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Add a fairytale quality to your child’s winter gear with this toddler’s Storybook Reversible Capelet and muff. Grosgrain has free tutorials for both. The capelet pattern is sized for a 2T. If your child is larger or smaller, you’ll need… Read more ... 
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she makes a pair of pants and a pair of socks for an 18″ doll. She makes the pants from a pair of baby pants, and the socks from a pair of adult socks. … Read more ... 
Daniëlle from small dreamfactory shares a tutorial for making this sweet elephant snuggle toy. So cute! The layer of batting inside makes it soft, but keeps it flexible for cuddling by small hands. Get the how-to.
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Chica and Jo show how to make this fur trimmed velvet drawstring bag, a la Santa’s suit. Make a batch of them and fill them with candy canes and goodies for all the good little boys and girls that you… Read more ... 
One of the most appealing aspects of recutting a pair of existing jeans instead of creating them from scratch is the ability to reuse much of the detailing. Jennifer Stern from J. Stern Designs shows how she repurposed pocket details… Read more ... 
Joanne from CraftPassion offers a tutorial for making this fabulous Kanzashi Christmas tree. The folded fabric creates such texture! Go to the tutorial.
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Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing shows her DIY version of a seam roll. She needed a seam roll and didn’t want to spend the money to buy one, so she used what she could find around her… Read more ... 
Dianah shows how to make this potholder made from overlapping triangles of fabric. The overlapping triangles create a space to slip in your hand. Go to the tutorial.
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Lookie, lookie! Patty Young is giving a sneak peek of the newest patterns to be added to her MODKID Sewing Patterns line. Yes, you’re seeing that right. She has some of her popular girls’ dress patterns sized for your favorite… Read more ... 
Care from Obsessively Stitching guest blogs at Dollar Store Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make a hat and scarf set for your doll out of a dollar store knit hat. This would make a great present for a… Read more ... 
With so many cute dishtowels out there, why should you leave them in the kitchen? With this pair of tutorials from Shelly at I Like The Way You Do, you can turn dishtowels into a pretty capelet and twirly… Read more ... 
Renae from The Sproutz Store shares a tutorial for a holiday take on the shirt pillow. She shows how to make a pillow that looks like it’s made out of Santa’s jacket. Go to the tutorial.
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The next time you make a skirt, why not use a facing for the hem rather than simply turning under the raw edges? The hem facing is actually easy to do and creates a more finished look. LiEr from ikat… Read more ... 
Jane and the Ducks shows off these no-sew fabric ornaments. Small scraps of fabric are Mod-Podged on to a styrofoam ball. Not only is this a great scrapbusting project, but it’s one that the kids can do as well. See … Read more ... 
Vani from Vani’s Blog shows how to draft your own pattern for a peasant blouse. She follows it up with a post explaining how to sew your pattern together to make the shirt. Link to the drafting instructions and diagram… Read more ...