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Tutorial: No-sew faux fur pumpkin

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Bre from Brepurposed shows how you can make this awesome faux fur pumpkin, with no sewing required.  They’re actually made from craft store foam pumpkins, which she covers with the faux fur.  The way she covers them creates the ridges… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible 1-Hour Tote

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If you’ve got 1 hour and the supplies, you’ve got what you need to make a smart tote like this one.  Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial showing how to make one.  It’s just the right size to use… Read more ...

Tutorial: Blazer to coat dress refashion

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Mark Montano shows how can transform a plain blazer into a lace trimmed coat dress.  It’s a clever refashion that uses lace as a decorative element and also as camouflage where other fabric was pieced in.  Individual motifs from the… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY duvet cover

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Jennie from Coral & Co. shows how you can make your own duvet cover.  It’s not hard to do;  it’s essentially a giant pillow cover that fits over a comforter or duvet insert.  And making one yourself gives you a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Fringed toddler boots

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Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making the cutest fringed toddler boots.  They’re tall boots, coming up over the ankle and probably midway up the shin, with long fringe around the top.  You can make them… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt eyeball coasters

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These eyeball coasters would make cute partyware for a Halloween party!  Becky from Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make them.  They’re made from felt, but covered in a fusible vinyl so they’re waterproof. … Read more ...

Tutorial: 15-minute grocery bag holder

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Overrun with those plastic grocery sacks?  Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can make a grocery bag holder.  It’s amazing how many plastic bags you can shove inside one of these holders!  And then, when you need… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tasseled chiffon scarf

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Sew4Home shows how you can make this lovely tasseled chiffon scarf. You can find chiffon in a wide range of colors prints.  You could also use a lightweight jersey knit.  The black & white geometric they used has personality but… Read more ...