Liz explains in this tutorial how to sew a patchwork duvet cover, using a dozen different fabric cuts.

A nice craft for a teen room.

Via Sew 4 Home.

Crafster user enemyairship spent 15 days crocheting and sewing this Raccoon Mario rug, inspired by the Nintendo videogames character.

Each granny square represents 1 pixel (3.5″ each). It has 386 granny squares (7×7ft).

Via BoingBoing.

This post on Craftzine explains how to make a mermaid costume for a little girl, using fabric remnants.

Here you may download the free pattern of this knit watermelon hat.

The pattern was created by Susan B. Anderson. Clicking the above link you may watch a nice photo of two little girls eating watermelon while wearing their watermelon hats.

Kirsty explains step-by-step how to make an embroidered corner bookmark.

This is a very nice craft, an alternative to the standard rectangular bookmark, and an original gift for any bookworm.