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Sewing Tutorial: Waxed canvas tool apron

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waxedcanvasWith spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about gardening and home improvement projects.  The Merrythought shows how yo u can make a waxed canvas tool apron to keep your gardening or other tool handy while you’re… Read more ...

Tutorial: Candy Cutie patchwork softie

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Susan Cousineau from Sweet Chic Design shares a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how to make her Candy Cutie softie.  She’s a cute little patchwork softie you can make from your fabric scraps.  The tutorial includes the templates for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Car seat strap covers

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Car seat straps are not exactly made of comfortable fabric, and that makes sense because they’re designed for safety.  But you can add fabric strap covers to make the straps more comfortable against baby’s skin. Kerri from How Does She?… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY pleated maxi skirt

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maxi-skirt-feature-imageA pleated maxi skirt from a bold fabric makes a dramatic statement.  Sophisticated but with an element of fun.  Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial showing how you can make one for yourself.  You can dress it up… Read more ...

Free pattern: Easy butterfly softies

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Jill from Snugglebug University shares a free pattern for these fabric butterfly softies.  They’re easy to sew and you can make each one different with the fabric you use on the wings.  I think they’d be so beautiful for a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cuffed jeans DIY

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Geneva from A Pair & A Spare shows how you can add a wide fabric cuff to a pair of jeans.  It’s an easy way to update last year’s cropped skinnies. You could also start with a pair of full… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew Valentine banner

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Ginnie from Hello Little Home made this fabric Valentine’s banner without sewing a stitch!  She did it with the magic of printable fabric and the fusible webbing tape.  She shares a tutorial and a downloadable image of the striped heart… Read more ...