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For the times when a sewing project calls for a shank button when you’ve only got flat buttons, Gail Patrice from Gail Patrice Designs has the answer. She shows three methods for adding a shank to a flat button –… Read more ... 
If ugly plastic laundry hampers are getting you down, how about sewing a fabric replacement? Christine from Christine Sews tells how to do it. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Christine Sews]
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For the fitness-minded on your Christmas list, how about making them a sling bag to carry their yoga mat? Sew4Home has the how-to. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, yoga, mat, sling, bag[/tags]
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Dogwood Lane shares a fun idea for an advent calendar. Instead of pockets or envelopes, her advent calendar is a fabric chain. Each day, a new link gets added to the chain. By the time Christmas arrives, she’ll have a… Read more ... 
Mairuru shows how to make a beautiful little pouch using string patchwork piecing. As with all of her projects, it’s sewn entirely by hand, which means this is a very portable project. Go to the tutorial.
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Ananda from Cupkateer guest blogs on Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make a felt pillow cover inspired by similar pillows she saw at Pottery Barn. Toss a few of these pillows on your sofa for an instant… Read more ... 
Melly & Me share a tutorial showing how to close a gap when stuffing a softie. Their method closes the gap so that it is nearly invisible. Go to the tutorial.
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A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make these sweet Christmas ornaments from felt and scrap fabrics. This is an easy sewing project, but so pretty you’ll want to make enough to cover a whole tree. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
The Sewing Dork (that’s HER name for herself; I don’t think she’s a dork at all!) from Redemption and Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows her solution for t-shirts that are too short in the torso. She adds a bit… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to make this romantic ruffled neck collar and wrist cuff set. By repurposing the cuffs and collar of a button-down shirt, her process is actually quite simple. Get the how-to.
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Cut Out and Keep user Heidi G. gives the step-by-step for making this wrap dress. It’s refashioned from two t-shirts. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Heidi G. on Cut Out and Keep]
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Marcus Brothers shares a free pattern for making this 8-pointed pincushion, designed by Ellen Highsmith Silver. It’s a reproduction of a civil-war era style pincushion. The example is shown in civil-war reproduction fabrics, but I can also see it looking… Read more ... 
Melissa from Lilac Lane shows how to make this hold-it-all clutch. This fabric wallet is packed with pockets to hold credit cards, checkbooks, and cash. Go to the tutorial.
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Jaime from Prudent Baby shows how to make this soft baby blanket. The main part of the blanket is fleece, but the binding is a silky satin. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
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If Santa’s gonna bring you a lot of loot, y ou need to give him a stocking big enough to hold it all. Craftzine has the how-to for making this expandable stocking. The zippers create a longer stocking to hold… Read more ...