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Sew4Home shows how to make a seat belt and handle cover lined with soft fleece or minky. It gives extra padding to keep a seat belt from chafing your shoulder or the handle of a heavy bag from digging into… Read more ... 
Becky from U Create shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make a swaddling blanket that fits in a car seat. There are holes cut for the straps so baby can be wrapped up inside the… Read more ... 
Hey, Star Wars fans, Crafty Staci has a tutorial for you! She shows how to make a small felt purse in the shape of Yoda. Go to her blog for the how-to.
[photo from Crafty Staci]
Wondering why there… Read more ... 
Stephanie from The Tiptoe Fairy shows how to make a shopping cart or high chair cover to protect a baby from the germy germs. The cover has leg holes and straps on the inside, and an elastic casing around the… Read more ... 
Stacie from Yellow Spool shares a tutorial that’s a little slice of sewing brilliance. She adds snap tape
to the crotch of her young daughter’s bathing suits. Anyone who has ever had to wrangle a wet bathing suit off and… Read more ... 
Lauren from The Thinking Closet shows how to make a quick and easy burp cloth that you can give as a shower gift. It’s a pre-folded diaper with a fabric panel stitched down the middle. The sewing is simple enough… Read more ... 
Kataryna from Sew Chibi shows the Nyan Cat and Tac Nayn dresses she made for her daughters. The outfit is her response to the monthly Sew Geeky challenge she co-hosts with Max California. The theme this month is 8-Bit… Read more ... 
Cherie from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shows how to make her 15-Minute Diaper Clutch. The simple fabric pouch is just big enough to hold a pack of wipes and a couple of spare diapers. Get the tute.… Read more ... 
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make these adorable ruffle bum baby diaper covers. The tutorial is part of her Gingham Style series. They’re actually a variation on a previously published ruffled diaper cover. Her original design… Read more ... 
Kelly from Wild Wandering and Sewing In No Man’s Land shows how to sew a pair baby moccasins. She used a free baby bootie pattern that she adapted to make them into moccasins. She shows the adaptations and how to… Read more ... 
Amy from Nap Time Crafters and Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shopshows how to make her go-to baby gift – a set of contoured burp cloths. The curved shape fits perfectly over the shoulder. Each one is made from two layers of… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a baby romper with elastic thread shirring/smocking at the top. The stretchy top and tie straps give flexibility in fit. She gives measurements to make one in a size 12-18 months, but… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE joings the Vintage May blog series (hosted by Craftiness is Optional and Skirt as Top) with a tutorial showing how to make baby bibs out of quilted fabric placemats. The large size and the quilted layers provide… Read more ... 
Tonya from The Crafty Mummy created a padded cover to keep the seatbelt in her car from rubbing against her young daughter’s neck. It’s a simple project and she shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Go to her … Read more ... 
Liz from Simple Simon & Co. used a length of decorative trim to achieve a faux bib on a discount t-shirt. That little detail takes the shirt from plain to chic. Go to Simple Simon & Co. for a short … Read more ... 
