable tutorial showing how to make one, along … Read More...

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make this sweet little girl’s sweater dress out of an adult sweater.  Don’t be intimidated by the sweater knit – this is actually a very easy project.  I’ve been … Read More...

Megan Nielsen from megannielsen.com shows her method for easy elastic waistbands.  She ditches the casing in favor  of a large zig-zag stitch.  Go to the tutorial to find out how she does it.

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Care from Obsessively Stitching shows you can transform a quilted potholder into this handy travel sewing kit.  The quilting is perfect for holding your needles and pins.  How cool is that!  Get the how-to.

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Keep your toddler’s legs warm this winter with a pair of leg warmers.  You can make a pair easily out of adult knee socks.  Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows you how.  Get the tutorial.

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Mommabear from Smashed Peas and Carrots  shows how to make a little bubble skirt for a toddler.  You can easily adjust the measurements for a bigger girl if you need.  Go to the tutorial.

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Kirsty from kootoy00 made these reversible covers to fit over some circular cork placemats, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it.  She says they’re fast to make, which makes them extremely giftable.  Go to the tutorial.

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Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made shows how to make this lovely armchair or sofa organizer out of a pair of plain white dinner napkins.  She used T-shirt transfer sheets to add the vintage graphics, which she shares at … Read More...

If the edges of the seatbelts in your car are uncomfortable to your children, you can cover the hard edges with a seatbelt cover.  You can buy them from a baby store, or just follow the instructions by Care from … Read More...