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Look around you, and you’ll see labels on just about every you see. Labels tell the casual observer what something is, who made it, or why it is important. So why not add a label to your sewing projects? You… Read more ... 
It’s a bag. It’s a placemat. It’s a bag and a placemat all buttoned up together in this very handy lunch bag. Find out how to make one with this tutorial from Design Sponge. [via One Pretty Thing]
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I am so in love with these elf slippers! I think I let out a little gasp when I saw them the first time. They could have stepped straight out of a winter’s fairy tale. With this tutorial offered by… Read more ... 
Area Thrifty One has a great idea to use up some of your favorite fabric scraps. Turn them into a fabulous belt! Get the tutorial here.… Read more ... 
Sometimes a t-shirt is not just a t-shirt. CraftStylish shows how to make this ruffled bolero-style cardigan from a standard tee. Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
The appearance of the word “zipper” in the notions list on a printed pattern is enough to send many a sewer into fits of anxiety. Too often, zippers end up uneven or puckered, but Sew Mama Sew! has a solution. Use… Read more ... 
In about the same time it would take to get to and from the mall, you could sew your child a pair of flat front pants. The Train to Crazy has a great tutorial to show you how. She says… Read more ... 
Inspired by her sons’ imaginative play, Craft Apple created this fabric Bank Robber Money Bag. You can make them too, with the tutorial she created.… Read more ... 
Being preggo no longer means sacrificing your personal style. Maternity clothes have become quite hip lately, like this stylish a-line maternity skirt designed by See Mommy Sew. She offers a tutorial to show you how to make one. Or, if you want… Read more ... 
A simple fabric sleeve is all you need to transform an empty soup can into a stylish fabric bin. The fabric covered cans are perfect for pens or silk flowers, or maybe even your sewing scissors and rotary cutter. Ellen… Read more ... 
Shannon at Hungry Zombie Couture shows her process for inserting a row of button loops into a seam. Get the tute.… Read more ... 
Need a quick gift? Want it to be useful? And personalized? Then head on over to Grace Violet’s blog where she shows how she made this monogrammed hooded towel for her nephew.… Read more ... 
This boxy zippered bag by Patchy Apple reminds me of the old-school shaving kit that my grandfather used to have, except girly and modern instead of brown and vinyl. Make your own with kicky fabrics using her Boxy Bag Tutorial… Read more ... 
Most sewing machines come equipped with an automatic buttonhole feature. But if you want to try a buttonhole on your own, without the automatic feature, Bari J shows you how. Get the tutorial.… Read more ... 
Is the lining on your purse looking a little worse for wear? Maybe a few ink pens have leaked, or perhaps a forgotten candy bar melted a little? Don’t trash the bag. Do a little lining switcheroo instead with this … Read more ... 
