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Tutorial: Petals Pillow

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Jann from Newton Custom Interiors shows how you can make this decorative pillow covered in fabric petals.  She shows how to make the fabric petals and also how to achieve even spacing and good coverage when stitching them down to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Measuring tape fish pendant

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Here is a necklace made for sewists!  Made by Laura from IsLaura, it features a fish made from a rolled up measuring tape and “beads” made from empty bobbins.  She shares a tutorial showing how she made the fish.  Her… Read more ...

Tutorial: SewVery Simple Cold Pack

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Veronica from SewVery shares a tutorial for making her SewVery Simple Cold Pack.  She designed it to wrap around the neck or drape across the stomach.  You can fill it with dried corn and keep it in the freezer until… Read more ...

Free pattern: Baby Oxfords

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Handmade shoes are one of my favorite gifts to give a new parent, I think because of my weakness for baby shoes.  They’re just so… tiny.  And so cute!  Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for her… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mary Darling collar

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An from Straight Grain shows how you can make her Mary Darling collar for a blouse or dress.  It’s like a Peter Pan collar, but with three scallops instead of two.  It has a lovely vintage look that would be… Read more ...