This step by step tutorial at Quilted Cupcake will show you how to make a heart garland for Valentine’s Day, using vintage sheet music, red paper and stitching. The tutorial includes a free download of the flag shape for your … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | You Sparkle
Tutorial: Patchwork pincushion stack
Sew4Home shows how you can make a stack of three patchwork pincushions. They’re trimmed all around with mini pom pom trim and tufted in the center with either a button or a large pom pom. (The pom pom is my … Read More...
Tutorial: Dreamy layered circle skirt
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make this dreamy layered circle skirt. The layers are so soft and floaty, I thought at first it was a chiffon. It turns out that she made it from swim suit lining. … Read More...
Stash-Busting Cowl Patterns
I included a couple of cowls in my scarf roundup the other day, but they really do deserve their own day of focus because there are so many great ones out there. Plus, I’ve been wearing the heck out of … Read More...
Heather’s tips for pressing your sewing projects
I’ve always thought it amusing that I hate to iron my clothes, but I don’t hesitate a second before whipping out my iron to press as seam. My laundry room ironing board never sees the light of day, but my … Read More...
Learn to Needle Felt (embellish a sweater) No Sewing Required!
Misty Spinney leads production and styling at Brit + Co. Misty been interested in trying needle felting for a long time. It’s a simple DIY technique that requires no sewing and opens up all kinds of possibilities for embellishing your … Read More...
New Classes from Knitgrrl Shannon Okey and Andi Smith
I’m a big fan of Shannon Okey and what she’s done at Cooperative Press, which allows knitting and crafty authors a venue for publishing fun, innovative projects with smaller print runs than a more traditional publisher would allow, but with … Read More...
How to make a tree branch jewelry holder
It’s fun to bring a bit of outdoors in and especially when it can serve a purpose. Pop on over to the blog Curly Made for the tutorial on how to turn a few branches and a jar lid into … Read More...
Hidden Heart Red Velvet Cupcakes
Robin at Bird On A Cake sent this cute cupcake idea.
Perfect for Valentine’s Day using the red velvet cake. If you aren’t a red velvet cake fan, I’m sure you could replace it with your favorite chocolate recipe. Either … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycled denim basket
Beth from Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial over at eHow showing how to make a recycled denim basket, with no sewing required. The entire basket is made from recycled denim, most of it being the thick flat felled side seams … Read More...
Stylo, oh my!
The children’s sewing blogging world is all abuzz this morning with news of a new online publication, Stylo magazine. It . I knew it would be good when I saw that it’s a joint project by Celina Bailey from Petit … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a ruffle skirt to little girl leggings
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how you can add a ruffle skirt to pair of little girl leggings. It’s a great way to cover a stain or to restyle a pair of leggings lurking in the back of the … Read More...
Tutorial: X and O Valentine pillows
Henry Happened shows how to make a pair of X and O Valentine pillows. The design is inspired by a pair of pillows she spied at Anthropologie. By making them herself, she saved herself some money. Even better, she was … Read More...
Idea file: Put a suction cup soap dish at your sewing machine
Karen from Sew Many Ways has a clever eye for putting household and hardware store items to use in your sewing and craft room. You’ve gotta see how she uses a suction cup soap dish
at her sewing machine. She … Read More...
Freebie | Silhouette Cut Files for Planner Dividers
This is a great freebie and tutorial over at Titi Crafty on making your own divider sheets for a letter size or A4 binder or planner. She provides free cut files in both sizes, and takes you through … Read More...
Free Fonts for Your Valentines
Send out the smartest Valentines this year using this collection of free fonts compiled by Michelle at Elegance & Enchantment. I really like the Aerolite and League Script fonts. Click here to find the links for downloading.
Looking for more … Read More...
Freebie: Printable Love Notes
Sunshine and Dewdrops has some sweet Valentine Love Notes to print for free. Use them as a scrapbooking journal card, for the inside of a greeting card or slip a note into someone specials lunch box.
-Heather
Are you looking … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Love Bugs
Another Crochet – Or Crochet Baby Toes
I’ll call this one Baby Toes since the edging I created reminds me of sweet baby’s toes peeking out from under the blanket. This afghan was inspired by the stitch pattern found on SusanB’s site here. I thought … Read More...