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Crafting a Green World shares a tutorial for making a mattress pad from fleece. Get the how-to.
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Vegbee from Just Tutes continues her blog series on designing children’s clothes. This time she explains how to make a kimono or cross top. Get the how-to.
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You don’t have to be a grandpa (or Mr. Rogers) to enjoy wearing a cardigan. They’re great for layering when the weather can’t make it’s mind up. They can turn a simple t-shirt into a business casual. Megan Nielsen shares… Read more ... 
Keep your cash and ID handy with this zippered wristlet by Javajem. The zipper across the front (rather than across the top) is a nice detail. Get the how-to.
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It seems everyone is repurposing dress shirts into kids’ dresses, adult skirts, purses – even fabric food. Nifty Thrifty makes these softie cupakes using the shirt cuffs left over from dress shirts she’s cut up into pillows. Definitely a cool… Read more ... 
Just Deanna shares a tutorial for making this 3-d flower applique. The center of the flower stitched down on all sides, but the petals are attached only in the center of the flower. Go to the tutorial.
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ModHomeEcTeacher posts a tutorial on Curbly showing how to make this pillow shaped like a ginormous button. Get the how-to.
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Find out how to make this small fabric basket from Free Spirit Fabrics. It’s just the right size to hold a stack of paper napkins. Get the tutorial.
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Rostitchery shares a tutorial for an “apron cheat.” She started with a skirt she no longer wears and cut it apart into the pieces for the apron. Get the tutorial.
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Keep the scratches off your glasses with this eyeglass case. Amazing Mae shares a tutorial for making one. Get the how-to.
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Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity shows how to make your own dish scrubbies. All it takes is some tulle and a bit of string. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Get the tutorial.
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Etsy street team EcoEtsy shows what to do with an old boxy t-shirt. A few cuts, some gathers, and a little waistband take the old t-shirt from boxy and boring to shapely and flattering. Get the how-to.
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Don’t have enough time to get all your sewing done? Then you need this faux watch pincushion designed by LucyKate Crafts. She provides step-by-step instructions for how to make one. Go to the tutorial.
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If you never seem to be able to lay your hands on a pencil when you need one, then this free pattern is for you. Craft Leftovers shares a free pattern for a pencil clutch. You can make on in… Read more ...