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Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial over at Therm O Web showing how to make a child’s Halloween t-shirt and matching twirly skirt. Her tutorial includes instructions for making the skirt, and also for creating a coordinating appliqued… Read more ... 
Last year, Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts Toni made a Rainbow Dash Halloween costume for her My Little Pony lovin’ little girl. This year, she’s hosting a sew-along showing how to make one yourself. She kicks off the tutorial series… Read more ... 
I am thrilled to be part of Michaels’ Great Pumpkin Challenge! Second only to Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday!
For the challenge, Michaels sent craft bloggers some foam pumpkins, a hot knife to carve them, and a gift… Read more ... 
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial over at the Therm O Web blog showing how to sew a special Trick or Treat bag. She pieced together three coordinating prints for the outside. Inside, it’s fully lined. Boxed corners… Read more ... 
You can make a superhero costume for your child in just 10 minutes. Jamey from Dabbles & Babbles shows how. The costume includes a cape and a matching mask. The sewing is easy enough for a beginner. The cape… Read more ... 
Little girls aren’t the only ones who want to dress up like princesses. Sometimes grown-ups want to dress up, too. Especially for a family trip to Disneyland. Marissa fromRae Gun Ramblings shows how she made a Snow White t-shirt… Read more ... 
Lisa from Sweet Benanna & Sam shows how she made this Princess Tiana costume for her young daughter. (For those who don’t know your Disney princesses, she’s the one in The Frog Prince.) She tells how she made the dress,… Read more ... 
Leigh from Leigh Laurel Studios shows how to make a superhero costume for a favorite stuffed animal. Her tutorial includes how to amke the cape, a belt, wrist cuffs, and a mask. Then all he (or she) needs is a… Read more ... 
Elvi from LoLoVie shows how she made these fabulous mermaid costumes for herself and her daughter. They wore the coordianting costumes in the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade. The fishy skirts of both are made from sequined tank tops and… Read more ... 
When you’re a super hero, it’s all about the cape. And the logo. Ashley at Make It and Love It shows how to make a child’s super costume that includes both. It’s a super hero cape and chest plate all… Read more ... 
Cheryl from The Green Hedgehog and Sew Can Do shows how she created this giraffe hoodie for her son. It’s a basic hoodie pattern (Simplicity 5632) made out of a giraffe print fleece, and with ears and a tail added… Read more ... 
Lots of little girls love dressing up like their favorite princess (Disney or otherwise). But you can’t wear a fancy princess costume EVERYWHERE. Jessica from My Inner Need to Create made more casual princess tops for just such occasions. … Read more ... 
Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection made this fancy princess costume for her daughter. It has a full skirt from satin, a laced up bodice, and contrast-y pleated sleeves. She made the dress for her daughter to wear for Purim,… Read more ... 
This happpy monster is actually a cover for an aromatic rice bag. How much happier would you be if you could treat a stuffy nose was treated with this cute guy instead of having to smear medicine all over your… Read more ... 
And I know another person who’ll be there. Scarlett Burroughs, our Quilting editor, is going to be my road trip buddy. She’s one of my… Read more ... 
