Stenciling is all the rage right now, and I’ve seen many a project in my travels. This one caught my eye – why? Because more often than not stenciling projects are two colors, the base and the stencil. What caught … Read More...
Handmade Weddings DIY Round-Up
The creative forces behind The Hello Lucky Blog published an amazing book for DIY brides titled Handmade Weddings! I’ve rounded up a few of the DIY tutorials from the book that the authors posted on their blog. Click the … Read More...
Book Review: Criminal Crafts by Miss Demeanor A.K.A. Shawn Bowman
I love my crafts to be unexpected! When a standard object of necessity is created from the unexpected or with an unusual theme I am beyond tickled. This is what you get in every glorious page of Criminal Crafts: From … Read More...
DIY Wedding Card Mini Album
Jen at Something Turquoise came up with a brilliant solution for preserving all those wedding cards you receive! Get her tutorial for a wedding card mini album here.
Tutorial: Elastic neckline with a bias tape casing
Jodie from The Haby Goddess shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an elastic casing around the neckline of a garment. Instead of just folding under the edges, which can create puckers due to the curve of … Read More...
Dip Dyed Wooden Cutlery
When I opened this tutorial it made my lips curl up into a smile. I have said before that I love when people think outside the box and get creative. Dip dying is a fun technique I’ve seen used on … Read More...
Tutorial: Summertime Wallet
Maggie from Midwestern Sewing Girl shows how to make her Summertime Wallet. At just 3″x4″ finished size, it’s a simple wallet sized with two pockets for holding ID and credit cards. Get the tute.
[photo from Midwestern Sewing Girl]
Tutorial: Shoo Fly Sashing | Kim’s Crafty Apple
Diane of Lapacek’s Orchard shares a tutorial at Kim’s Crafty Apple showing how to create Shoo Fly blocks for sashing. Diane starts off her instructions with the following explanation,
… Read More...Warning: These are those teeny tiny pieces that drive Kim crazy.
Tutorial: Oh My, Shabby Butterflies quilt
Jennifer Overstreet of Gable House Quilting and Design shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop for her butterfly quilt, shown. She said she designed it with a girl in mind. I love how the colorful butterflies seem to be flitting … Read More...
Tutorial: Alter a darted bodice to create an armscye princess seam
Sunni from A Fashionable Stitch shows how to alter a darted bodice pattern into one with an armscye princess seam. A princess seam is actually very similar to a pair of darts, but it provides smoother contours. It’s also faster … Read More...
Newsy: 100 days of quilts ends
The 100 Days of Modern Quilting event came to a close this month. If you missed any day or want to revisit one you can; the Modern Quilt Guild created a reference page with links to every post in the … Read More...
Tutorial: Tulip Skirt
Melly from Melly Sews shows how she made her Tulip Skirt that was part of her entry into the circle skirt remix challenge at Project Run and Play. Her interpretation of the circle skirt has oversized petals sewn together … Read More...
Up cycled Purse from a ruined (shrunken/felted) Sweater
Mary posted a very pretty purse she made from a shrunken sweater mistake on “instructables.com”. She has downloadable PDF instructions for you to follow and also pictures showing you how it is made. She is a very creative up cycler … Read More...
Mosaic Birthday Cake
So bright and pretty and easy to make with broken candy. Find this cake HERE at Better Homes and Gardens.
Colorful Pasta
I hadn’t the slightest idea adding a drop or two of food coloring to pasta water could cause such magic. Find the Lorax-inspired dinner HERE at Toni Spilsbury.
Tutorial: Throw pillow with staggered ruffle stripes
This throw pillow by Cathie Filian has the coolest staggered ruffle stripes. Part of each stripe is ruffled, and part is just a straight fabric stripe. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Pieced chevron stripe circle skirt
Jessica from A Little Gray shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how to make her pieced striped circle skirt. The black and white chevron skirt was part of her winning entry into the circle skirt remix challenge. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a Trilobyte
Found the neatest tutorial for a trilobite pendant on Eskimimimakes. The pendant is super cute by itself but now I have ideas of mixing up a good faux bone or faux stone and using that for the trilobite shape.… Read More...
French knots Indian style
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas celebrates the latest TAST Challenge by showing off an abundance of French-knot projects–from accents to patterns to floral masses to French knots on sequins. She says the knot technique is slightly different in Indian … Read More...
April’s modern block at Sew, Mama, Sew!
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a Modern BOM Sew Along in progress at Sew, Mama, Sew!. Kristin just posted the April block created by Bee leader Alissa Haight Carlton.
Curious? Here it is, in all its modern goodness. … Read More...