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Photo: Penny Sanford Porcelains

Home sewing fans know the satisfaction of making their own fashions. Now you can doll up your dog with the leftover fabric remnants, and set out in matching style!
Embellishment is the key word for high-end handmade dog clothes, so download Penny Sanford’s easy free pattern and [...]

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Pretty Pony Pattern

by domestika on April 3, 2008

BabyMoonBoutique’s Sheila Sherman knows that handmade gifts are best… and that you have better things to do with your hard-earned moola than to give it to the post office…
So, instead of ordering up a BabyMoon-made hobby horse by mail, now you can go for the DIY pony pattern at Etsy.
The hobby horse [...]

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Sew Your Own Tux Linux Penguin

by domestika on December 2, 2007

Is there a more adorable mascot anywhere in the computer world than the goofy, cuddley, splay-footed penguin named Tux, who flies the Linux banner?
We think not.
And a plushie Tux can be yours…

Grab the free Tux sewing pattern from Free-Penguin.org, see the creative penguins that others have made, and haul out your sewing gear… [...]

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Under $10: Pincushion Ring

by domestika on November 2, 2007

I’m putting this nifty pincushion ring right on to my new list of gift ideas under $10!
Even without its delightful $7 price tag, what’s not to love?
An adjustable base-metal ring sports a tiny pincushion in retro print fabric (varous patterns are available, but I’m hooked on these teal squares).
Slip [...]

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You know grosgrain ribbon, right? That sturdy multi-purpose ribbon with strong ribs going across it?
Striped, solid, or even printed with polka dots though it may be — yeah, you know grosgrain when you see it.
Grosgrain ribbon makes a regular appearance in our old family photo albums — mostly in striped ribbon belts with [...]

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