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Tutorial: Reusable fabric bowl covers

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Niamh from Simply Earnest shows how you can make reusable fabric bowl covers.  They are less wasteful than plastic wrap to cover leftovers, and far easier than searching for a plastic container.  Oilcloth or laminated cotton would work best for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Romantic Ruffled Pillowcases

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Sew4Home shows how you can make a romantic ruffled pillowcase.  They would be beautiful in a shabby chic bedding ensemble.  They’d also be beautiful additions to a little girl’s room décor.  Each pillowcase has a deep ruffle at the opening, … Read more ...

Tutorial: Wooden spool wreath

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This spool wreath is something I’m sure all my sewy friends can appreciate.  The whole wreath is made of wooden spools!  Heather from Dollar Store Crafts shares a tutorial at Live Craft Love (the Darice blog) showing how to make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Labeled canvas laundry bins

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Sew4Home shows how you can make a set of labeled canvas laundry bins.  They’re made from home decor weight fabric on the outside, and lined with muslin.  They label theirs as “wash” and “dry clean”.  I make a point of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage Tablecloth Hot Pads

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Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life used fabric from a vintage tablecloth to make the cutest hot pads.  She shares a tutorial showing how you can make this easy project.  You won’t need big pieces of fabric (just 9″… Read more ...

Tutorial: Piped fabric basket

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Niki from Roonie Ranching shares a tutorial for making a piped fabric basket with two small handles.  The piping around the top and handles is a nice finish that shows off the lines of the fabric basket. Finished measurements are… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bunk bed fort

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Feature-Image2Jess from The Sewing Rabbit made this bunk bed fort as a special Christmas gift for her daughter.  Don’t you wish you had one of these when you were a kid?  She shares a tutorial showing how she made it,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Knotted fabric garland

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Holly from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can make this beautiful knotted fabric garland.  Quilting cotton works best for this project.  She used Moda’s new cross weave cottons and natural linen for the one she made.  The edges… Read more ...