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Simple Simon & Co. takes us back to the 80s with a lace back t-shirt that she made for her daughter. And she shares a tutorial showing how she did, so we can make one too. She shows it for… Read more ... 
Maureen fromMaureen Cracknell Handmade blogs over at Art Gallery Fabrics showing how you can piece your fabric scraps together to make colorful shoelaces. She uses fabrics from Art Gallery Fabric’s Rock & Romance line. Go to her tutorial.… Read more ... 
Georgia Leigh shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a child’s clown costume. The costume was designed by her 6 year old son, and the pattern is sized to fit a child that age. The pattern… Read more ... 
Katie at From The Red Kitchen shows how to make what she calls “the easiest leggings ever” for little girls. She starts with sleeves from an adult long-sleeved tee. They’re already hemmed and sewn up the sides. All you have… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loft i shows how to make her Trick or Treat Holders. They’re cute Halloween themed ornaments with a slit cut in the back to hold a sucker. Get the tute.
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Kirstin from Kojo Designs shows how to make a squid Halloween costume for a child. The construction is similar to making a hooded towel, but this is out of felt and the bottom edge is shaped like tentacles. Get the … Read more ... 
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a colorful giveaway for Contemporary Cloth. They’re giving away a set of 14 fat quarters of Art Galery Fabric Pure Elements quilting solids to one of her readers, including 9 brights and 5 shades of… Read more ... 
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how she made pretty covers for a pair of travel pillows. The U-shaped bean bag pillows are an unusual shape to cover, but she figured out a method to get the right shape. … Read more ... 
Steph from Cake Patterns and 3 Hours Past shows four ways you can hem (or not hem) your knit fabrics. She includes videos showing a raw edge hem, a mock coverhem, a mock mock coverhem, and a blind hem. She… Read more ... 
Simple Simon & Co. shows how she made some pleated curtains. You can’t see it from the front, but the curtain is threaded on to the rod using ribbon tabs sewn to the back. They’re evenly spaced, creating perfect pleats… Read more ... 
Check out the cool spine cutaway back on this t-shirt! Stacie from Stars for Streetlights shows how to make it, starting with a plain white tee. Get the tute.
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Jacklyn from OhByGolly shares a tutorial showing how to refashion a basic boxy sweatshirt into this stylish top. Love! She slimmed it in at the sides and cut the sleeves short. The zippers on the shoulders are a little bit… Read more ... 
Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how to make a tutu for an 18″ doll. It’s an easy project and can be made with scraps of tulle left over from making a kid-sized tutu. How cute would it be… Read more ... 
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a child’s cowboy costume. Her tutorial includes instructions for making a faux suede vest and a pair of fringed chaps. Just add the hat and boots, and you’ve got an awesome… Read more ... 
MaryBeth from SecondHand Couture had a pair of athletic shorts that were too big through the legs. She shares a tutorial on Refashion Co-op showing how she removed the extra volume without affecting the stitching on the sides. Get the … Read more ... 
