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Tutorial: Chalkboard fabric placemats

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These placemats have a strip of chalkboard cloth across the top where you can write special messages or assign seating.  Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial showing how you can make them.  They’re made from oilcloth and chalkboard fabric… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork baby blanket

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Surayya from Blissful Sewing shows how you can make a patchwork baby receiving blanket.  The square patchwork is easy to sew and is suitable for any style of fabric.  It’ll work with traditional baby fabrics, soft florals, bold graphics, retro… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hexagon color blocked pillow

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Erin from Makers Society shows how you can make this hexagon color blocked throw pillow.  It’s pieced from 6 different fabrics and tufted in the center with a large button.  Made in solids, it has a sleek modern feel.  But… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hot and cold pillowcase

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Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night sweating.  Other times, it’s the cold that wakes me up.  Staci from Crafty Stacishows how to make a pillowcase for those of us whose bodies can’t seem to figure out… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage fabric wrapped hangers

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wrappedhangersSusan from Sugar Beans used vintage fabrics to take some wooden clothes hangers from purely functional to absolutely adorable.  There’s no sewing required.  The ones she made are for her daughter who is starting college this fall.  They’re so pretty… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric Halloween wreath

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Fabric wrapped wreaths are easy to make and add a punch of color to your front door.  Heather  from Dragonfly Designs tells how she created this fun Halloween fabric wreath.  I’m loving how she worked a black & white houndstooth… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sensory pillowcase

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Amy from One Artsy Mama made a special pillowcase for a child with sensory sensitivities related to touch.  He had been having trouble sleeping because the fabric on his pillowcase bothered him.  But when she let him choose the fabrics,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Petals Pillow

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Jann from Newton Custom Interiors shows how you can make this decorative pillow covered in fabric petals.  She shows how to make the fabric petals and also how to achieve even spacing and good coverage when stitching them down to… Read more ...