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This mini messenger is sized just right to hold your tablet! You can sew one yourself using a free tutorial from Staci of Crafty Staci. Pockets on the front (under the flap) give a place for all the little… Read more ... 
If you sew with knits or do many t-shirt refashions, you end up with a pile of knit scraps. Unlike quilting cotton scraps, there’s not much you can do with these bits of fabric. Amanda from Crafts By Amanda shows… Read more ... 
15 minutes is all you need to make a special birthday number t-shirt for the birthday boy or girl. Crystal from Hello Creative Family shows how you can add a large fabric number to a plain t-shirt. Your child will… Read more ... 
These felt love note envelopes are a cute way to decorate for Valentine’s Day! Amy from Ameroonie Designs shares a tutorial and free pattern at Polka Dot Chair. Her pattern includes 4 designs for envelope backs, 4 envelope fronts, and… Read more ... 
Katie from Skunkboy shares a tutorial at A Beautiful Mess showing how you can make this gathered half apron. Choose two coordinating fabrics – one for the main apron, and a contrast for the band and pockets – and sew… Read more ... 
Rachel from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can sew your own sleeping bag. Think of all the fun prints and fabric combos you could use! Keep in mind that your DIY sleeping bag won’t be rated be rated for… Read more ... 
Hair scrunchies are easy to sew and a good way to use up some of your fabric scraps! Simple Simon shares a tutorial showing how you can make one in just a few easy steps. They include step by step… Read more ... 
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress has taken her popular casserole carrier tutorial and created a 1-minute video showing how it’s put together. The insulated carrier wraps around a rectangular baking dish
and has loops at the top where you… Read more ... 
Like many people, Cat from Mary Martha Mama is using the New Year to motivate her to be healthier. One of things she is doing is going to the gym. She doesn’t like carrying home the dirty gym clothes in… Read more ... 
With a teenager in the house, earbuds are a hot commodity for our family. It seems we are always looking for a pair that have gotten lost. Alicia from Sew What Alicia shares a tutorial at Polka Dot Chair showing… Read more ... 
Making bags is all about the details. Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can create corded handles to give your bag a more polished look. They look like they would be hard to make, but they’re actually quite easy. … Read more ... 
Ruth from Viva Veltoro shows how you can make a DIY pacifier clip. One end of the clip attaches to a pacifier, and the other to baby’s clothes so the pacy won’t hit the ground when it inevitably falls out… Read more ... 
I’m using the New Year as an opportunity to get my sewing space cleaned and organized back to where I can easily find what I need, and have table space to work on. That’s no small task! Heather from The… Read more ... 
Cat from Mary Martha Mama shows how you can make a knotted fabric headband. The knot detail gives it a cute vintage-y feel. It’s an easy project to sew (good for beginners!) and doesn’t take much fabric.
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You can sew the smoothest curved seam ever and still get a wonky, ugly curve when you turn it right side out. That’s because there’s another very important step – clipping or notching that seam! Heather from Heather Handmade shows… Read more ...