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Puking Pastilles shares a tutorial for making this CD organizer for your car. Made with your favorite fabrics, it’s pretty and it’s practical. My favorite combination! Go to the tutorial.
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Momma Bear from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to sew a fabric flower to dress up a plain tee. Make a couple of them like she did, and you’ve got a pretty little bouqet on your shirt! Go to … Read more ... 
CraftyNest shares a pair of tutorials showing how to make these tote bags out of tank tops. One is made from a gathered tank and boasts a retty gathered bottom to match. The other is made from a plain tank,… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make this festive patchwork bunting for Halloween. You can get all the squares you’ll need for the patchwork out of one charm pack. Go to the tutorial.
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Head over to Sweet Tidings to enter a giveaway for some Japanese fabrics from Miss Matatabi. Four fabric sets will be given away, each to one lucky winner. These fabrics are truly delicious!! (Pictured here is the Lecien Kyoyasai… Read more ... 
Jaime from Prudent Baby shows how to make this zombie costume. The layers of shredded fabric give it a real spooky look. Her tutorial says it is for a baby, but I don’t see any reason why the same process… Read more ... 
Melissa from The Polka Dot Chair made these fabulous arm cuffs to finish out her daughter’s superhero costume. She shares a quick tutorial in case your superhero needs a pair, too. Go to the tutorial.
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You know your dog is just big ole teddy bear, but on Halloween let him pretend to be a much fiercer big, bad wolf. I love these faux fur wolf hoods featured at Craftzine! Who knows, maybe someone will fill… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make this spooky patchwork bag for trick or treating. You can get all the fabric squares you need out of one charm pack, and still have a handful left over for other scrap projects. Go to … Read more ... 
Head over to Dabbled to find out how to make this spider costume. You start with various pieces of black clothing (pants, turtleneck, long socks) so the actual sewing is kept to a minimum. Go to the tutorial.
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Brassy Apple shares a pattern and tutorial for making this skeleton applique shirt. Make one, and a cool Halloweencostume is as simple as putting on the shirt. Get the pattern.
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The Storque at Etsy has a tutorial for making this basic button-down shirt. It’s an excerpt from the book, Design-It-Yourself Clothes
, so if you like the tutorial then I’m betting you’ll want to buy the whole book. Go to … Read more ... 
CraftStylish shows how to make this pintucked vest out of a very ordinary plaid shirt. The result is anything but ordinary! Go to the tutorial.
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Shelley from 7 Layer Studio made this table runner as part of her Halloween decor. The zig-zagging stripes are actually ribbon that she stitched down to a solid piece of fabric. Fabulous!! See more pictures and read about her project … Read more ...