Wide elastic belts are easy enough to make, but it’s next to impossible  to find the wide elastic in a color other than white or black.  Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog that solves that … Read More...

Look at this super cute 4th of July dress that Holly from Heart Break Kids made for her little girl!  It’s all made from recycled t-shirts, too!  The skirt is cut from a blue with white polka dots, with stripes … Read More...

Ashley from Simply Designing guest blogs at Crafts ‘n Coffee with a tutorial showing how to make a 4th of July topiary decoration out of ruffled fabric.  Cute!!!  In the same post, she also shares a tutorial for making a … Read More...

Sharon from Sweet Pea and Pumkins  hosts a sew-along on her blog for making her little girl’s Summer Swing Top.  The A-line sleeveless top has a little placket at the neck and looks soo cute with a pair of … Read More...

Andrea from The Train To Crazy guest blogs in the Scrap Your Stash series at Living With Punks with a tutorial showing how to make a  baby’s football softie toy.  The soft toy has little ribbon loops with texture to … Read More...

Tricia from Leafy Treetop Shop and Leafy Treetop Spot shows how to make a soft Baby Lovey Cuddle Square.  One side is a soft minky and the other a fun flannel print.  Bright ribbon tags peek out from the edges.  This … Read More...

Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial for making her Vintage Feedsack Dress for little girls.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress!!  Of course, it doesn’t hurt that it’s inspired by American Girl doll … Read More...

Claudia from Lukuma Minifashion and Handmade Con Amor shares a fun project for your fabric scraps.  She took strips of fabric and plain plastic hangers, and created these colorful clothes hangers.  Get the tute.

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Mel from One Crafty Mumma guest blogs in the Craft Camp series at Skip To My Lou with a post showing how kids can design and create their own simple softies.  They’re made from felt and stitched together by hand.  … Read More...

Jenna from Simply Jenna shares a free pattern and tututorial for making her Boo Hoo Cold Pack.  Cuuuute!!!  The owl softie is filled with rice and lives in the freezer.  Pull him out when someone needs a cold pack on … Read More...

Mo Bedell from lime gardenias shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Summer Reading Library Tote Bag.  This is such an awesome bag for kids’ library trips!!  The body of the bag is big enough … Read More...

Christie fromLemon Squeezy Shop and Lemon Squeezy Home shows how she used her sewing skills to add a higher neckline to her favorite swimsuit.  She unpicked a few seams nad then used extra fabric to create ruffles across the … Read More...

My daughter was thrilled when she saw that the folks at Silhouette sent me some tattoo paper to try out.  She knows that I use my Silhouette cutter to make freezer paper stencils, to make custom iron-on transfers, and to … Read More...

Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how to make a grocery cart seat cover.  It fits over and around the seat of a grocery cart to protect a baby or small child from grocery … Read More...

Priti, the creative mind behind Arm Candy For You, invites you to embark on a delightful crafting adventure with her ingenious tutorial on transforming fabric scraps into a charming bunting in just 10 minutes! With her step-by-step instructions and … Read More...

Heather Feather from Heather’s Flights created this fabulous Grow With You Maternity Swimsuit.  Like the name suggests, it grows with your tummy as your pregnancy progresses.  The gathers on torso are not only pretty, but are adjustable so you can … Read More...

Malory from Snips & Spice shows how to make a cute table runner for 4th of July.  The patchwork table runner is appliqued with raw edges and scrappy stars.  She shows one with just three blocks, but you could make … Read More...

Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade makes your favorite fabric the star in her Fabric Lover’s Apron tutorial on her blog.  It’s made from five 1/4-yard cuts of your favorite fabrics, pieced together in mixy-matchy stripes.  Get the tutorial.

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