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Tutorial: Scrap busting owl pouch

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Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make this adorable owl zippered pouch – and use up some of your smaller fabric scraps in the process.  Each of the feathers is made from a different scrap… Read more ...

Tutorial: Clear vinyl wallets

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If you keep losing receipts and other small items in your purse, these clear plastic wallets can help.  They’ll keep all your stuff together where they’re easy to grab, and the sides are clear so you can easily see what’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sweatshirt iPad sleeve

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Fall is sweatshirt weather, for yourself and maybe your iPad too.  Alison from Adventures in Making shows how you can make an iPad sleeve out of an old sweatshirt.  This is such a great idea!  The sweatshirt fabric is soft… Read more ...

Tutorial: Clear vinyl zippered pouch

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A clear vinyl pouch is useful for many things.  Toiletries, school supplies, toys, you name it.  And because it’s clear you can easily see what’s inside.  Nancy Mahoney shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how to make one.  … Read more ...

Tutorial: Zip Itself Coin Purse

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Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make a Zip Itself coin purse.  The little pouch is made from a long zipper and ribbon that zips around itself. Kids and tweens love these clever little pouches.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Shopping list tote bag

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Jennifer Davey shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can  make this shopping list tote.  The white fabric tote is sewn with red and blue lines to look like notebook paper, with DecoFoil words to write out… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawcord backpack

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At Sew4Home you can see how to make a trendy drawcord backpack like this one.  The shape is sleek and boxy.  It has a long angled flap extending over the grommeted drawcord closure and a  large zippered front pocket.  The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Thin boxy pencil case

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Lorelie Jayne shows how you can make this thin but boxy pencil case.  It’s a boxy zippered bag big enough to hold a small selection of pens and pencils, but still small enough to attach to a backpack or slip… Read more ...