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Tutorial: Velvet lined ribbon headband

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Style your hair quickly – and cutely – with a pretty ribbon headband.  These are made from decorative ribbons and lined with velvet to help them from slipping.  Elastic at the bottom gives a comfortable but snug fit.  Charlene from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric autumn leaves

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These scrap fabric autumn leaves are making me happy today.  The colors, the textures, the little embellishments that give each one its own personality.  Donna (purl3agony) shows how you can make them.  Put them on sticks to use as table… Read more ...

Tutorial: Shopping list tote bag

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Jennifer Davey shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can  make this shopping list tote.  The white fabric tote is sewn with red and blue lines to look like notebook paper, with DecoFoil words to write out… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Sports Team spirit baby bib

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Football season is here!  Everyone loves to show their team spirit!  Sports logos on everything, even these baby bibs. Angie from Crafts Unleashed shows how you can make them.  They’re super easy and you won’t need licensed team fabric, either.  … Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew superhero cape

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How about a superhero cape with no sewing required?  Make and Takes has a tutorial showing how.  You can use any non-fraying fabric, like fleece or felt or knit.  You can make the cape as any superhero you want by… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawcord backpack

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At Sew4Home you can see how to make a trendy drawcord backpack like this one.  The shape is sleek and boxy.  It has a long angled flap extending over the grommeted drawcord closure and a  large zippered front pocket.  The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruched fabric flower headband

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Ashley from Cherished Bliss shows how you can make these pretty ruched fabric flowers.  They’d make beautiful embellishments for a headband!  Or how about some large ruched flowers on a wreath decorating your front door?  So many possibilities with these… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy parrot costume

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This parrot costume would be so awesome for Halloween or dress-up, or even a costume for a school play.  Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can make it.  It’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Watercolor fall pillows

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Cami from Tidbits shows how she uses a CitraSolv transfer technique to create these lovely watercolored autumn throw pillows.  The images are transfered to the fabric and then painted with watercolors.  She includes the pumpkin and leaf images as free… Read more ...