Sewing

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Tutorial: Pretty fabric napkins

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Poppies & Polkadots has a tutorial for making these lovely fabric napkins.  Make them from a pretty fabric, and then make them even prettier by adding trim.  They’re made from two layers of fabric, which creates a more substantial napkin… Read more ...

Tutorial: Modern raw edge knit blanket

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Blankets are quick to make.  The only time consuming step is finishing the edges.  Julia from Riley Blake Designs shows how to make a blanket from knit fabric, with a raw edge binding that finishes quickly.  The knit binding finishes… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a coiled rope bowl

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Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can sew a coiled rope bowl.  You’ll build and stitch the bowl entirely on your sewing machine.  You can make them in any size you like.   Just vary the amount of rope you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric flatware basket

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Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how you can make this fabric flatware basket.  The basket is a pretty way to put flatware out on a party or buffet table, perfect for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Velcro bedskirt

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Hide an ugly metal bedframe with a bedskirt! Mandi from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make a bedskirt that attaches with Velcro.  I’m loving the Velcro idea because, really, who wants to remove a mattress every time… Read more ...