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Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she took a boxy dollar store t-shirt and turned it into a stylish peasant top. Go to the tutorial.
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Jill from Homemade by Jill shows how to create this t-shirt with a ruffled neckline. She uses an existing t-shirt as the pattern and then adds the ruffle to the neck. Go to the tutorial.
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Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial for making a seat cover for your little one’s little red wagon
. She created the cover because she found that the metal was either too hot in the summer or too cold in… Read more ... 
Every stylish baby nursery needs a dust ruffle on the crib, and Sew4Home shows how to make one. Go to the tutorial.
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Craft Passion shares a tutorial for reverse applique. She used the technique to create a handstitched title that she then photo’d to use as a header for her sewing blog. What can you make with reverse applique? Go to the … Read more ... 
Lila Tueller gives a little sneak peek at what she’s been working on. It’s the Eden line, due out in Spring 2010. She also gives a sneak look at a yet unnamed line slated for Fall 2010. Check it out … Read more ... 
During the winter months, a nice heavy comforter helps keep the chill away. But in the warm summer months, a comforter often ends up stored in the linen closet. The Home EC Teacher’s Daughter shows how to make this comforter… Read more ... 
Create a reusable gift box embellishment with this tutorial by Gingham Cherry for a felt flower gift box band. What a cool idea! Go to the tutorial.
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I recently had the opportunity to review the Mighty Mendit
permanent bonding agent for fabric, and the Mighty Gemit embellishing adhesive.
I had seen the advertisements on television, and was curious to see how well it worked. I cleared my… Read more ... 
Sew4Home continues the Stylish Baby Nursery series with instructions for making a simple patchwork pillow. Go to the how-to.
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With school starting soon, many of us will be stocking up on juice pouches for kids’ lunches. Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how you can turn an empty juice pouch into a little zippered coin purse. So very cool!! Go … Read more ... 
What Yoda do with grocery bags, would, hmm? Reuse them, would he. Yeesssssss.
Celebrate your inner geek with this reusable grocery tote appliqued with a smiling yoda face. Dollar Store Crafts tells how she made one. Read more at Dollar … Read more ... 
Patricia Valery from evilneedles.com shows how to thread your serger. She also shows a quick way to change thread colors once you’ve gotten it threaded. Go to the video tutorial.
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Lynette from Get Your Craft On guest blogs at U Create with this tutorial showing how to add tuxedo-shirt detailing to a little girl’s t-shirt. Get the how-to.
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Head over to Design Sponge to see two ways to applique throw pillows with a modern twist. The first features felt flowers; the second, an appliqued spiral of printed fabric. Go to the tutorial.
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