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Tutorial: Scrap ribbon gift tags

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Melissa from Sweet Escape shows how you can use your smaller scraps of ribbons to make these festive gift tags.  Obviously they’re nice for Christmas, but do them up in other colors and you’ll have all the tags you need… Read more ...

Tutorial: Half square triangle coasters

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Kim from Leland Ave. Studios shows how you can make these half square triangle coasters.  They would make a great last-minute gift, perhaps a hostess gift for a Thanksgiving or Christmas celebration.  Or, make up a stack of them in… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew scrap fabric leaves

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Melisa from Ain’t That The Berries shows how she makes scrap fabric leaves, with no sewing required.  She uses glue to stiffen the fabric so you don’t end up with floppy leaves.  She scattered them across a table runner, but… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric napkins

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Jeska from Studio BeauVert shows how to make a pretty set of cloth napkins out of your scrap fabrics.  Her napkins are mini-sized – just 9″ square – to take advantage of smaller pieces of fabric.  The smaller squares are… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bias tape wrap bracelets

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Don’t throw away those awkward lengths of leftover bias tape, especially if it’s pretty patterned bias tape that you made yourself.  If you have about 14″ of it, you can use that bias tape to make wrap bracelets.  Tinsel &… Read more ...