Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little boy’s reversible vest out of a pair of men’s trousers.  This is such a cute, cute look for little boys!!  Get … Read More...

Jen from New Green Mama shares a free pattern for making her Upcycled Scrappy Owl softie.  I love his mismatched scrappy look!   Get the free pattern.

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Sara from CraftSnob shows how to make this quick and easy fringed scarf.  It’s shaped into a tube so it doesn’t fall off of your neck.  Two strips of fleece, two seams, and a lot of small cuts is all … Read More...

Jennifer from Monkey See, Monkey Do! offers a free pattern and tutorial for making this super cute fleece dinosaur softie.  This would make an awesome baby gift!  (Check out the gift ensemble she created with slippers and a dinosaur board … Read More...

Indie Tutes shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a little softie doll.  You can easily personalize this doll with fabric choice or the insertion of a bell or  crinkle plastic in the body.  I love the scrappy look … Read More...

Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar guest blogs at Today’s Top 20 with a tutorial showing how to make this activity playmat for baby.  The spring scene incorporates textures and tabs and fringe for baby to explore while … Read More...

Amanda from We Are the Joneses recently announced Gabe’s Gifts, her year-long blanket drive for Project Linus to honor the child she lost through miscarriage.  She has pledged to make 12 blankets herself, and is collecting blankets from others in … Read More...

What to do with all of the bits and pieces of fabric left over from previous projects?  Why, stitch them together to make a new patchwork piece of fabric!  And then use that patchwork fabric to make a pretty throw … Read More...

Jennifer from The Life of Jennifer Dawn guest blogs at Sew.Craft.Create. (Made by Heidi) with a tutorial for turning a baby food jar into a pincushion.  You can stick the pins in the pincushion on the lid, and then use … Read More...

Care from Obsessively Stitching shares a pair of tutorials for making cupcake pincushions in two sizes.  The how-to for making a lifesize cupcake pincushion can be found in her guest post at Dollar Store Crafts.  A miniature version small enough … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how to make this hot cup cozy.  The ruffled fabric sleeve takes the place of the throw-away paper ones you find at the coffee shop.  This one is so much prettier, and earth-friendlier too!  Get the tute.… Read More...

Tifani from Calculating Chaos shows how to make a doll-sized snuggie blanket.  This is so stinkin’ cute!!  Now dolly can keep warm while cuddling, just like the big girls!  Go to the tutorial.

Sew Happy Geek shares a tutorial on her blog, Excell Crafts, for making a quilted gadget case.  Whether it’s a phone, a camera, or even an iPod, you can keep your gadget safe and sound in this pretty quilted sleeve.  … Read More...

Threads magazine shows how to shorten a zipper without it looking like you just chopped off the extra.  The secret is to remove the extra teeth.  Go to the tutorial.

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Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting recently showed how to turn an old t-shirt into an over-the-head bib for a toddler.  Today, she shares two variations.  The first is how to make the neck of the shirt smaller.  After all, a bib … Read More...

Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows us how to turn an old t-shirt into a toddler’s bib that slides over the head.  This is such a practical bib style!  It’s easy to put on (and take off) the child.  The extra-long … Read More...