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Sew4Home explains how to make buttonholes with your sewing machines using a buttonhole attachment or using a 4-step buttonhole feature on your machine. Go to the tutorial.
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Cut Out + Keep user Becca K. shows how to make this ruffle shrug. All you need is tulle and ribbon. Go to the tutorial.
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The start of a new school year often means a new backpack, and kids love picking out their new backpack from all the themes and characters available. But often the previous year’s backpack is still servicable and the new backpack… Read more ... 
Michelle from The Creativity Room shares a tutorial for making this schoolgirl-style pleated skirt for a little girl. The pleats are only in the back, which saves both time and fabric. Get the how-to.
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Becca from Nap Time Journal shares a tutorial for making these fun monster capes, perfect entertainment for the little monsters running around your house. If you’re feeling brave, you can let them design the faces. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a creative way to help your little pre-reader become better acquainted with the alphabet. She created a set of beanbags with letters stenciled on each bag. Go to the tutorial.
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Christine from Christine Sews shows how to make a laptop sleeve sized specifically for your laptop. For the lining, she uses an old towel. Go to the tutorial.
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Threads Magazine shows how to make a pickstitch, a hand stitch useful for topstitching, installing zippers, and hemming. They also show how to use masking tape to get an even line of stitching. Get the tutorial.
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Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these sweet little tooth fairy bags. The simple design makes for a quick project. Go to the tutorial.
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When I was a kid, I loved to play with my grandmother’s powder. It felt so fancy to slip on a soft mitt and pat it on my skin until there was a cloud of powder surrounding me. Creative Ramblings… Read more ... 
Instructables user randofo shows how you can create a lampshade out of zippers. This tutorial involves creating a custom lamp base using a laser cutter, but I suspect that you can use this same sewing technique to make a shade… Read more ... 
CraftStylish shows how to create custom designs on fabric or ready-made garments using spray paint and household objects. Go for objects with interesting patterns, such as doilies, screening, etc. Go to the tutorial.
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Ready-to-wear swimwear is EXPENSIVE!! If you want to try to save money and make it yourself, check out these sewing tips offered by Su from Vively Online shares some tips for sewing swimwear. Link to swimwear sewing tips, part 1… Read more ... 
Sharon from Adventures in the Sewing Studio shows how to make this matching chef hat, apron, and oven mitt for Barbie. Now Barbie can look fabulous in the kitchen! Go to the tutorial.
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