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Lookie what Haley from Thinker Maker made out of a thrifted red sweater! It’s an asymmetrical cropped sweater, perfect for layering. She cut it short to remove the polo collar from the original sweater. Check out how she incorporated the… Read more ... 
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shows off her magic tie trick. No, it doesn’t pull a rabbit out of a hat or perform any other sleight of hand. But it does make the tail of a necktie… Read more ... 
So, I recently decided to try my hand at making some cute baby booties, and let me tell you, it was so much fun! I found this great tutorial over at Leafy Treetop Spot, and it gave me the perfect… Read more ... 
Paige from Simply Handmade by Paige and Pink Lemonade Store shows how she refashioned a too-big knit dress into this fabulous number. The simple black dress is the perfect backdrop for the ruffle and cluster of rolled fabric flowers at… Read more ... 
Lookie! More dollies have arrived on my doorstep! This group of TEN dollies was donated by Tere from The Quilted Pug. TEN DOLLIES, people! She used machine embroidery to stitch all of the faces. Brilliant idea!! And I love… Read more ... 
Look at what arrived in the mail on Saturday! A box full of sweet dollies for our Dolly Donation Challenge! They were made by Pam in Fairview, North Carolina. Check out the paisley fabric she used for the hair. … Read more ... 
Lindsey from Filth Wizardry shares a really cool project she did with her kids. She let them design their own fabrics. She pulled out the paints and the fabric markers and let them go wild. Read more about her cool … Read more ... 
Astrid from Sew Sixties has created a blog to chronicle her adventures in sewing the vintage patterns that she loves. If you’ve got an affinity for 1960s-ish patterns (and maybe more than a few stacked up waiting to be sewn),… Read more ... 
Lookie what came in the mail yesterday – a box full of happy Dolly Donation dolls. Suzi from Heber Springs, Arkansas sent them in to our Craft Gossip Dolly Donation Challenge. 
Aren’t they the sweetest? Look at those… Read more ... 
Emily from Saltwater Kids shares some photos on her blog showing off the boys’ summer shorts that she made out of a man’s button down shirt. I love the look of the plaid shirting in the boys’ shorts!! Read more … Read more ... 
Lookie what Sachiko from Tea Rose Companyand Tea Rose Home made! She took scraps from her daughter’s outgrown baby clothes that she couldn’t bear to part with and made these heartbreakingly sweet clothes for her daughter’s dolly. What a… Read more ... 
Lookie what Ginger from Wiener Dog Tricks made! A champion of the much-maligned vintage polyester fabrics, she has covered her couch with them! Brilliant! Read more about her project at Wiener Dog Tricks.
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Care from Obsessively Stitching finishes out her Rubik’s Cube week with a cool storage basket shaped like – wait for it – a Rubik’s Cube. She used her storage basket tutorial to make it, but enclosed the seams and added… Read more ... 
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Shop and A Lemon Squeezy Home made this adorable 1920’s-inspired dress and headband for her toddler girl. What a cute little flapper dress!! It’s part of her Sewing Through the Decades series. See more photos of … Read more ... 
