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Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how you can make this felt castle playset. This is a great toy to engage a child’s mind and imagination. Stories of knights and dragons and fair maidens await! Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Shelley Detton shows how to make a custom valance on her blog, 7 Layer Studio. She gives directions for several variations so you can get just the look you want. Go to the tutorial.
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Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can create a new seat cover for a child’s saucer chair. The photo pictured to the left is the saucer chair she picked up used for $1. Go to her … Read more ... 
Whosies from Whosies… Written Whatnots shows how you can fold, tuck, and roll a set of 4 fat quarters into this fun Christmas tree. What a fun presentation when gifting fat quarters to your sewing friends! Go to the tutorial… Read more ... 
Santa visits all kids, even the wild ones. If you’ve got a little wild thing at your house who is expecting a visit from Santa this year (or maybe even an older wild thing), you need this Where the Wild … Read more ... 
Heather from Blue Bird Studios made this round placemat as a kind of cheater charger for her tablesetting. She wrote up a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the how-to.
[photo from Bluebird Studio]
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Just because a pair of baby pants doesn’t have snaps
on the inside leg seam doesn’t mean they have to stay that way. You can add them in with a little handsewing. Arwen O’Reilly Griffith shares a tutorial on Craftzine… Read more ... 
Anne from Noodlehead shows how to make this Christmas stocking. She includes directions for adding a machine embroidered (satin stitch) name to the top. After all, you don’t want someone else claiming your stocking stuffers as their own, do you? … Read more ... 
The holiday season is close at hand, and with it the need for hostess gifts. Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans shows how to sew up a quick drawstring bag sized just right to hold a winebottle. Keep a handful of… Read more ... 
Kelli shares a tutorial on Presser Foot showing how to make this throw pillow with pleated details. The pleats add interest to a solid-colored pillow. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Presser Foot]
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Care from Obsessively Stitching finishes out her potholder sewing series with this tutorial showing how to use a set of potholders to make a quiet book. The potholders are already quilted and finished on the edges, so all that’s left… Read more ... 
Uncoolpizza shares a tutorial on Instructables showing how to add a lining to an exsting hoodie. If you have a favorite hoodie that needs to be “winterized”, check out this tutorial by uncoolpizza on Instructables. It shows how to… Read more ... 
Instructables user randofo shows how to make a foam cushion for a bench. Making it yourself gives you endless possibilities for creating custom benches for your home. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from randofo on Instructables]
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Brenda Dean shares a free pattern and tutorial on PopularPatchwork.com showing how to make this handy pouch to store your sewing essentials. The pockets are created from some clever folds in the fabric. Go to the tutorial and free pattern… Read more ... 
Head over to the Chronicle Books blog to find out how to make these flower-shaped fabric coasters. The edges are finished with a satin stitch. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Chronicle Books blog]
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