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Tutorial: Ruffle pillow sham

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Cami from Tidbits shows how you can make this beautiful ruffle pillow sham.  I’m loving it in all white! She keeps the edges of the ruffle raw, which lends a lovely shabby chic effect and also means you can avoid… Read more ...

Tutorial: Double zipper pillow

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Instead of tucking a zipper away in a seam or behind a placket, this double zipper pillow makes the zipper part of the design. There are two zippers – one of the front and one on the back.  Each is… Read more ...

Tutorial: Nesting fabric baskets

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Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how to make a set of nesting fabric baskets.  She gives cutting dimensions to make them in three sizes, the largest having finished measurements of 22 cm x 16 cm x 13… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric covered coat hangers

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coveredhangersWhen you’re hanging up a special garment, a regular metal coat hanger just won’t do.  These fabric covered coat hangers are so much nicer!  If you’re really ambitious, you could make them for every hanger in your closet, coordinating the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mug caddy organizer wrap

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Diana from Diana’s Sewing Lessons shows how you can make a mug caddy to turn an ordinary mug into a desk organizer.  The fabric organizer wraps around the mug with pockets all around the outside.  And of course, you can… Read more ...