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Tutorial: Tulip dress

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tulipdress3Nicole from The Felted Fox shares a tutorial for making this gorgeous tulip dress.  Made from a lightweight knit fabric, it has a drapey boxy bodice, and a wrap skirt with tulip shaping.  You can adjust the shape of the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Layered Cascading Tutu

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Kathryn from Craft Me Happy shares a tutorial for her Layered Cascading Tutu.  The colors and the textures and the gentle cascades on the fabric strips make this a step up from a typical knotted tulle tutu.  It’s beautiful as… Read more ...

Free pattern: Faux Fur Cropped Jacket

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Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for making this faux fur cropped jacket.  The faux fur she used doesn’t fray, so didn’t include a lining and didn’t finish the edges in order to simplify the construction.  If… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scented dream pillows

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Rachel from Adventures in Making shows how you can make her Pleasant Dreams scented pillow.  The small fabric pillow is filled with relaxing herbs like catnip, lavender, and mugwort.  This would be a great gift for the hard-to-buy-for person on… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawstring laundry bag

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Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make a laundry bag, one you can use individually in a dorm or hang from a laundry sorting station.  She made hers from mesh, which allows her to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy sew butterfly applique cape

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This beautiful butterfly cape is an easy project.  Mark Montano shares a tutorial showing how (video and written instructions).  It comes up shorter in the front, so the  cape won’t hide your entire outfit when you’re wearing it.  And the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hand santizer pouch

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Ren from The Inspired Wren shows how you can make a little pouch to hold a small bottle of hand sanitizer.  The fabric jacket wraps around a bottle of hand sanitizer, and a button loop at the top lets you… Read more ...