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Cotton and Cloud shares a downloadable tutorial for making this modern lunch tote. The deep sides allow for oversized plastic containers, which many store-bought lunch totes do not. Go to the tutorial.
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Craftzine shares a tutorial for making a new cover for an IKEA high chair. Get the how-to.
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Joan from Nini Makes shares an ingenious method for making faux patchwork detailing. It’s perfect for using up tiny scraps of fabric, and the result looks like you put far more effort into it than you really did. You can… Read more ... 
So you need to give a present to a person who has everything and needs nothing? Never fear! I bet they don’t have a tulle ruffled toilet seat cover like this one by Stylopath. She shares a tutorial, so you… Read more ... 
Camille Roskelley from Thimble Blossoms and Simplify shares a tutorial at the Moda Bake Shop for making this sweet little peppermint swirl pincushion. I could eat this up! Get the how-to.
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Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she took a dollar store scarf and turned it into a pair of baby legs. (Baby legs are basically long footless socks, kind of cross between leggings and a pair of socks.) With cooler… Read more ... 
Gorgeous Things shows how she attaches a collar band without having to topstitch to keep the facing in place. Topstitching a collar band is one of my least favorite sewing tasks; there’s always that little bit of lining that doesn’t… Read more ... 
Kootoyoo shows how to make this fabric covered toy box. Now sewing is involved – just clevered wrapped fabric and adhesive. Go to the tutorial.
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Small Fry & Co shows how to take a receiving blanket and turn it into a car seat cover. By starting with a blanket, you eliminate the time-consuming step of backing and edging the fabric square. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Fashion shouldn’t be limited to those of us with two legs. Your doggie deserves to walk in style, too. The Purl Bee shows how to make this pretty dog leash, complete with ribbon monogrammed with your dog’s initial. Get the … Read more ... 
Jennifer Stern from J. Stern Designs continues her tutorial on sewing jeans, this time with step-by-step information on sewing the front pockets on a pair of jeans. Go to the tutorial.
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Lookie what Michelle at from the same nest made from a thrifted shoe rack! It’s a sling bookshelf, like the ones you see for high dollars in the designer children’s furniture catalogs. What a cool idea! Read more about her… Read more ... 
If you’re used to sewing with woven cottons, a project using stretch knits may leave you feeling like you’ve stepped off into a foreign land. Soozs gives you some tips for sewing with knits. Read what Soozs has to say … Read more ... 
Window treatments are expensive to buy, but usually fairly easy to make yourself. Centsational Girl shows how she made her own Roman shades. Go to the tutorial.
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In celebration of her new online shoppe, Flannel Queen is giving away three yummy flannel prizes from her shop. (Just in time for cool weather, too!) One winner will receive a fat quarter pack of 6 prints, another winner will… Read more ...