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Framing Basics

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Custom framing tips from Design on a Dime carpenter Charles Burbridge.

Easy-Sew Monochromatic Cube

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Try making this easy-sew monochromatic furniture cube.

Window Facelift

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Give your windows and window treatments a facelift with Design on a Dime.

5 Basic Sewing Skills

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Cassidy's mom shares five must-have sewing skills.

Quilt Chemistry and Geometry

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Kaffe Fassett shares his process for designing and balancing colors.

DIY Reversible Cloth Napkins

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Dress up your table with handmade reversible napkins in any pattern.

Sewing Machine 101

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Kelly's mom shares tips and tricks on how to master the sewing machine.

Importing Embroidery Design

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See how to import design and select color with sewing machine software.

Sewing Patches: Ideas and Inspiration for Creating Unique Art on Your Clothes

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Patches, whether embroidered, appliquéd, chain-stitched, machine or hand-sewn, are the perfect way to cover up stains, holes or ugly logos.

Sewing Patches: Ideas and Inspiration for Creating Unique Art on Your Clothes

Canvas Tote

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Robert Stadnycki incorporates his painting skills into another one of his crafty endeavors — totes and purses.

How to Make a Leather Passport Holder

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Never lose your passport again: Make this easy leather and fabric holder so your passport is stylish and easy to find.

Sew a Playful Flower Brooch

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Add some sunshine and style to a child’s outfit with this soft flower brooch.

How to Create a Collaged Purse

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Assemble Asian-style fabrics to create a unique, stylish purse.

Circle-spiral appliqué involves cutting out a random circle, spiral-cutting into the center of the circle, and then sewing the resulting spiral down to a base fabric with a straight stitch. Courtesy of Etsy.com

Simply Stylish Tote Bag

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Tote bags are a practical and stylish gift for any woman — from teacher to new Mom to Grandmother — simply change the fabric pattern or size to suit the tote's recipient.