If you have some short lengths of wide embroidered ribbon, here’s a tutorial for you. Tiny Happy uses the wide embroidered ribbon to make these pretty little needlebooks. The embroidered designs on the ribbon lend maximum impact with minimal effort. Go…
Tutorial: Candy corn drawstring treat bags
Head over to Chica and Jo for a tutorial showing how to make these fun little candy corn drawstring treat bags. It’s a simple enough pattern that you could make a bunch as Halloween party favors. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Monster softie stepping stool
This red monster is more than just a cute face. He’s also willing to give you a step up at a moment’s notice. Charity from Blueprints shows how to make this fur-covered monster stepping stool. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Women’s shirt with ruffled neckline
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for making this stylish shirt with small ruffles at the neckline. This would be pretty paired with a pair of jeans, or with slacks or skirt for a dressier look. Go…
Tutorial: Dinosaur Train costume
If Dinosaur Train is popular at your house, then you’ll love this Buddy costume. PBS Parents offers a free downloadable pattern so you can make one for your little trick or treater. Get the free pattern.
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Tutorial: Toddler hoodie refashion
Heather from Dollar Store Crafts shows us how to make this refashioned hoodie for toddlers. She started with a fleece sweater, a scarft, and a t-shirt and ended up with this cool hoodie. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Too small baby romper to long-sleeved shirt
One-piece outfits for infants are certainly a convenient way of dresing a baby, but a quickly growing body doesn’t fit them for long. Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans shows how she repurposed an outgrown romper into a long-sleeved shirt for her…
Tutorial: Woven bias tape throw pillow
Krista from Look Ma No Patterns shows what she made with a huge lot of bias tape. She wove the bias tape to make a lovely front for a throw pillow, and wrote up instructions telling how she did it. Go…
Giveaway: Seven Kati Cupcake patterns
Get a chance to win this adorable Kati Cupcake quilt pattern and six more, including one mystery pattern, at V and Co. blog. Vanessa even gives you the back-story of how Kati Cupcake got into the fabric and pattern business. Lucky for us she did.…
Tutorial: Shorten a pair of vinyl boots
If last year’s thigh-high vinyl boots just won’t do for this year’s Halloween costume, don’t fret. You can use your sewing machine to shorten the tops. Dawn from Two On Two Off shows how. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Embroidered trick or treat tote
Christina from The Sometimes Crafter shares a free pattern for this trick or treat tote. The bag itself is made of two different prints, but the real star is the simple embroidery at the top. Go to the free pattern.
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Tutorial: Houndstooth pillow from felted sweaters
You can make this pillow with oversize houndtooth pattern felted sweaters. Transient Expression shows you how. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Child’s skirt from an adult sweater
Crafting a Green World shows how you can turn an adult sweater into a skirt for your child. They’re soft, they’re warm, and they’re stylish! They’re also low-cost (free if you use a seater you already own), and make use of…
Tutorial: Ruffle neck waffle shirt
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how she made this fabulous ruffled neck waffle shirt for her little girl out of a pair of pajamas she found at the dollar store. The three strands of ruffles remind me of a multi-strand…
Tutorial: Wool wrappers for cloth diapers
Head over to Confessions of a Sewing Dork to find out how to make a wool wrapper for your baby’s cloth diapers. This wrapper is held together with velcro and goes on like a diaper rather than a pull-on cover. I…
Tutorial: CD organizer for your car
Puking Pastilles shares a tutorial for making this CD organizer for your car. Made with your favorite fabrics, it’s pretty and it’s practical. My favorite combination! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew a fabric flower for your t-shirt
Momma Bear from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to sew a fabric flower to dress up a plain tee. Make a couple of them like she did, and you’ve got a pretty little bouqet on your shirt! Go to the…
Jump into sewing without patterns
Sooz from Soozs gives some pointers for learning to make your own sewing patterns. Personally, I’ve found that my satisfaction in the sewing process and with the finished product have increased dramatically since I’ve started dabbling with making my own patterns. …
Tutorial: Tank top totes in two styles
CraftyNest shares a pair of tutorials showing how to make these tote bags out of tank tops. One is made from a gathered tank and boasts a retty gathered bottom to match. The other is made from a plain tank, but…
Tutorial: Scrap fabric pumpkin softies
Instructables user Very Interesting shows how to make these pumpkin softies out of your scrap fabric. What a fun way to use up your scraps! You can also make this into a jack-o-lantern by appliqueing a face. Go to the tutorial.
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