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Kathy from Pink Chalk Studio shows how to make this stunning throw pillow. I love the texture in the gathered center panel! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Pink Chalk Studio]
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Hillary from Designing Happy shows how to make a rag rug from a jellyroll pack of precut fabric strips. The strips of fabric are lightly ruffled as they are stitched down to a canvas bases. Go to the tutorial.
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Repro Depot is an established go-to for vintage and vintage-inspired prints. Even when I’m not in the mood to buy, I find myself browsing their listings just to see the yummy vintage prints.
Now, Repro Depot has created two collections… Read more ... 
The Fabric Shopper gives us a sneak peek of Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake, which should be hitting the stores in October. This is a playful line with birds and vines in warm autumn hues of brown, turqouise, and… Read more ... 
If your skirt doesn’t seem to hang properly, there’s a good chance that your pattern wasn’t properly aligned with the grain of the fabric when you cut the panels. Rian of Presser Foot tells how she aligns her pattern pieces… Read more ... 
My daughter loves playing “Spot the Difference” games. You know, the ones where two very similar pictures appear side by side and you have to spot the differences between them. Threads Magazine created their own “Spot the Difference” game using… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to take your fabric and felt scraps and make a set of fabulous Christmas ornaments. Go to the tutorial.
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Wee Folk Art shares a free pattern for this patchwork Party Purse, a purse designed to coordinate with a child’s birthday party dress. Isn’t it pretty? I love the extra wide ric-rac that peeks out of all of the edges! … Read more ... 
I never really notice how much my daughter is growing until we try on a long-sleeved shirt in the fall that hasn’t been worn since early spring. I swear, the clothes shrink on their own while sitting in the drawer!… Read more ... 
Vicki Howell shares a tutorial on ILoveToCreate.com showing how to spray paint your lace appliques using Tulip spray fabric paint. Now you can have lace appliques in any color you want! (Or at least any color of Tulip spray fabric… Read more ... 
If you like to add a little machine embroidery to your sewing projects, then check out Apex Embroidery Fonts & Designs. They have a full selection of fonts for monogramming or personalizing sewn objects, and they’ll be adding a… Read more ... 
Several years ago, my dear friend Scarlett gave my daughter a little fleece scarflette. Not only did it keep her neck warm, but the smaller size and hook & loop tape closure made it easy for her to put on… Read more ... 
Instructables user make-happy mama shows how to make this gusseted stroller bag. It attaches to the handle bar of your stroller so you can keep small items like keys, cell phone, etc. handy while on a walk with your little… Read more ... 
Superbuzzy‘s got the sneak peeks of the new Echino line by designer Etsuko Furuya. Be still my heart!! See more swatches at Superbuzzy Blog.
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Sew4Home continues with the Stylish Baby Nursery series with a tutorial for making boutique-style baby blankets. They show three ways of finishing off the edges – a ric rac edge, a decorative stitch edge, and a bound edge. Go to … Read more ...