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Heather from Small Fry & Co. created a fabric cover for her baby’s car seat carrier, and wrote a tutorial showing how she did it. Made from designer fabric, this looks like it came from a high-end baby boutique. Go … Read more ... 
Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how to make this lined fold-over clutch. This quick sewing project creates a cute little pouch. Use it to hold a gift, your pencils, or anything, really. Go to the tutorial.
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Char from Crap I’ve Made tells how she made these embellished jeans for her daughter. This is a fun way to extend the life of a pair of jeans that has seen better days. Get the how-to.
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Kim from bitty bits and pieces shares a tutorial over at the Moda Bake Shop for making this heart-shaped Valentine’s mailbox to hang on the back of a chair. Put one of your children’s chairs at the dining room table… Read more ... 
Instructables user alittlestranger shares a tutorial for making a dust bunny you won’t be ashamed for guests to see. Rather than lurking in a dusty corner of your house, this little guy sits sweetly on your computer desk ready to… Read more ... 
Sew Much Ado has the how-to for making this heart-shaped wreath covered in gathered fabric roses. Each flower is made from a strip of gathered fabric. If you have a gathering foot for your sewing machine, break it out for… Read more ... 
Emily from Toad’s Treasures shows how to to make this adorable fleece monkey hat for a little toddler. So cute! Go to the tutorial.
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Bethany from Vermillion Rules and love, september shows how to make this ruffled t-shirt scarf. She makes it from an old-tshirt, so it’s soft against the skin. I’m digging the bright yellow in her example! Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Lindsay from The Cottage Home shows how you can make this sweet apron for your little girl. Gathered fabric flowers are fun extra details that give it a girly feel. Go to the tutorial.
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Who says you have to spend your entire maternity time wearing dowdy clothes? Sherrie from Domesticday created a maternity version of a pencil skirt that is anything but dowdy, and shares a tutorial telling how she did it. Get the … Read more ... 
I’ve recently found out that the secret to perfect baked potatoes in the microwave is to put them in a bag while you cook them.
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity has created a tutorial for making a fabric bag for … Read more ... 
The Home Ec Teacher’s Daughter from Poodles and Belle shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to create your own cushion to top an ottoman. The base of her ottoman is an old card catalog cabinet, which is both… Read more ... 
Jo from Just Jo created this fitted table cover to protect her father’s table while he works on his paintings. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. If you’d like a fitted cover for your own project able,… Read more ... 
Head over to Skip to My Lou to find out how to make this ruffled burlap heart wreath for your front door. Go to the tutorial.
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Jaime from Prudent Baby created this hanging fabric organizer. It gets the fabric out of piles and on to the wall so you can see all the lovely pieces that you have. Go to Prudent Baby for the how-to.… Read more ... 
