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So You Think You’re Crafty starts its 13th season with auditions from nine talented crafters. You can see their projects and vote for your favorite here.
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Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a pair of lace leg warmers that the tween set is sure to love. The scrunchy leg warmes are covered in a pretty lace, and lined in knit fabric so they’re… Read more ... 
Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how to make a short gathered skirt with pockets. It has a wide waistband with belt loops to hold a ribbon sash. She calls it the Tanya skirt, named after her friend who… Read more ... 
Jessica from Sunny Tuesday shares a tutorial at Positively Splendid showing how to make these cute knotted fabric flip-flops, no sewing required. She wraps and knots strips of fabric around the flip flop straps. Because just the edges of the… Read more ... 
With a fabric covered button kit, you can create buttons in any color or pattern. They look like they’d be difficult to make, but they’re actually fairly easy to put together. Awaiting Ada shares a tutorial on her blog showing… Read more ... 
Meream from Bored and Crafty made this lovely rosette belt, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the tute.
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Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugarshows how a little bit of patchwork adds a punch of color and pattern to a plain placemat. It takes just a handful of small pieces for each mat, so you can raid your… Read more ... 
Adrianna from Crafterhours guest blogs in the Sew In Tune series at Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! with a tutorial showing how to add some rock n roll to a plain tee. She does it by appliqueing a large guitar… Read more ... 
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home and Tea Rose Company shows how to make her Anchor Pillow. The anchor motif is appliqued and accented with handstitching. Contrasting striped fabric is pieced at the side, with buttons and knotted rope to embellish. … Read more ... 
Tension problems are hard enough to diagnose on a regular sewing machine, but on a serger it’s further complicated by the multiple thread paths through the machine. Palak from Make It Handmade continues her series all about learning to love… Read more ... 
Holocaust Museum Houston wants to collect 1.5 million handmade butterflies, one for each child who perished in the Holocaust. Technique and medium are wide open – fabric, paper, clay, stitched, glued, whatever you choose – but 2-dimensional butterflies are preferred… Read more ... 
Stefi from Just Chic posts on her blog showing a recent t-shirt refashion project. The original shirt was covered in stains, but she used color blocking to cover them up and give the shirt a cool new look. Go to … Read more ... 
La Bouilloire Noire shows how to make a pair of baby rattles for the geeky set. One is the Yoda rattle you see here. The other is one made to look like the ever logical Mr. Spock. These would make… Read more ... 
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop and Nap Time Crafters shows how you can make fabric dolly diapers. They’re easy on – easy off with Velcro tabs. She used fabric from a couple of old t-shirts to make them. The pieces… Read more ... 
Larissa from mmmcrafts shows how to make a throw pillow with a mod four leaf clover motif. The leaves are pieced from solid fabrics, and the pillow is edged in contrast piping. Get the tute.
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