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Sew4Home shows how you can make a stack of three patchwork pincushions. They’re trimmed all around with mini pom pom trim and tufted in the center with either a button or a large pom pom. (The pom pom is my… Read more ... 
Nhi from Detective Houndstooth shows how to make a macron measuring tape. She started with a measuring tape in a round case, and covered it with fabric scraps and ribbon to turn it into a sweet sewing notion. This would… Read more ... 
This lip balm key ring case caught my eye this morning, as I’m waking up (yet again) to dry cracked lips from this cold winter air. The small fabric pouch hooks to your key ring and has a pocket just… Read more ... 
Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shows a way you can organize and store your fabric scraps that is nothing less than genius. I don’t want to share here what she does, but I’ll give you a teaser… Read more ... 
Melissa from 100 Billion Stars shows a cute little project you can make with your fabric scraps. It’s a framed mini silhouette, and you can make it without sewing a stitch. A scrap of fabric becomes a patterned background for… Read more ... 
These little fabric bird ornaments are so cute! Charlie Deighton shares a tutorial on Fabric HQ showing how to make them. They’re easy to put together out of fabric and ribbon scraps. She showed them as Christmas ornaments, but I… Read more ... 
Rina from Oomanoot shows how you can make a pretty headband out of your fabric scraps. A bit of elastic at the bottom will help them fit snug. They’re quick and easy to sew up. They’re cute left plain, but… Read more ... 
Jennifer from Bits & Bobs 4 Bubs shows how you can sew up a quick freezer pop cozy. It’s a tube of fabric that fits around an freezer pop (the kind that come in the plastic tubes) to keep your… Read more ... 
Celina from Petit a Petit and Family shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a hat and scarf out of an old sweater. Use a favorite fabric scrap to line the scarf for an unexpected… Read more ... 
Mayda from En La Carretera shows how you can make cute little bobby pin hair accessories out of your fabric scraps. There’s no sewing required and you can make them in any shape. The butterflies she made are so pretty! … Read more ... 
Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life shows how to make this awesome cross-body tote out of a vintage tablecloth. The leather (or faux leather) bottom makes a cool contrast with the vintage tablecloth. It only takes a small bit… Read more ... 
Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can use covered buttons and fabric scraps to make hair accessories. If you use the scraps from a handmade garment, they’ll match perfectly. Or, just have fun pawing through your scrap bin… Read more ... 
Jennifer Jangles shows how to make her Scrappy Happy Scarves. These just make me happy! They’re colorful and scrappy and textural. The scarves themselves are made from knit fabric, easy peasy. The ends are embellished with petals of scrap fabric… Read more ... 
Are you doing Elf on the Shelf 
for your kids this year? If so, here’s a fun sewing project that will also give you another way to display the elf. Ros from Sew Delicious shows how you can make a… Read more ... 
Liz from Cotton & Curls used some fuzzy fabric to make a cute new boxy top for herself. Scraps of leather finish the neck and arm holes. The top has simple lines that show off the texture of the fabric… Read more ... 
