KojoDesigns shows how you can repurpose a t-shirt into a comfy pair of lounge pants for your toddler.  Go to the tutorial.

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Kim from 4 Crazy Kings made this sparkletastic tiara t-shirt for her daughter to wear on her birthday.  She made the applique from strips of felt stitched with sequins.  Find out how to make one at 4 Crazy Kings.

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Oilcloth Addict shows how to make this small circular tablecloth.  Because the oilcloth won’t fray, you don’t have to hem.  A perfect no-sew project!  Use a black & white print to create a backdrop for your Halloween decorations.  Go to the…

Melissa Mortenson from The Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial for this lovely little girl’s twirly skirt.  She calls it Sydney’s Skirt, and the styling is boutique-worthy.  It features a lining edged with a ruffle that peeks out the bottom of…

Just in time for your Halloween sewing projects, Wee Folk Art shares a tutorial for making a pirate vest and shirt.   The resulting costume is far cooler than anything you’d buyat the costume shop, and you won’t spend $29.95 for a…

Skip to My Lou has created a downloadable bear softie design that you can download, print onto fabric, and sew into your own bear softie.  She’s offering it for free download.  You can purchase printable fabric, or you can follow her directions…

Inspired by a similar shirt in a mini boden catalog, Mique from 30Days made this stenciled and appliqed t-shirt for her son.  She shares a tutorial so you can make one, too.  Get the how to.

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From now until December 23, 2009, you can download a free pattern for this cowl neck shirt by HotPatterns.com at Fabric.com.  Additionally, Fabric.com has marked all patterns by HotPatterns.com 15% off until September 28, 2009.  Go to the free pattern.

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Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to make what she calls “The Easiest Child’s Belt Ever” – a simple d-ring belt using webbing that you can buy by the yard.  The d-ring fastener means that the size is adjustable and…

Look at these spiky hedgehog purses by Joanne from Craft Passion!  She was inspired by Lollypop’s tutorial for hedgehog softies, but made it her own by adding folded fabric spikes on the body and converting it to a purse.  I love it!!  Read more about…

Christine from Christine Sews shows how to make an apron.  You can start with an apron pattern, or you can use an existing apron as your starting point.  Go to the tutorial.

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Analog Me shows what she made out of three old t-shirts that her husband was getting rid of.  She took the rattiest one and made a skirt, and then cut the others into layers of loose ruffles.  Read more about her…

Sandi Henderson gives us a sneak peek at her newest line: Meadowsweet.  This really is such a lovely line, and several prints will be available in cordoroy and cotton lawn.  I’ll take a yard in each print, please!  She also gives…

When I was a kid, my mother made a bedside organizer for me out of a couple of placemats.  It hung from the mattress and had room for a book and a pen.

Sew4Home shares a tutorial for a similar bedside organizer,…

Leigh Ann from The Object Project is the queen of using everyday objects in unexpected ways in her sewing projects.  This time she shows how to create this patchwork pillow using a paperback book as the template for the rectangle blocks.  Indeed a…

Ellen from The Long Thread shows how to make this handy pincushion that straps around your wrist.  This is such a simple sewing project, you can easily make one for yourself and for all of your sewing friends.  Go to the…

Wee Folk Art shares a pattern for this apple applique.  This would look so cute on a kid’s t-shirt, or perhaps on the side of a tote bag.  Get the pattern.

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Abyquilt shows how to make this flower pincushion.  You might not guess it immediately, but it’s made entirely of 2.5″ squares.  Go to the tutorial.

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Sew4Home shows how to make this patchwork tablecloth with vintage buttons sewn around the edges and tassels at the corner.  (They make their own tassels out of embroidery floss, and provide a link to a tutorial showing how to do that…