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    Summer Tiered Dress for Kids

    Hello, it’s Duana with Duana Studio (@duana_m_chandler & @duanastudio) and we are in beach season, so I thought it would be great to create a cute Summer dress pattern for my daughter to wear. I love making clothes for my daughter! She especially loves dresses, and she can wear this at the beach or even to the park, or put a denim jacket over it for chillier days. But it is such a cute and easy summer dress that I drafted for her and created it into a pattern that…

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    DIY Spring Drawstring Bag

    Hello, it’s Duana with Duana Studio (@duana_m_chandler & @duanastudio)! We are in May, so I thought it would be great to do a cute springtime drawstring bag to wear out in the sun. You can wear this at the beach, to the park, or wherever your heart desires, because it’s such a cute bag to carry with you out on ANY spring/summer adventure 🙂 I chose to use a white corduroy fabric for the outside, and a floral cotton fabric for the inside. I think the floral fabric adds a…

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    The Woolly Petals Project Tote- Sewing Tutorial

      Hi and welcome to the new year! My name is Faith Essenburg, quilter, maker and mom to three boys. I contribute to Clover monthly and this month was asked to show a patchwork tote, and lucky for us my friend Kristen of @wollypetals went and made this wonderfully large tote that is just perfect. This is a free pattern with loads of instructions that can be found HERE. And if you need more inspiration for fabrics and ideas check out the #woollypetalsprojecttote, I think it’s safe to say this…

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    Fuse ‘n Gather a Ruffled Apron

    Valentine’s day is just a day away but there’s still time to make a one of a kind gift for that special someone in your life. Create this easy and fun to make ruffled apron using Clover’s Fuse ‘n Gather “Fusible Gathering Tape“. Once you have the fabric of your choice, use the Fuse ‘n Gather to press, pull, and stitch to create your ruffles. For instructions on making a ruffled apron click here –> CT0098_rev inside Watch as Fran demonstrates each step for this product.