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A vintage-inspired carry-all, roomy enough to fit anything you need for a day trip. This bag is about 17” wide and features four exterior slip pockets, a zippered pocket inside, and piping for a professionally-made look. Vintage is of course… Read more ... 
This PDF sewing pattern makes a pinafore dress full of vintage-style goodness and many options for sewing and wearing. Wear it alone as a breezy warm-weather style and layer over a top in cooler weather (we recommend our knit Garnet… Read more ... 
I love the vintage style of these gathered round pillows! They’re especially cute made out of bright florals. Sew4Home has a tutorial showing how you can make these pretty pillows. Piping around the edges shows off the round shape, and… Read more ... 
Bev from Flamingo Toes created this beautiful quilted pillow using a vintage travel poster panel print and a reverse applique technique. She’s got a tutorial showing how she did it. The print is from Riley Blake Designs National Parks… Read more ... 
Who doesn’t love fresh flowers from the farmers market? Bev from Flamingo Toes shares a free pattern for her charming famer’s market flower embroidery hoop art. She designed the pattern to use her new Auriful thread 
collection, Vintage Stitching. The… Read more ... 
This stunning bunting garland is perfect for garden parties or boho weddings and features upcycled and repurposed vintage linens. Josie from Sew For Soul shows how you you can make one. The tutorial has clear step by step instructions and… Read more ... 
Vintage handkerchiefs are so charming! It can be hard to know exactly what to do with them, though. Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can use them to create a beautiful quilt. Each block features a different vintage… Read more ... 
Vintage doilies are so sweet and delicate, but what do you do with them? Bev from Flamingo Toes has a wonderful project that makes use of a vintage doily. She embroiders some spring flowers on one and then uses it… Read more ... 
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how you can use half square triangles to make pretty patchwork pillow. Most quilters are familiar with half square triangles, as they’re a staple of many a patchwork design. This project combines the half square… Read more ... 
This pocket apron is easy to sew, and handy to have when you’re cooking something messy. The half apron protects your clothes and the big pockets can hold utensils – or a phone. Staci from Crafty Staci shares a tutorial… Read more ... 
Patchwork stripes make a pretty and colorful background for these two spring bunnies in love! You can sew one of your own with the tutorial and free pattern from Bev of Flamingo Toes. The bunny silhouettes are made from wool… Read more ... 
Do you love the decorate your home with vintage pieces? If so, this Love My Vintage Home embroidery hoop art by Flamingo Toes needs to be hanging on a wall somewhere in your house. The adorable hoop art design uses… Read more ... 
Home decor weight cotton makes beautiful tea towels!! I used some vintage home dec weight fabric to create this Love applique tea towel with a design loosely inspired by a towel I saw at Anthropologie. I went with a color… Read more ... 
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shows how to make a sweet Valentine’s garland with stuffed fabric hearts and fluffy yarn pom poms. The little hearts are quick to sew because they edges are pinked and left raw, so no turning… Read more ... 
I loooove the scalloped edges on this placemat! The scallops lend a sweet vintage charm and the contrast of the binding really shows them off. Deonn from Quiltscapes has a tutorial showing how to finish scalloped edges with bias binding. … Read more ...