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These chapstick holders are quick to sew from your fabric scraps, and they make great little gifts! Especially during the winter, when the cold air leaves many of us with chapped lips. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews… Read more ... 
This quiet book is easy to make, a great way to use up fabric scraps, and makes a fun gift for a baby or toddler. Each page is a simple 9-patch quilt block featuring a different color of the rainbow. … Read more ... 
This Zip Top Tote Bag might be your new favorite bag! You can find the free sewing pattern over at So Sew Easy. In addition to the zipper across the top of the bag,there’s also a zippered pocket on the… Read more ... 
Stitch up a quick keepsake photo ornament with this easy felt sewing tutorial! Stephanie from Swoodson Says has a free pattern for making a Polaroid photo ornament from felt! Add the year at the bottom to create a keepsake ornament… Read more ... 
Do you have a favorite pair of jeans that have torn around the back pockets? If so, here is a tutorial on how to fix them yourself just as a professional seamstress would. The tutorial includes written instructions as well… Read more ... 
This bitten gingerbread ornament is easy to make, and perfect for that person on your list with a little darker sense of humor! Crafty Staci has a free pattern and tutorial you can use to make one. Get the free … Read more ... 
If you want to make some cute Christmas ornaments, look no further than your closet! Turn old clothes, out of style or simply outgrown, into ornaments to hang on your tree! Stephanie at Swoodson Says has rounded up some of… Read more ... 
This felt Christmas tree toy is so cute for little kids! They can decorate the soft toy tree with little felt ornaments that attach with hook and loop tape. Alicia at Felt With Love Designs has a tutorial and free… Read more ... 
If you ever wanted to make a box pleated skirt but didn’t know where to start, this Sewing For A Living tutorial will help you figure out how to calculate the amount of fabric, how to fold the pleats, and… Read more ... 
What a creative idea! Instead of just knotting the two ends on a drawstring together, you can make cute pulls for your drawstring bags, backpacks or pouches. So easy and practical for a bag you can reuse a number of… Read more ... 
Turn a child’s outgrown t-shirt into an adorable ornament for your Christmas tree! Stephanie from Swoodson Says shows how to make an upcycled ornament from an old t-shirt. If there’s a favorite character or animal printed on the shirt, you… Read more ... 
Emily from Life Sew Savory shows how to sew up patchwork Christmas tree skirt. The pieced design comes together quickly and easily. She used a 1/2 yard each of 5 coordinating prints, though you could also use fabrics from your… Read more ... 
These convertible fingerless mittens are just the thing for when you need to keep you hands warm while you get things done. They convert easily from full mittens to fingerless mittens so you’ve got your fingers free to grip a… Read more ... 
Sew a special stocking for your dog and cat with this free tutorial by Handmade Charlotte. The stockings are easily made from felt. The free pattern includes the templates for both the bone and the mouse decorations so you can… Read more ... 
This Santa Christmas stocking is so cute! And Cathi from Scratch & Stitch has a free sewing pattern you can use to make it. She adds fantastic details like the Santa hat and belt that really make this stocking stand… Read more ...