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Plain white onesies are inexpensive and practical, but just so…. plain. Small Fry & Co. shares a tutorial for dressing up a plain onesie with simple applique using cotton scraps and fusible webbing. Go to the tutorial.
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Elizabeth from Elizabeth You Were Born To Play That Part celebrates her 1-year blog-iversary with a free pattern for her Marie apron. I love the vintage styling! Go to the free pattern.
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American Pastimes is the latest fabric line designed by The New England Quilt Museum for Marcus Fabrics. I’m seeing all sorts of little boy clothes from these fabrics. Break out the lemonade and the apple pie! View swatches of the … Read more ... 
Add this little strawberry dimensional applique by The Handmade Dress to your next sewing project. Perhaps it needs to be on the bodice of a little girl’s dress. Or maybe it should decorate the side of your next bag? Go … Read more ... 
Jezze shares a tutorial for using plastic tubing to make inexpensive purse handles from plastic tubing. CLEARLY, this a super cool project! (Yeah, that was a bad pun. Feel free to groan…) Go to the tutorial.
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Check out this sweet retro owl sunglass case by peptogirl. With a case this unique, you’ll never misplace your sunglasses again. Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
YouTube user khayotikk shares a video showing how to make a tiered tutu. Go to the video.
[via Picking Up Threads]
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Cut Out + Keep user Gretchen F. shares a tutorial for making a diaper clutch from a placemat. Get the how-to.
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If your father (or husband) is a tie-wearing kind of man, you can use Purl Bee’s Father’s Day Tie tutorial to make a one-of-a-kind Father’s Day gift. She shows how to sew a tie. If you have a son, you… Read more ... 
Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts shares a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop, showing how to use charm squares to make a tote bag. Get the how-to.
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Instructables user QueenElizabeth shares a tutorial for making a book pillow perfect for reading in bed. Just prop the book on the angled pillow. Get the tutorial.
[via Craftzine]
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The Fabric Shopper provides a sneak peek of several new fabrics from independent fabric designers. They share photos of new fabrics from Umbrella Prints, Pippijoe, Saffron Craig, Ink & Spindle, and Aunty Cooky. Go to the sneak peeks.
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Editor’s note: The tutorial linked to in this post is no longer available, but you can find a similar tutorial here. When my daughter was little, I never understood the appeal of the onesie. Those little The Snaps
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CraftStylish shows how to sew a pair of undies using the knit fabric from an old t-shirt. Think of how soft they would be! Get the tutorial.
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Rostichery is at it again with the apron cheats. This time she shows how to take a longer skirt and turn it into a full-body apron. Get the how-to.
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