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Make It Perfect shares a free pattern for making a Mini Messenger Bag for kids. The finished bag is 7″ x 10″, which is big enough to hold a sketch book and crayons. She designed the bag to show off… Read more ... 
Crafts Unleashed shows how you can make an Easter bunting out of burlap and fabric. The flags in the bunting are made from triangles of burlap backed with fabric. They’re stitched together with hand stitches and the edges are left… Read more ... 
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at Brassy Apple showing how to refashion a basic sweatshirt to give it a flirty bow shoulder. She cuts away a portion of one of the shoulders and then adds a bow to tie… Read more ... 
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Commenter #86, Michelle, who said…. “How awesome is this book! Blind hems are ny downfall, for some reason I can never … Read more ... 
Every time I’m at the fabric store, I feel the pull toward the decorative trims aisle. All those rolls and rolls of those beautiful laces and trims!! Bev from Flamingo Toes uses them to create pretty headbands. She lets the… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a free pattern for making her Sweet Floppy Bunny. The Sweet Floppy Bunny has long floppy bunny ears, as well as floppy (unstuffed) arms and legs. She gives him (or her) a sweet bunny… Read more ... 
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make a set of reusable produce bags. Using them will reduce the number of plastic bags your family uses. And when you make them from an old lace net… Read more ... 
Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how to make her Summer Frills dress for little girls. It’s a pretty little sundress with ruffles at the top of the straps like cap sleeves. Or, shorten it and it’s a cute… Read more ... 
Merrick from Merricks Art shows how to add a wide chiffon band to the hem of a t-shirt in her Chiffon Hem Refashion. The band of floaty fabric at the bottom adds interest and gives the shirt a light, airy… Read more ... 
You can make a taekwondo uniform for an 18″ doll with a free pattern and tutorial from Arts and Crafts for your American Girl Doll. The pattern includes the pants and the top, as well as instructions for how to… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how to make a set of classic placemats. When they’re made from a pretty fabric print, like the vintage fabric that she used, there’s no need for extra embellishment. Her project is part of… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for making this little boy’s suspender onesie with an attached bow tie. Cuteness overload! She shows two versions of the attached suspenders – one with the faux suspenders stitched all… Read more ... 
Portia from Miss P shows how you can refashion an oversized tee to make it a tank tee instead. You’ll need to use a shirt that has drop sleeves (boxy sleeves with shoulders that extend way past your natural shoulder). … Read more ... 
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shares a free pattern for her Little Mouse Stuffed Toy. You can make it as a softie, a pincushion, or even a cat toy. With five cats at my house, I would probably make it… Read more ... 
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to make this ruffled laundry bag, using an embroidery hoop to hang it and keep it open. It’s beautiful in white, covered in rows of ruffles. It could also be fun to… Read more ... 
