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Tutorial: Scrap fabric bead necklace

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Alisa Burke turns her fabric scraps into fabulous jewelry.  The leftover bits of fabric get rolled up into beads, which can she can turn into colorful necklaces.  She shares a tutorial showing how to do it.  You can also make… Read more ...

Free pattern: Strawberry pincushion

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Heather from  shares a free pattern for making a strawberry pincushion.  If you use a pink or red fabric with itty white polka dots, it’ll look like a real strawberry.  But you can also throw caution to the wind and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork pincushion

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Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shares a tutorial for making this patchwork pincushion.  It’s absolutely charming out of the vintage-inspired fabrics she used.  But make it from solids and it would have a more modern feel.  Or florals for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Magnetic needle minders

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These needle minders by Bev from Flamingo Toes are as adorable as they are practical.  She shares a tutorial showing how to make them.  The fabric covered buttons are magnetic so they’ll hold a needle (or a couple of straight… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quick no-sew sachet

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Andy from A Bright Corner shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make this smell-good sachet, with no sewing required.  You’ll need just two small squares of fabric, making this a good scrapbusting project.  She uses … Read more ...

Tutorial: Colorful felt tassel

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Amy from Bead Bash shows how you can make this colorful felt tassel.  If you don’t have the felt you need, you could also use thin strips of knit fabric – though you’d need to use more strips of knit… Read more ...