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Sew4Home shows how to dress up a kitchen towel with a triple stripe of designer fabrics. Go to the tutorial.
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Steph from Snickerdoodle shows how to make a pair of cozy slippers. Wouldn’t you love to pad around the house in a pair of these?
This two-part tutorial tells first how to draft a pattern to fit your feet, and… Read more ... 
shows off her latest sewing project – a pair of bibs for her baby-on-the-way. They’re shaped like sloths, with arms wrapped around baby’s neck and a smiling sloth face hanging from the bottom edge. If you hear some odd-pitched voice… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag joins the Celebrate the Boy fun with this tutorial showing how to make a pair of little boys’ pants. I’m LOVIN’ the roll-up cuffs and tabs! Go to the tutorial.
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This pot of pretty African violets is actually a felt pincushion. This would be such a fun gift to give to a fellow sewist! Homemade Mamas has the tutorial showing how to make them. Go to the tutorial.
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Christina from 3 Sweet P’s shows how to make this J. Crew-inspired jersey tank with an asymmetrical line of ruffles at the neck. So pretty! She made hers from an inexpensive jersey sheet, but of course you could use jersey… Read more ... 
I’ve got a fun project for you today, but you won’t find it here at Craft Gossip. I’m guest blogging over at U Create today with a tutorial showing how to make XOXO table runner for Valentine’s Day. It’s no-sew… Read more ... 
Make a stacked fabric flower with this tutorial from Debbie at Squiggly Twigs Designs. She was inspired by similar flowers made from paper and brads as scrapbooking embellishments. Use the fabric flower as an embellishment for hair accessories or… Read more ... 
I’m happy to announce that we’ve got our three winners of the Brassy Apple giveaway! The free patterns go to… (imagine a drumroll here) 
This means our winners are
Rae from Made by Rae shows how to make cool Western-style flap pockets for a shirt. How absolutely PERFECT for little boys’ shirts! She provides the patterns for sizes 1-2T and 3-4T, but you can easily adjust the pattern to… Read more ... 
Melissa Ann from Lilac Lane guest blogs over at UCreate with a tutorial for making this All Aflutter circle skirt for little girls. The two layers allow for fun combinations of fabric prints. The layers are also perfect for twirling! … Read more ... 
Shelly from I Didn’t Sign Up For This shows how to make a reversible headband from decorative ribbon. Stitch up a stack of these headbands to match your favorite outfits. Though it’s gorgeous made from ribbon, you can easily adapt… Read more ... 
Anna from Noodlehead shows how to repurpose the legs of a pair of khaki pants into a drawstring backpack for a little boy. (Or little girl, depending on fabric choice!) Who knew that a backpack could be so cute, and… Read more ... 
Samster Mommy shows how she made this t-shirt dress for her young daughter. The skirt of the dress is embellished with rows and rows of small ruffles. I bet her daughter feels so fancy in this! Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
CurlyPops shares a tutorial on her blog for making a drawstring bag from a tea towel. It’s the perfect size to hold shoes – use one the next time you pack a suitcase to keep the soles of your shoes… Read more ... 
