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If you’ve ever lamented the fact that there’s just NOT ENOUGH time in the day, then you’re gonna love this Craft Clock by Ric Rac. It’s a working clock with a fabric cover. When she was stitching all the… Read more ... 
When the top of Swamp Yankees from Outer Space’s car key got broken off, she used her sewing skills to fix it. She created a fabric pouch, with the bottom of the key sticking out of a buttonhole in the… Read more ... 
maya*made has started a new family tradition with these garden wish flags. Using fabric crayons and markers, the whole family worked together to create this set of flags to hang outside the garden plot. Whether it’s wishes for sunlight or… Read more ... 
One More Moore shows the felt “car motels” that she made for her son. They’re felt versions of an orange traffic cone, but with a little door cut in them for the cars to park inside. How cute is that?? … Read more ... 
Mairuru made these flying sarubobo. “Saru” means “monkey” in Japanese, and “bobo” means baby. I love the way the arms and legs are outstretched, like they’re floating through the air. See more photos on her blog.
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Look at this hydrangea purse made by raycious! Each little blossom is accented with a yellow bead in the center. A drawstring at the top allows you to place your belongings inside the hydrangea-shaped bag. See more photos at her… Read more ... 
Georgina from Georgina Blogs takes a long-sleeved, ill-fitting shirt and turns it into a shaped, updated short-sleeved shirt. Even better, she posts a photo showing Think of it as an anatomy of a refashion. Read more at Georgina Blogs.… Read more ... 
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a Trekkie. A reluctant Trekkie, but still a Trekkie. So it thoroughly brightened my day when I saw this Spock Monkey by The Sock Drawer. Her Etsy shop features sock monkey versions of many well-loved… Read more ... 
I love this refashion project that Jenny posted over at Wardrobe Refashion. She repurposed a pair of overalls that her son had outgrown and a knit turtleneck into a very cool backpack. Check out the straps – they’re the… Read more ... 
Would you believe that this modern swing coat (toddler-sized) lived a full life as a dress before Jenny from The Kerr Family Blog refashioned it into what you see here? Get the details on this fabulous refashioning at her blog… Read more ... 
Mairuru shares photos of her latest project – cuffs shaped like sloths. Yes, sloths! Aren’t they the cutest?? See more about this project at Mairuru’s blog.
[tags]sewing, cuff, sloth, bracelet[/tags]Looking for more Sloth patterns to sew? Check these out… Read more ... 
I let out a little squeal of delight when I saw this rainbow twirl skirt by katiedid. This girl knows how to work the solid cottons like nobody’s business! See more photos at her blog.
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It seems everyone is repurposing dress shirts into kids’ dresses, adult skirts, purses – even fabric food. Nifty Thrifty makes these softie cupakes using the shirt cuffs left over from dress shirts she’s cut up into pillows. Definitely a cool… Read more ... 
This ottoman by Darling Petunia is more than just a soft kitty perch. It’s also efficient storage. Lift up the skirt to reveal the Rubbermaid tub underneath. Genius! Read more about this cool project.
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Nicole Mallalieu from You SEW, Girl! shows what she made for her mother for Mother’s Day. It’s a fabric memory chest. In place of travel stickers from far off places, this chest is emblazoned with photos depicting the many facets… Read more ...