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Tutorial: Kids art caddy

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Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shares a tutorial showing how you can make this child’s art caddy.  It has small pockets that hold pencils and crayons, and larger pockets to hold drawing pads.  With a handle at either end,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Back to school boxy pencil pouch

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Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how to make this boxy pencil pouch.  If you’re looking for a quick back-to-school sewing project, this might be it.  It’s also a scrap-happy project, requiring just a 10″… Read more ...

Tutorial: Water bottle tote

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Javeriya from Believe & Inspire shows how you can make a water bottle tote.  This would be awesome for soccer practices, which are starting up soon for us.  It would also make a sweet back-to-school gift for a teacher.  Her… Read more ...

Tutorial: Time to Travel Tote

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Sew4Home shows how you can make their Time to Travel Tote.  They made it up in Tim Holtz fabrics (yes, he has fabrics now!) which have his signature grunge-y vintage-y look.  It would also be cute in bold geometrics or… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stuffed animal backpack

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Jessica from Running With Scissors made a special backpack for him to carry his favorite stuffed animal to school for Teddy Bear Day.  She shares a tutorial showing how she did it.  It has a flat round bottom and webbing… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple duffle bag

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Louise from I’m Feelin’ Crafty shares a tutorial for making a simple duffle bag.  Don’t get thrown off by the round shape – it’s actually a fairly simple bag to make.  You can make them in any size.  The one… Read more ...