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Tutorial: Drawstring laundry bag

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Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make a laundry bag, one you can use individually in a dorm or hang from a laundry sorting station.  She made hers from mesh, which allows her to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hand santizer pouch

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Ren from The Inspired Wren shows how you can make a little pouch to hold a small bottle of hand sanitizer.  The fabric jacket wraps around a bottle of hand sanitizer, and a button loop at the top lets you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Repurposed neck tie purse

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Rochelle from eSheep Designs shares a 5-part series showing how she created this awesome little bag out of a neck tie. She calls it the MyTie purse.  The entire exterior of the bag is made from one repurposed neck tie,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hello Sailor grommet tote

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Jaime Pretty Prudent shows how to make her Hello Sailor! Grommet Tote.   She made it for an upcoming cruise, and it gets its name from the words “Hello Sailor” embroidered across the canvas tote.  You could also make this from… Read more ...

Tutorial: NFL clear vinyl tote

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Like many sports organizations, the NFL has rules about the kinds of bags you can bring into their games.  The NFL guidelines include that the bag must be clear and must be no larger than 12″ x 6″ x 12″. … Read more ...

Free pattern: Fox Kindle or iPad Sleeve

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Eskimimi Makes shares a free pattern for making the cutest fox Kindle or iPad sleeve.  It’s made from two layers of fleece.  The soft fleece will help keep your device’s screen from getting scratched, and the thickness of it will… Read more ...