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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 ... 
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs combined three unwanted garments to make a refashioned maxi dress. She used a t-shirt for the top, a tiered dress for the skirt, and the fabric from a second shirt to create a faux… Read more ... 
What to do with all the scraps left over from t-shirt refashions? You could just chuck them in the trash bin, or…. you cut them into strips and turn them into rosettes. Stephanie from The Sewing Chick shows how to… Read more ... 
Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts shares a tutorial in the Sew In Tune series at Melly Sews. She shows how to make a little kid’s baseball shirt t-shirt, complete with cute team logo, out of two plain t-shirts. Get … Read more ... 
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how you can add an applique to a t-shirt and get a lovely frayed edge. Her method avoids using a fusible webbing, as the heat melted glue would keep the edges stuck down instead of… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Un Petit Design guest blogs in the Skirting the Issue charity sewing series atSimple Simon & Co. with a tutorial showing how to make her Fully Loaded Circle Skirt. She gave it that name because it’s packed… Read more ... 
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional guest blogs in the Skirting The Issue charity sewing series atSimple Simon & Co. showing how to make her Stripey Skirt. The little girl’s gathered skirt is pieced from stripes of coordinating prints. … Read more ... 
Prudent Baby riffs on the classic pillowcase dress by adding an elastic neckline and waist – their Gathered Pillowcase Dress. They share a tutorial showing how to make one. Get the tute.
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Shannon from Googiemomma guest blogs in the Sewlebrity series at Family Ever After with a tutorial showing how she made her Obi Dress for girls. This is such a pretty dress!! It has a one-shouldered bodice, a tied sash waist,… Read more ... 
Bell from Nisabell Necessary shows how to make a little girl’s shirred sundress with a pretty scalloped hem. She uses a disappearing ink pen and a bowl to create the scallops around the bottom. Go to her tutorial.
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Jodi from Meaningful Mama put rainbows and ruffles together in a skirt for her young daughter’s birthday, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. She started with a thrifted knit skirt, and added the tiered of gathered… Read more ... 
Kristin from Skirt As Top guest blogs in the Skirting the Issue charity sewing series at Simple Simon & Co. with a tutorial showing how to make her Fruit Stripe Skirt for girls. The pieced stripes of solid fabric create… Read more ... 
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff guest blogs in the Skirting the Issue charity sewing series at with a tutorial showing how to make her Simple Skirt out of a t-shirt. The little girl’s play skirt is made from two layers… Read more ... 
The Sewing Dork shows how to make this colorful, pieced layered skirt for little girls. The design is inspired by a similar skirt by Oilily. It’s made from three prints, plus a contrast bias binding so you can have mixing … Read more ... 
Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made shares a tutorial over at SC Johnson Family Economics showing how to add a doily cutout to the back of a t-shirt. This is such a cool idea!! Get the how-to.
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