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Ellen from The Long Thread shows how to make these maple leaf coasters from felt. This is such a simple (but beautiful) little project, so why not make up a batch to spruce up your autumn decor? Go to the … Read more ... 
Calli from Make It Do shows how to make a lovely dish towel from home decor weight fabric. Make one as a gift, or keep it for your own pretty kitchen. Go to the tutorial.
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Small Fry & Co shows how to take a receiving blanket and turn it into a car seat cover. By starting with a blanket, you eliminate the time-consuming step of backing and edging the fabric square. Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make this lovely pinafore-style pillow cover. Buttons, straps, and a bit of eyelet make it look like a little dress wrapped around a pillow. Go to the tutorial.
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Making curtains is no small undertaking. The sewing itself doesn’t tend to be complex, but the volume of sewing (and fabric) makes this a significant project. Which is all the reason why you want your curtains to actually fit when… Read more ... 
Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans shows how to make these super cute vinyl fabric coasters. You can turn any cotton fabric into vinyl fabric with iron-on vinyl. Go to the tutorial.
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Sew4Home continues with the Stylish Baby Nursery series with a tutorial for making boutique-style baby blankets. They show three ways of finishing off the edges – a ric rac edge, a decorative stitch edge, and a bound edge. Go to … Read more ... 
Craft Passion shows how to make these colorful triangle-fold sunburst coasters. Though this looks complex, it’s the same simple fabric fold over and over (and over and over!) on small fabric. Go to the tutorial.
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A receiving blanket makes a nice baby gift, and Sew Much Ado shares a tutorial for making one. The rag edge is soft on young skin, and it’s also quick finish. Get the how-to.
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At our house, we’ve moved almost exclusively to cloth napkins. They’re softer, they’re cheaper, and they’re better for the environment. Usually we just use random napkins that I’ve purchased at yard sales, but for nicer family dinners something a little… Read more ... 
In sewing, “fussy cutting” means selecting where you cut your fabric pieces based on the portion of the print that will show on the final product. (This is the opposite of plain ole cutting where you make your cuts based… Read more ... 
Craft Nectar made a weighted blanket for her daughter because of its calming properties, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. According to her blog, weighted blankets are sometimes used as a therapy for ADD, autism, and other… Read more ... 
Ruth from Adventures with a Sewing Machine made this hoodie for her son out of one of his old fleece baby blankets. (The fleece baby blankets do tend to multiply, don’t they?) She wrote up a tutorial showing how she… Read more ... 
Sheri Howard shares a tutorial on Moda Bakeshop for these vintage-inspired ric rac tea towels. Doesn’t this just make you want to don the high heels and bake a cherry pie? Get the how-to.
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Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she makes dolly blankets. They look like quilts, but they’re constructed more like pillows. The simple constructions means you can put one together quickly and with little fuss. Go to the tutorial.
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