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Kids Can Design Their Own Colorful T-Shirts

Shari Hiller — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:59:21 +0000

Don’t let this plain Jane green T-shirt fool you. With the use of the six fabric paint pens you see, this T-shirt became a masterpiece at the hands of my 11 year old son! That’s right, I let him loose on the T-shirts and he did marvelous things. My family was visiting friends for a week...

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Kid’s Contrasting Stars T-Shirt to Sew

Shari Hiller — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:59:21 +0000

Kid’s will love these star T-shirts to wear for the summer holidays, but change out the design, and they can be used for all sorts of celebrations…or just for fun! I love the three summer holidays for more reasons than the weather that goes with them. I love them because when you make a craft...

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Kid’s Fireworks T-Shirt to Embroider

Shari Hiller — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:59:21 +0000

Learn to embroider and make a great fireworks designed T-shirt for 4th of July at the same time! This red, white and blue T is perfect for the big day and the kid’s can even help you make it. The fireworks do take a bit of patience, but it’s only one embroidery stitch to master, and...

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Kid’s Flag T-Shirt from Rick Rack and Ribbon

Shari Hiller — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:59:21 +0000

Perfect for all the summer holidays, this flag T-shirt can be worn with pride. Pride in the good ol’ U.S.A. and pride in yourself for making it! Of all the summer red, white and blue T-shirts we’ve made, this one is the most challenging because the pieces are so small. I used the tiny sized...

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Easy To Tie Double Sided Fleece Blanket

Shari Hiller — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:58:52 +0000

Kid’s will love selecting the fabrics to make their own bedtime fleece blanket. All you need is a couple hours and a couple yards of coordinating fleece fabrics. For years I have been making small bedtime blankets for my children. Generally, they get a new one at Christmas, as long as I can find the time. ...

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Easy Blanket Stitched Fleece Pillows

Shari Hiller — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:58:31 +0000

Now this is a great project for kids. It teaches cutting, the hand sewn blanket stitch and stuffing. What fun! When summer, holidays, even weekends are on their way, this might be a project to print out and save in a file for those days when boredom takes over. We did ours in solid colors,...

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Learn the Sewing Machine Making a Floor Pillow

Shari Hiller — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:20:50 +0000

How are your children going to learn to sew if you don’t take the time to teach them? Well, here’s a great floor pillow project to get started and it’s something they’ll use for years to come. I don’t believe that there are too many schools these days that offer Home Economics in their curriculum. ...

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Sew a Convenient Kid’s Bed Book Pocket

Shari Hiller — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:29:44 +0000

Keep your child’s favorite book close at hand with this bed book pocket you can sew and let them read themselves to sleep! We have always made reading a priority in our home. It was easy for me as a kid and I’ve always spent time in book stores looking for the next great read....

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