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Free Spirit Fabrics blog shares a sneak peek of a handful of upcoming fabric collections. Included in this batch of sneak peeks are Denyse Schmidt’s Hope Valley, Jenean Morrison’s California Dreamin’, and Terry Mangat’s On the Rio Grande. See them … Read more ... 
Karin from Orange Flower Sketchbook shows how to make this zippered pencil pouch featuring embroidery on a reverse appliqued panel. What a gorgeous way to stay organized!!! Get the tutorial at Orange Flower Sketchbook Patterns & Tutorials.
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Kathy from HomeWorkshop.com is hosting a Frugal Fabric Fun contest, inspired by her Aunt Patty’s creative use of a yard sale tablecloth. She used the fabric from the $1 tablecloth to make 3 16″ pillow covers and a 40″ table… Read more ... 
The news that Anna Maria Horner has a new collection coming out made my stomach do a little jump. The news that it was on a lightweight voile fabric (instead of a quilting cotton) made it do a little jig. … Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shows how to make these square potholders. The simple design allows a cool fabric to speak for itself. Go to the tutorial.
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Potholders also known as Heat pads are… Read more ... 
Antoinette from clevergirl.org shares a tutorial for making a pair of panties from an old t-shirt. I love this idea!! After all, what’s softer than an old t-shirt? Get the how-to.
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Sew4Home continues their Stylish Baby Nursery series with a tutorial for making this throw pillow with buttoned triangles. But don’t limit yourself to the nursery with this project – this would look great in the living room, on a patio,… Read more ... 
Summerset Banks from Pins and Needles shows how to create a pattern for a modesty panel for shirts with low-cut crossover necklines. The modesty panel creates a piece of fabric across the lower portion of the vee that looks as… Read more ... 
Urban Organica tells how to make stretchy spaghetti straps. She uses them on nursing tops, but says they’d also be useful for anyone who has an active lifestyle. Stretchy function aside, they’re just plain cute! Get the how-to.
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If you like to sew on stretch knits, a twin needle might just become your second-best friend. (Your machine itself is your best friend, right?) A twin needle will sew two parallel lines of stitches on the top of a… Read more ... 
I love bias tape. Love, love, love it!! Love it so much I could marry it. I especially love custom bias tape out of printed fabrics.
Given my jr. high crush on custom bias tape, it should come as no… Read more ... 
Revoluzzza shows how she used printed IKEA fabric to make these fun tree softies. The modern tree image is simply cut from IKEA’s Frederika fabric, and then embellished with felt shapes. I love it!!! Get the how-to.
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Whenever I see that I’ll have a curved piece of fabric at the bottom of a garment, I get a sinking feeling thinking. A curved edge often creates the right shape, but hemming it can be a bear. Kelli at… Read more ... 
Lola from Lola… Again! shares a tutorial on Moda Bakeshop for making a pieced fabric binder cover. This would be a great way to cover and reuse old binders that perhaps have printing on the front. Go to the tutorial… Read more ...