Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial showing how to make a fleece hat with ear flaps.  It’s fully lined, with the flaps extending down over the ears for extra warmth.  Go to her video tutorial.

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Hanna fromPearls & Scissors shows the cute short-sleeved top that she refashioned from a long-sleeved polo.  It’s amazing how different the top looks when you remove the collar and the long sleeves. Read more about her refashion on her blog.

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Ingrid from Karatootie recently surprised her daughter with a trip to an American Girl store to pick out a doll for her birthday.  Her daughter is so in love with her new doll, that mama made her a new purse.  … Read More...

Allegory from Sew Allegorical shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to  make a tiered cake pincushion.  The tiers use magnets to hold together, so they’re easily stacked and unstacked.  The magnet at the … Read More...

The Frugal Crafter tells how she  created a tent and a sleeping bag for an 18″ doll.   Go to her blog for the how-to.

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Stephanie from The TipToe Fairy and The Sewing Chick shares a free pattern to make a mermaid tail for an 18″ doll.  Love!!  Make it from a shiny, sequiny fabric to make it look like fish scales.  Go to her … Read More...

Bibs are one of my go-to presents for new parents.  They’re quick and easy to sew up, and can be made cute out of fun prints or appliques.  Small Dreamfactory shares a free pattern for making a baby bib.  Her … Read More...

Need a last minute Christmas gift?  Patty from Make It Cozee shows how you can make a simple fleece hat in just 10 minutes.  Get the tute.

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Ashley from Make It and Love It sewed up the cutest Christmas hats out of old sweaters.  She made a reindeer, a long pointy elf hat, and a snowman hat, and she shares the how-to on her blog.  Go to … Read More...

This Double-Layer Bibbed Cowl by Kitschy Coo is an alternative to a traditional scarf.  Made from two layers of stretch knit, it slides over the head easily and keeps the neck and chest warm.  It’s a quick sew, a great … Read More...

Jessica from Running With Scissors guest blogs in the Happy Holidays series at Tatertots and Jello with a tutorial showing how to make this awesome three-eyed monster hat.  How cute is this!!  And made from fleece with long flaps over … Read More...

Onel from Onelmom shows how to make some itty bitty snowman softies.  Look at them all bundled up for the cold in their scarves!! They’d be cute tucked into a mantelscape, hanging from the tree as ornaments, or attached to … Read More...

Anjeanette from By Anjeanette shares a tutorial over at Pellon Projects showing how to make this cute snowgirl softie.  Her name is Snowflake the Snow Chick.  She wears a warm hat on her head and a scarf around her neck, … Read More...

LiEr from ikat bag  recently showed how to make a fleece winter hat.  She’s back with another version, this one with ear flaps.  You can keep it plain, or embellish it up with a pom pom at the top and … Read More...

Amity from Amity Originals shows how you can make a fleece dog bed.  Shown here is the one that she made for her sweet Buffy.  The insert is a standard sized bed pillow, and the cover has a zipper so … Read More...

Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, knows a lot about sewing through thick fabrics.  It happens a lot when sewing through layers of fleece and fur when making softies.  … Read More...

LiEr from ikat bag shows how to make a fleece winter hat.  It’s a versatile shape.  You can make it with or without the pom pom, or add an optional lining to the band to make  it a foldover cuff.  … Read More...

Sachiko from Tea Rose Company shows how you can turn a dollar store eyeglass case into a hard sided sewing kit.  She started with a plain gray eyeglass case and covered it with a pretty fabric, then made a matching … Read More...