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Tutorial: Dinosaur glove softies

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Here’s a cute way to use your orphan gloves.  Turn them in glovosaurs – dinosaur softies made from gloves. Allison from Sweater Doll guest blogs at Cucicucicoo with a tutorial showing how to make glovosaurs, or dinosaur softies out of… Read more ...

Free pattern: Felt Halloween ornaments

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These felt ornaments would be so cute hanging from a Halloween tree!! Alicia from Felt With Love Designs shares a free pattern for making them.  There’s a candy, a spiderweb, a witch hat, a Frankenstein, and (my favorite) a black… Read more ...

Free pattern: Boys pirate shirt

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Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern to make a kids’ pirate shirt.  It fits loose and laces up the front.  Scrounge through your child’s closet (and your own) and you probably have the rest… Read more ...

Tutorial: 15-minute zipper cowl

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Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how you can make this zipper cowl in just 15 minutes.  It’s made from a layer of fleece and a layer of faux suede (or other fabric you’d want to use for the outside),… Read more ...

Tutorial: Two tone tote bag handles

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It’s the details that make a handmade bag something special.  Like these two toned handles in this tote.  The orange on the inside is an unexpected pop of color – and it coordinates with the lining and the piping at… Read more ...