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The Food Network shares a tutorial for making this cupcake Halloween costume. This is so cute! I especially like the sprinkles made from foam hair rollers. Get the how-to.
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Antoinette from clevergirl.org finishes up her blog series on sewing your own undies with a tutorial showing how to convert a bikini panty sewing pattern to boy short undies. Go to the tutorial.
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Do you have a free spirited little one who likes to wander away from you in stores or at parks? Vegbee from Blueprints did, and she fashioned a jingle bell cuff to help keep up with her. It proved so… Read more ... 
Dorinda from Flower Girl Designs shares a free PDF pattern for this Traveler’s Tote Bag. The roomy bag will hold your traveling essentials, and the contrast panel on the outside is a pocket. Add a little pendant to make it… Read more ... 
A baby sling provides a hands-free way to carry your baby around with you and still keep them snuggled up close. Elizabeth from Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part shows how to make a reversible baby sling. There’s… Read more ... 
Small Dreamfactory shares a pattern and tutorial for making this super cute whale softie. Go to the pattern and tutorial.
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HomeSpun Threads shows how to turn a tea candle holder into a lovely little footed pincushion. Get the how-to.
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Antoinette from clevergirl.org shows how to alter a bikini panty pattern to make hipster panties. Get the how-to.
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Looking for more Swimsuit sewing patterns? Check out these patterns for swimmers, bikinis, board shorts and swimsuits. Wanting… Read more ... 
Sister Diane of Crafty Pod (and author of Weaving Un-Loomed) shares a tutorial on Craftzine for this woven ric rac lampshade. A rainbow of ric rac in a variety of sizes is loosely woven around a lampshade, and the… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles n Such shows how to make a fabulous pleated bag. This is such a versatile purse design! You can make it with bright, mod florals or tweedy suitings, or anything in between. I daresay that it would… Read more ... 
Free Spirit Fabrics gives us some more sneak peeks of upcoming fabric lines. Included in this batch of swatches are Anna Maria Horner’s Little Folks, Jane Sassman’s Sunshine and Shadows, Jay McCarroll’s Germania, and Tanya Whelan’s Dolce. See the swatches … Read more ... 
Who says that dinosaur motifs are only for boys? Ashley from Lil Blue Boo made a girlie T-Rex tank using reverse applique. She also created coordinating shorts with the words “Q T Rex” across the bum. How stinkin cute is… Read more ... 
Laura from We Wilsons designed this clever bunny and fox flip doll. Each doll has both a bunny AND a fox – two dolls in one! You can change which doll you see by flipping and turning the body. (Pictured… Read more ... 
If you love vintage patterns, then get over to the Commercial Pattern Archive (CoPA) at the Univeristy of Rhode Island. They are allowing free access to their database of vintage patterns until Tuesday, September 25, 2009. To get free access,… Read more ... 
Free Spirit Fabrics blog shares a sneak peek of a handful of upcoming fabric collections. Included in this batch of sneak peeks are Denyse Schmidt’s Hope Valley, Jenean Morrison’s California Dreamin’, and Terry Mangat’s On the Rio Grande. See them … Read more ...