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These baby bibs by Hope from Going Sew Crazy are beautiful in their simplicity. She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making them. Make them out of one piece of fabric (as shown) or get creative with some scrap… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shows how to refashion a man’s hoodie into a sweatshirt with this cool neckline detail. Get the tutorial.
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Sew4Home shows how to make a yoga mat tote. Now you can carry your mat to and from yoga class in a bag made out of your favorite fabrics. Go to the tutorial.
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Jen from Tatertots and Jello shows how to make a variety of flowers out of burlap. She’s got directions for a large folded flower, a puffy flower, a multi-layer circle flowers with big leaves, rows of flowers, and yo-yo flowers. … Read more ... 
This Sunray Pleated Clutch by Constructivism features an intriguing folded fabric exterior. The pleated sunray detail makes your solid fabrics the star, though I think it would also look pretty awesome out of a stripe. You can get the PDF… Read more ... 
Jaime from Prudent Baby shows how to make a set of placemats or napkins edged with ric-rac. (The process is the same for either.) This is a great way to showcase some of your favorite fabric prints! Get the how-to… Read more ... 
Kelli from Presser Foot shows how she made this throw pillow embellished with felt circles. I love the texture! The folded circles remind me of mineral formations. Go to the tutorial.
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Christine from Christine Sews explains how she shortened the sleeves on this delicate shirt. The sleeve from lighteight sheer fabric had sequins and embroidered trim just above the hem, which she wanted to maintain. See how she shortened the sleeve… Read more ... 
Did you know that you can get 5 yards of bias tape out of one fat quarter? That makes my printed bias tape lovin’ self very happy to know! Stop Staring and Start Sewing shows how to do it. Get … Read more ... 
Blueprints shows how to repurpose the sleeves of an adult button-down shirt into legs for a child’s pair of pants. The wrist cuffs of the shirt become cool cuffs at the ankles of the pants. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how you can make this felt castle playset. This is a great toy to engage a child’s mind and imagination. Stories of knights and dragons and fair maidens await! Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Shelley Detton shows how to make a custom valance on her blog, 7 Layer Studio. She gives directions for several variations so you can get just the look you want. Go to the tutorial.
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Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can create a new seat cover for a child’s saucer chair. The photo pictured to the left is the saucer chair she picked up used for $1. Go to her … Read more ... 
Whosies from Whosies… Written Whatnots shows how you can fold, tuck, and roll a set of 4 fat quarters into this fun Christmas tree. What a fun presentation when gifting fat quarters to your sewing friends! Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Santa visits all kids, even the wild ones. If you’ve got a little wild thing at your house who is expecting a visit from Santa this year (or maybe even an older wild thing), you need this Where the Wild … Read more ...