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Alexis from My Mama Made It and lex shows how she made this pretty new dress for herself. The top portion is made from on old t-shirt, and the bottom from some yardage. A ruffled bib on the top portion… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make this pillow cover out of gathered fabric. Go to the tutorial.
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Head over to A Hoot and a Holler to find out how to make this winter hat from a sweater. I’m loving the large felt flower!! Her instructions show a child’s hat, but there’s enough material in a sweater to… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to use a pack of charm squares to make a set of vase wraps. Use Valentine’s themed fabrics (or any fabrics in red, pink, and white) to make some easy Valentine decor. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Chica and Jo continue their Sewing 101 video tutorial series with Lesson 3, which shows how to stitch in a straight line on your sewing machine. See the video.
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Ramona from One Mama’s Creative Outlet shares a tutorial for making a pair of boxer briefs for your toddler or preschool boy from an old t-shirt. Brilliant! The soft knit of an old t-shirt is perfect for this project Go … Read more ... 
This knobby, highly textured throw pillow looks like it stepped right out of a high end designer’s shop. Would you believe it started its life as a bath mat? Kate from Centsational Girl transformed it into the chic pillow you… Read more ... 
Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll from Future Craft Collective share a tutorial on Craftzine for making this hat for baby out of the sleeve of an adult sweater. The hat is styled to stay put on baby’s head. Go to … Read more ... 
Head over to CraftStylish to get this tutorial by Cal Patch on how to turn a t-shirt into a tunic with a gathered front. This tutorial by Cal Patch is an excerpt from CraftStylish Restyle. Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
Sew Much Ado has the how-to for making this ruffled jersey scarf. I’ve got to try her method for creating and stitching down the ruffles. Check it out! Go to the tutorial.
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Rachel from Smile and Wave shares a tutorial for making a jumper for a little bitty baby. The dimensions she gives are for 0-3 months. Make one of these as a present for a new little baby, and you’ll quickly… Read more ... 
Rochelle at Home Sweet Homebodies shows how she transformed a long skirt into this maternity shirt. The cap sleeves and ruffles at the neck are totally on trend for this season! Get the how-to.
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Disney from Ruffles and Stuff guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to recreate the look of an Anthrolopologie ribbon headband, but at a fraction of the cost. See how to to do it.
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Mairuru shows how to make this pretty little pouch. It features a button closure at the top and a pocket on the inside. As with all of her sewing projects, Mairuru stitched the whole thing by hand. Beautiful! Go to … Read more ... 
Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing has collected her series of vlogs (video blogs) on her latest vintage-inspired sewing project. The 10-video series shows how she made this beautiful coat from the instructions in a vintage sewing book,… Read more ...