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Corduroy is one of my most favorite children’s stories. It’s a story of compassion, of determination, and a homecoming. No wonder its a favorite for many families. Dana from MADE created a small doll-sized quilt and a special tote bag… Read more ... 
Lindsay from The Cottage Home guest blogs in the Refashionista series at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a tutorial showing how to make a pair of little boy overalls out of a couple of pairs of men’s pants. … Read more ... 
Andrea from The Train To Crazy and Go To Patterns shares a free pattern for making a child-sized conductor’s hat. This hat, plus some overalls and a bandana, will make a cute train conductor Halloween costume. The pattern is available… Read more ... 
Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how you can combine applique and shirring to create cute gathered designs. She used them as insets on overalls for babies and toddlers. They’d also be cute shirred bodices for little girl dresses. … Read more ... 
Head over to Show Tell Share for the tute showing how to make this little girl’s jumper. The top is made like a pair of overalls, with criss-crossy straps and a big patch pocket to hold treasures. The fabric she… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates joins in the Once Upon a Thread series at No Big Dill with an outfit inspired by the book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. In this book, the mischevious mouse wears a pair of… Read more ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Rumble Tumble Coveralls for little kids. The design works equally well for boys and girls. Made from a heavy fabric, they can stand up… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her Vintage Inspired Overalls for little girls, inspired by a photo of her grandfather as a young child. Gorgeous!! Rows of ruffled chiffon are stitched across the bib and are accented… Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs at The Girl Creative with a tutorial showing how to turn an adult pair of capri pants into a child’s pair of overalls. The roll-up hems on the capri pants, as well as… Read more ... 
Shannon from luvinthemommyhood joins the Once Upon a Thread series at No Big Dill with a girl’s overall outfit inspired by the book Charlotte’s Web. Here’s the genius part – she made those overalls out of a pair of her… Read more ... 
Lookie what came in the mail yesterday. More dollies! 6 more dollies, in fact. This brings our grand total for Dolly Donations to 34 DOLLIES. WOW! Y’all are awesome. 
These 6 dollies come from Kathy in Indiana. Each has its… Read more ... 
Elisabeth from Growing Home shares a tutorial for making a John John, a pair of short overalls for a little boy. This style is so timeless! She uses an existing pair as a pattern. You can keep the design more… Read more ... 
Mandy from Sugar Bee Craft Edition made these super cute floor cushions for her kids’ playroom. She paired denim repurposed from an old pair of overalls with a fun cotton print. The carrying handle on the side is actually the… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Baby Sack Baby Jack and Foundation shows how to make this child’s apron out of an old pair of denim overalls. If you reuse one of the buckles, you can make the neck strap adjustable. And because it’s… 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 ... 
