Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making this table runner edged with ric-rac.  Pieced stripes run the length of the runner.  It’s part of their Citrus Holiday blog series, but there’s no reason why you can’t change up the color scheme to…

Ellen from The Long Thread shows how to make these maple leaf coasters from felt.  This is such a simple (but beautiful) little project, so why not make up a batch to spruce up your autumn decor?  Go to the tutorial.

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Calli from Make It Do shows how to make a lovely dish towel from home decor weight fabric.  Make one as a gift, or keep it for your own pretty kitchen.  Go to the tutorial.

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I’m pleased to announce that the winner of the free pattern from GulfCoastCottagePDF is….

Lucky commenter 5!  BeckyS, that’s you!!  Congratulations!!  Check your inbox for an email from me. 

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Head over to Make and Takes to find out how to make this easy fringed scarf out of fleece.  Because the fleece will not ravel, it’s just a matter of sewing one seam and then cutting the fringe.  Get the tutorial…

Jodie from Ric Rac shares a tutorial and free pattern for making these nurse and prince softies.  In addition to being super cute, they are also super easy to make! She says you can make one in just one hour.  Go…

Cathie Fillian shows how to make this soft yoga mat for baby.  The foam filler makes it a soft place for baby to hang out.  Get the how-to.

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Cotton and Cloud shares a downloadable tutorial for making this modern lunch tote.  The deep sides allow for oversized plastic containers, which many store-bought lunch totes do not.  Go to the tutorial.

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Craftzine shares a tutorial for making a new cover for an IKEA high chair.  Get the how-to.

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Joan from Nini Makes shares an ingenious method for making faux patchwork detailing.  It’s perfect for using up tiny scraps of fabric, and the result looks like you put far more effort into it than you really did.  You can use…

So you need to give a present to a person who has everything and needs nothing?  Never fear!  I bet they don’t have a tulle ruffled toilet seat cover like this one by Stylopath.  She shares a tutorial, so you can…

Camille Roskelley from Thimble Blossoms and Simplify shares a tutorial at the Moda Bake Shop for making this sweet little peppermint swirl pincushion.  I could eat this up!  Get the how-to.

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Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she took a dollar store scarf and turned it into a pair of baby legs.  (Baby legs are basically long footless socks, kind of cross between leggings and a pair of socks.)  With cooler weather…

Gorgeous Things shows how she attaches a collar band without having to topstitch to keep the facing in place.  Topstitching a collar band is one of my least favorite sewing tasks; there’s always that little bit of lining that doesn’t get…

Kootoyoo shows how to make this fabric covered toy box.  Now sewing is involved – just clevered wrapped fabric and adhesive.  Go to the tutorial.

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Just a reminder that tomorrow (September 28, 2009)  is the deadline to enter the giveaway for a free pattern from GulfCoastCottagePDF. 

Go to the post here on Craft Gossip to read the details and enter!

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Small Fry & Co shows how to take a receiving blanket and turn it into a car seat cover.  By starting with a blanket, you eliminate the time-consuming step of backing and edging the fabric square.  Go to the tutorial.

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Jennifer Stern from J. Stern Designs continues her tutorial on sewing jeans, this time with step-by-step information on sewing the front pockets on a pair of jeans.  Go to the tutorial.

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Lookie what Michelle at from the same nest made from a thrifted shoe rack!  It’s a sling bookshelf, like the ones you see for high dollars in the designer children’s furniture catalogs.  What a cool idea!  Read more about her project…

If you’re used to sewing with woven cottons, a project using stretch knits may leave you feeling like you’ve stepped off into a foreign land.  Soozs gives you some tips for sewing with knits.  Read what Soozs has to say about…