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Shower Curtain Into Zippered Pouch

January 9, 2011

Mique of 30 Days shares a useful tutorial for this Zippy Pouch,  a simple zippered pouch sewing project made out of a shower curtain. I love this idea because it can be easily carried around when empty and is perfect for carrying wet or dirty clothes such as swimwear or that toddler “accident.”

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Girl’s Summer Ruffle Neck Tie Dress Tutorial

June 21, 2010

Absolutely adorable “playground dress” tutorial from Create and Delegate. She tells how to take measurements, so you can make it for your size toddler/preschooler/big kid.

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How to Make Adjustable Buckle Straps for Bags

June 21, 2010

Angela has a new tutorial up at Sew Loquacious showing how to make your own adjustable belt buckle straps for those shoulder and hand bags you’ve been meaning to make.

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Framed Silhouettes for Father’s Day

June 10, 2010

This is a great gift idea: Bloom shares a tutorial for creating these framed silhouettes. As a slight variation on this for Father’s Day, create one of each child’s profile but, instead of spray painting it black, have each kid sponge paint them (like stenciling) with their choice of colors.

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Crochet Basics: How to Whip Stitch

June 9, 2010

A tutorial from Crochet Spot for a basic technique for attaching two crocheted pieces together. Great for seams.

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Square Foot Garden Tutorial

June 3, 2010

Square foot gardening allows you to grow a lot of produce in a small amount of space and is perfect for people with smaller yards (like me!). Mel shares a tutorial with lots of pics showing how to make your own 4′ x 4′ square foot raised bed and fill it for a square foot [...]

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Make a Keychain Wallet

June 2, 2010

Sewing tutorial from Infarrantly Creative showing how to make a mini wallet that attaches onto your keys. Great for lightweight on-the-go outings.

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Baby/Toddler Peasant Top Tutorial

May 25, 2010

A tutorial from Prudent Baby showing how to make this cute peasant top. This tutorial is accompanied by a pattern templates for sizes 0-3 months and 18 months-2T. Great project to practice sewing with elastic.

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Felt Flashcards Tutorial

May 22, 2010

Great tutorial from Sew Much Ado for making these felt flashcards. She uses grommets and a large ring to hold them together, making it a convenient on the go toy. (via Sumo’s Sweet Stuff)

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Make a Self Watering Container for Growing Tomatoes

May 18, 2010

Great video showing how to make earthboxes or earthbuckets, 5 gallon self watering containers that are great for growing tomatoes or other veggies. For additional guidance, also check out this Flickr photo set, and for inspiration, take a look at how well these tomatoes are growing in their earthbuckets.

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