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Oilcloth Addict shows how to make this small circular tablecloth. Because the oilcloth won’t fray, you don’t have to hem. A perfect no-sew project! Use a black & white print to create a backdrop for your Halloween decorations. Go to … Read more ... 
Melissa Mortenson from The Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial for this lovely little girl’s twirly skirt. She calls it Sydney’s Skirt, and the styling is boutique-worthy. It features a lining edged with a ruffle that peeks out the bottom… Read more ... 
Just in time for your Halloween sewing projects, Wee Folk Art shares a tutorial for making a pirate vest and shirt. The resulting costume is far cooler than anything you’d buyat the costume shop, and you won’t spend $29.95 for… Read more ... 
Skip to My Lou has created a downloadable bear softie design that you can download, print onto fabric, and sew into your own bear softie. She’s offering it for free download. You can purchase printable fabric, or you can follow… Read more ... 
Inspired by a similar shirt in a mini boden catalog, Mique from 30Days made this stenciled and appliqed t-shirt for her son. She shares a tutorial so you can make one, too. Get the how to.
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From now until December 23, 2009, you can download a free pattern for this cowl neck shirt by HotPatterns.com at Fabric.com. Additionally, Fabric.com has marked all patterns by HotPatterns.com 15% off until September 28, 2009. Go to the free … Read more ... 
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to make what she calls “The Easiest Child’s Belt Ever” – a simple d-ring
belt using webbing that you can buy by the yard. The d-ring fastener means that the size is… Read more ... 
Look at these spiky hedgehog purses by Joanne from Craft Passion! She was inspired by Lollypop’s tutorial for hedgehog softies, but made it her own by adding folded fabric spikes on the body and converting it to a purse. I… Read more ... 
Christine from Christine Sews shows how to make an apron. You can start with an apron pattern, or you can use an existing apron as your starting point. Go to the tutorial.
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Analog Me shows what she made out of three old t-shirts that her husband was getting rid of. She took the rattiest one and made a skirt, and then cut the others into layers of loose ruffles. Read more about… Read more ... 
Electric cords are a necessary evil. We need them in order for our lamps to give off light, but they long plastic cords rarely fit in with a decorating scheme. Let It Shine shows how to make a fabric cover… Read more ... 
When I was a kid, my mother made a bedside organizer for me out of a couple of placemats. It hung from the mattress and had room for a book and a pen. Sew4Home shares a tutorial for a similar… Read more ... 
Leigh Ann from The Object Project is the queen of using everyday objects in unexpected ways in her sewing projects. This time she shows how to create this patchwork pillow using a paperback book as the template for the rectangle… Read more ... 
Ellen from The Long Thread shows how to make this handy pincushion that straps around your wrist. This is such a simple sewing project, you can easily make one for yourself and for all of your sewing friends. Go to … Read more ... 
Wee Folk Art shares a pattern for this apple applique. This would look so cute on a kid’s t-shirt, or perhaps on the side of a tote bag. Get the pattern.
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