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Tutorial: Yellow and stripes leather bag

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Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial showing how she made this fabulous yellow and striped leather bag.  The bag design itself is quite simple, and easy to make – a rectangular leather purse with wooden handles.  What makes… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sensory pillowcase

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Amy from One Artsy Mama made a special pillowcase for a child with sensory sensitivities related to touch.  He had been having trouble sleeping because the fabric on his pillowcase bothered him.  But when she let him choose the fabrics,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Gift box sewing kit

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DIY-Sewing-Kit-Gift-Box-89Carolyn from Homework shows you can make a small sewing kit using a cardboard gift  box.  She makes them pretty by covering them in fabric and lining them with felt.  She made up a bunch of these to give to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Petals Pillow

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Jann from Newton Custom Interiors shows how you can make this decorative pillow covered in fabric petals.  She shows how to make the fabric petals and also how to achieve even spacing and good coverage when stitching them down to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Measuring tape fish pendant

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Here is a necklace made for sewists!  Made by Laura from IsLaura, it features a fish made from a rolled up measuring tape and “beads” made from empty bobbins.  She shares a tutorial showing how she made the fish.  Her… Read more ...

Tutorial: SewVery Simple Cold Pack

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Veronica from SewVery shares a tutorial for making her SewVery Simple Cold Pack.  She designed it to wrap around the neck or drape across the stomach.  You can fill it with dried corn and keep it in the freezer until… Read more ...