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Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a yoga mat sling. It’s a long skinny drawstring bag with straps for you to carry it on your shoulder. She made the bag big enough that the mat doesn’t have to… Read more ... 
In her color blocked candy corn pillows, Amy from Positively Splendid uses a simple stripe to evoke a favorite Halloween candy. You can dowload a PDF tutorial showing how to make one. It’s a quick pillow to sew up and… Read more ... 
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to make a lace front version of her Easy Tee. It has the same loose fit of her original Easy Tee, but with raglan sleeves and a lace overlay on the front. If… Read more ... 
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. . made a pair of wide leg pants that are dressy but still super comfortable. That’s because they’re made using a pajama pants pattern. Love!! How awesome would it be to be all dressed up but… Read more ... 
Though this pleated maxi skirt goes all the way down to the ankle, it has a slit that goes all the way up the leg. Sex-ay!! The overlap and the gathers keep the slit from showing everthing you’ve got, while… Read more ... 
Instead of relegating your purses to the back of the closet, why not keep them organized and out where you can access them? Alida from Alida Makes did that, making a purse organizer that hangs from the back of her… Read more ... 
Gina Michele from Rock Mosaic shows how to make this rope handled purse, a design inspired by a bag she spied at Anthropologie. The bag is made from squares of fabric, with a contrast panel runs down the middle. The… Read more ... 
Have you noticed how kids’ bath toys seem to multiply? Duckies and boats and squirty toys. That’s fine for the kids, but what parent wants to step over all those toys just to take a shower? Marni at Haberdashery Fun… Read more ... 
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial over at Therm O Web showing how to make a child’s Halloween t-shirt and matching twirly skirt. Her tutorial includes instructions for making the skirt, and also for creating a coordinating appliqued… Read more ... 
Erin from Sewbon shows how to make a simple color blocked skirt. The placement of the color blocking creates a visual drop waist. This would make a good project for a beginning sewer, as it requires only a handful of… Read more ... 
Staci from Crafty Staci shows how to make a binder bandolier. It’ a fabric strip that wraps around the cover of a 3-ring binder. On the inside, elastic is stitched down at intervals, creating places to hold pencils and pens… Read more ... 
Nancy from Small Things with Love made this cuuuuute lion taggy toy for her baby daughter. Her little girl loves it! The loops are easy for little hands to grab a hold of. The face is made of felt, and … Read more ... 
Anna from Doll It Up shows how she transformed an inexpensive cosmetic bag into a cute new backpack for an 18″ doll. It was a circular cosmetic pouch with a zipper already installed around the side, and it happened to… Read more ... 
Sibylle from Funkytime shares a tutorial over at Handmade Charlotte showing how to make this felt clutch with neon trim. It’s a snappy modern pouch with a curved zippered top. But because it’s made from felt and the edges won’t… Read more ... 
Eri from Llevo el Invierno shares a free pattern for making a turban style hat for a child. It’s made from a stretch knit fabric and fits snug around the head. The pattern is fairly simple and would be a… Read more ... 