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Head over to Sew4Home to see how to make this pretty throw pillow. It’s edged with pom pom trim and tufted in the center with a large button. The pom poms add a touch of whimsy, and the tufting gives… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Ellison Lane shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a set of Halloween-y placemats. The top is covered with a fusible vinyl so they’ll wipe clean. The stack of pumpkins were fussy cut… Read more ... 
Susan from Living With Punks is over at Momtastic with a tutorial showing how to make a reversible tablecloth with pom pom trim. She made it to cover the play table in her daughter’s room. The bright colors in the… Read more ... 
I’m having so much fun decorating for Halloween this year!! We haven’t been so good about it in previous years, but this year my daughter asked if we could “do it up big”. Lemme tell you, that got my crafty… Read more ... 
Laura from Behind the Hedgerow shows how she made a taggie blanket square for a new baby. Her variation on the taggie toy was to make it from all fabric, no ribbon. Liberty fabric, y’all! The blanket square is made… Read more ... 
Geometric designs are trending big time right now. Aimee from Clones N Clowns shows how to make a throw pillow with a big geometric heart stitch on it. The heart – and the lines inside connecting the angles – is… Read more ... 
Kathy from Just Crafty Enough shows how she solved the problem of the creeping duvet – you know, where the duvet won’t stay spread out the way it’s supposed to be inside the cover – with the help of some… Read more ... 
The beach cabin print on these throw pillows by Pam from Threading My Way are making me happy. As you read this post, I’m on the road with my mother and daughter heading down to Gulf Shores for a beach… Read more ... 
Jenelle from TrashN2Tees guest blogs over at The Sewing Loft with a tutorial showing how you can make a throw pillow featuring your child’s own artwork. It’s a fun project you can make with your young children. And how proud… Read more ... 
Vicky Myers Creations shows how you can make a new cover for a square pouf cushion out of denim recycled from old jeans. Denim is such a sturdy fabric! Even from old jeans, it’ll make a sturdy cushion cover. You … Read more ... 
Amy from Positively Splendid shares a tutorial over at Tatertots and Jello showing how to make this appliqued fall leaf pillow. Using a pre-cut felt leaf accent for your applique makes it a quick project. She found the one she… Read more ... 
Nicole from The Felted Fox made this felt fox pillow was made as a special gift for a child. Actually, she made two of them – one for each of her cousin’s two daughters who live in Norway, where you… Read more ... 
In her color blocked candy corn pillows, Amy from Positively Splendid uses a simple stripe to evoke a favorite Halloween candy. You can dowload a PDF tutorial showing how to make one. It’s a quick pillow to sew up and… Read more ... 
Got an ugly armchair? Justine at Sew Country Chick shows how you can make a slipcover to make it pretty again. As an added bonus, you can remove the slipcover when it needs a good laundering. (Definitely a plus when… Read more ... 
With her Pretty Easy Baby Blanket tutorial, Jess at Craftiness Is Not Optional shows that a pretty and thoughtful baby gift doesn’t need to be complicated or time consuming. The simple square baby blanket is from a layer of minky… Read more ... 