You can’t help but sing that song that has words like Up, Up and Away when you see this beautiful and free hand embroidery pattern designed by Dhara Shah for Anchor Crafts. It’s absolutely lovely and has so much … Read More...
How to Cut Equilateral Triangles – Three Ways
Learn how to cut equilateral triangles (60 degree triangles) three different ways with this handy tutorial from Alanda Craft.
I’ll be honest here, these are the triangles that always give me the most trouble when I am cutting. With … Read More...
How to Make Little Plastic Canvas Houses
Looking for a fun and unique plastic canvas pattern? Then look no further than this tutorial for little plastic canvas houses from Creative Jewish Mom. Aren’t they adorable?!
You may be thinking…what would I do with these houses? Well … Read More...
Easy Fat Quarter Quilt – Free Pattern
Do you have a pile of fat quarters just waiting to be used? If so, then you may want to check out this pretty quilt pattern from Sew Can She.
The finished quilt measures approximately 52″ x 52″ so … Read More...
How to Make a Quilt Out of Upcycled Flannel Shirts
In honor of Earth Day I am sharing this upcycled quilt pattern from Swoodson Says. It’s a quilt made from old flannel shirts. What a wonderful idea and I bet it is super cozy.
The individual quilt blocks are … Read More...
Embellish Straw Bag with Recycled Plastic Bags
In honor of Earth Day today I thought I would bring you a recycled project. Did you know you could do hand embroidery with plastic bags? Well you can and it’s easy with this tutorial over on FeltMagnet.
Take … Read More...
Learn Huck Weaving
Learn how to huck weave with this helpful and detailed tutorial from Craft & Fabric Links. Not only will you find instructions for doing this kind of needlework, there are two free patterns included as well.
Huck weaving is … Read More...
Rainbow Hand Embroidery Houses – Free Pattern
Just looking at these beautiful rainbow row houses embroidered onto a tea towel will make you happy. This cheerful and fun design comes to us from Albion Gould and wow am I ready to give this project a try.
The … Read More...
Fish Quilt Block Tutorial
Something fishy is going on around here! Well not really, it’s just this whimsical Kettle of Fish quilt block from Quilt Therapy. This design just makes me smile.
The tutorial includes measurements for a 12 inch finished block. The … Read More...
How to Make Machine Embroidered Kids Masks
Need a fun and unique project to make for your kids? Then look no further than this machine mask embroidery tutorial from Stitching Sewcial over at Brother.
The article is designed for makers who use a Brother embroidery machine. You … Read More...
Free Riley Blake Quilt Pattern
Julia Frazier over on the Riley Blake Designs
blog brings us this lovely blue and white quilt pattern. It is an easy quilt to make, yet it looks quite striking, especially in the colors she used.
About the size of … Read More...
10 Free Charm Pack Quilt Patterns
We all buy them. We walk into the quilt store and see these brightly colored small stacks of squares and declare that we must have them. Then they sit around our quilt rooms for longer than we would like to … Read More...
How to Add Your Stumpwork to Your Canvas
Once you have made some wire stumpwork flower petals, what do you do with them? How to you attach them to your canvas design? This tutorial from Sew in Love demonstrates what you need to know.
You will find information … Read More...
Free Quilted Bed Runner Pattern
Learn how to make this pretty bed runner with this free tutorial from Clover-USA. This is an easy way to use up some of those pretty scraps you have on hand.
The runner is made entirely of half square … Read More...
Mini Quilted Key Chain Tutorial
Check out this adorable mini quilted key chain from Scrap Fabric Love. This is one of those easy and fast projects that is fun to make and helps make a dent (albeit tiny) in your fabric stash.
To make … Read More...
Dinosaur Hand Embroidery Designs
Looking to decorate your child’s room with some dinosaurs? Then look no further than these adorable designs that you can purchase from Annie’s Craft Store.
When you purchase this item you get twelve 9″ x 9″ pre-stamped blocks made … Read More...
How to Make a Low Volume Scrappy Triangle Quilt Block
This post is for all of us scrap-loving quilters and I am a proud member of that club. As soon as I saw this charming block from Sew Me Something Good, I knew I would be writing about it.… Read More...
How to Make a German Tufted Embroidery Pillow
The moment I saw this project from Knitting-and I knew I needed to highlight it. It is made using the German tufted wool embroidery technique, also known as amish stumpwork or plushwork. Whatever it is is called, it is beautiful.… Read More...
Plastic Canvas Bookmark – Free Tutorial
An ideal gift for the avid reader in your family, or for yourself for that matter, these plastic canvas bookmarks are just what you are looking for. Brought to you by The Pretty Life Girls, these are an easy … Read More...
How to Make a Mini Quilt Design Board
Perfect for anyone who likes mini projects, here’s a tutorial on making a mini design board that measures 10″ by 10″. Designed by Bee in My Bonnet, this is not a difficult project, but you do need some special … Read More...