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Tutorial Thursday

This week's free tutorial find is from Fantastic Toys. Aren't these the cutest pincushions you've ever seen?? I could see them making great swap or gift items. And the instructions look really easy! I love projects like this. The materials look fairly inexpensive, and you can make the mushroom top with a little pretty from your scrap stash. What...

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Tutorial Thursday

I realized that I need a little blog buffer in between posting finished projects, so I thought that every Thursday, I would post a cool free tutorial that I've found on the internet.Today's tutorial is from Bored and Crafty. This is a tutorial to make this super-cool Piano Shoulder Bag. Besides the keys, which are fantastic, I like how...

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Bloggers’ Dinner Party

I am participating in the Bloggers' Dinner Party over at Needle and Spatula. What a great idea!! All you have to do is create something dinner-related, and link it up to win a great fabric bundle.My entry is this set of quilted placemats and pieced napkins. I made them using a free tutorial, and I just love them...the...

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Buttercup Bag

I finally got around to making the Buttercup Bag free sewing pattern from Made by Rae. This bag is everywhere, let me tell you. Not a month goes by where I don't see that someone in blogland has made a new Buttercup Bag! It's so great that this pattern is available as a free tutorial. The other day, my...

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Heather Ross Quilt

I just finished my Heather Ross quilt and I couldn't be more excited! A small group of us banded together for a Heather Ross Quilt Along. Some people used other fabrics than Heather Ross, which was just fine! Everyone in the group was so supportive of each other...it was amazing! The tutorial used was the Boxed In quilt pattern by Freckled Whimsy. I...

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Sewing Machine Cover

I won a set of five "Sew Inspired" Kokka fabrics from Pink Chalk Fabric's weekly newsletter giveaway. I knew right away that I wanted to make a cover out of them for my sewing machine...I mean, come on, it's perfect...sewing machines, scissors, buttons, dress forms... I used a great free tutorial from Spool.Fabrics - Since I was working with...

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