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Tutorial: DIY fingertip towels

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Bigger than a washcloth, but smaller than a hand towel, fingertip towels are the perfect sized towel for drying your hands.  They’re not always easy to find, though, especially  not if you want them to match your bathroom.  But Becky… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible placemats

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Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shows how you can make a set of reversible placemats.  Two usable sides means two looks for your table setting out of the one placemat.  Use all placemats on one side or the other, or… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled Edge Baby Blanket

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You can’t go wrong giving a blanket as a baby gift.  Even if the parents have everything they need for the baby, a new blanket is always appreciated.  Sew4Home shows how you can make this baby blanket with ruffled trim… Read more ...

Tutorial: Giant floor pillows

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Giant floor pillows like these can serve as extra seating, for parties or family movie night or maybe just curling up in the corner with a good book.  They’re easy to make and far more inexpensive than actually buying extra… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage bandana bowl covers

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Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods shows how you can make these fabric bowl covers out of vintage bandanas.  The elastic around the edge fits them snug around a bowl.  They’re easy to make and they’ll help keep the flies out of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Round pocket pot holder

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Katie from Punk Projects, and also our Indie Crafts editor, shares a tutorial showing how you can  make a circle pot holder.  Actually, it’s her sister Taylor who wrote the tutorial.  How’s that for a sweet sister?  The pot holder… Read more ...