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Sharon from Sharon Sews shows how you can make this pieced panel skirt for an 18″ doll. Because it’s pieced, you can probably make this from bits of fabric in your scrap bin. You can have fun mixing the prints… Read more ... 
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to make a pair of adjustable elastic suspenders. The front has two straps, but on the back they meet in the middle to create a “Y” attaching at the… Read more ... 
Michele from The Scrap Shoppe shares a tutorial at SNAP! Creativity showing how to make festive Mardi Gras masks out of fabric and felt, with no sewing required. After you’ve got the basic masks put together, you can embellish them… Read more ... 
Katie from Made to be a Momma shows how to make a journal pen holder. The fabric pocket is just big enough to hold a couple of pens or pencils. A strip of elastic holds it to the cover of… Read more ... 
Deanna from Sew McCool shows how to make her Ribbon Embellished Needle Case. It’s made like a book, with fabric “pages” inside to hold your needles. The cover has a contrasting strip down the side like a book spine. A… Read more ... 
Dena from Hearts & Sharts shows how she made this happy scrappy anatomical heart applique for a throw pillow. The parts of the heart are appliqued out of different fabrics, creating a colorful mix of print and color. She shares… Read more ... 
Delia from Delia Creates shares a tutorial for kids, showing how they can make a simple hat for their favorite stuffed animals. They’re made from a scrap of fleece, knit, or sweater fabric – basically any fabric with some stretch… Read more ... 
Craft Foxes shares a fun idea for using scraps of t-shirt fabric left over from refashion projects. You can turn your scraps into t-shirt yarn and use the yarn to make wrapped headbands. The project is an excerpt from the… Read more ... 
Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how to make a make a 3-ring binder cover out of your fabric scraps. She pieces them on a foundation using a quilt-as-you-go technique so there’s no fussy measuring or corner matching. This would be… Read more ... 
Dena from Hearts & Sharts shows how she made this throw pillow with a whimsical, scrappy hot air balloon scene. She uses fabric scraps and fusible webbing applique to make the balloons, and free motion stitching to outline and add… Read more ... 
Stephanie from Tip Toe Fairy shows how to make three styles of fleece hats for American Girl and Bitty Baby dolls. Her tutorial shows how to make a jester hat (two point), a skit hat, and a pom pom hat. … Read more ... 
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 ... 
