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Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing has collected her series of vlogs (video blogs) on her latest vintage-inspired sewing project. The 10-video series shows how she made this beautiful coat from the instructions in a vintage sewing book,… Read more ... 
Wendy from Mother Rising shows how to make a set of hair clips that Lola would love. If you know a little girl who loves Charlie & Lola, she might need a pair of these hairclips! Get the how-to… Read more ... 
Vani from Vani’s Blog shows how to make a set of strap keepers. These handy little straps snap around your bra straps to keep them from peeking out from your shirt. You can also use them on shirts cut with… Read more ... 
Start the New Year by going green at the grocery store with these reusable mesh produce bags. Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to make them. This is a quick sewing project that will help keep loads of… Read more ... 
Make a point of telling your family members just how much they mean to you with this Love Notes message center. Each family member has a pocket where you can slip sweet notes. Susanne from beyond the kids shows how… Read more ... 
Hailey from This and That made this Pillow Top Towel as a mat to lay baby on after his bath. The towel cover is absorbant and the the batting inside makes it soft. What a brilliant idea!! These would make… Read more ... 
Sarah from Crafty Wanna Bee shows how she makes these fabric flowers with petals that are gathered around a yo-yo center. They’d make great embellishments for hair accessories, purses, or jackets. Grab your scrap bin and make up a bunch! … Read more ... 
A short-sleeved t-shirt can become a long-sleeved tee with a simple addition to each sleeve. The end result is a layered look. This is also a great way to squeeze another season out of a shirt that your child has… Read more ... 
LiEr from ikat bag continues her Winter Dress series on her blog with a tutorial and free pattern for making this pleated pinafore. What I love about a pinafore like this is that it’s an all-season dress. Wear it layered… Read more ... 
Jess from Bits for Baby and The Adventures of Rory and Jess and Sadie tells how you can create this handy organizer that hangs in a crib and holds baby’s toys and books. Go to the tutorial.
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Joanne from Just Jo shows how to make these fun covers for reusable juice box covers. A cover like one of these makes a plain reusable juice box cover far more visually appealing than any brightly printed throwaway container. Take… Read more ... 
Dorinda from Flower Girl Designs offers a free pattern on her blog for making this Reader’s Book Bag. The Tumbler Block patchwork pattern is a fun way to combine prints on the outside of the bag. On the inside, a… Read more ... 
Madeline AKA The Barefoot Mama from Barefoot Childhood shows how she made this felt tote bag for her little man. One side features a tic-tac-toe board, and the other a matching games. The pieces can all be stored within the… Read more ... 
Last week I made this gathered scarf for my daughter. I call it the Pantaloon Scarf because all the gathers across the scarf remind me of the gathers and ruffles at the bottom of a pair of pantaloons. (The runner-up… Read more ... 
As if fabric printed with images from the children’s classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar weren’t enough, Andover Fabrics has a free pattern to create a draft stopper for your door using one of the images from that fabric. How cute!! … Read more ...