Catherine Pooler has some great ideas for place card holders. Perfect for your Thanksgiving or upcoming Holiday tables. I have lots of these big clips, I’ll have to give this a try.
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Inspiration du Jour | Jealous Much?
Michaels Dream Tree Challenge
The holiday season is here and I’ve officially begun to think about decorating thanks to Michaels Stores and their Dream Tree Challenge! I was officially invited to participate last week so I grabbed Mom and we headed over to … Read More...
Tutorial: Simply Colorful Coasters from scrap fabric
Amy DeCesare from Amy Made That! shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her Simply Colorful Coasters. A square of printed fabric is stitched to the center of a solid, creating a window pane effect. … Read More...
Free pattern: V-neck raglan sleeve baseball tee
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making a raglan sleeved baseball tee. The pattern is available in one size, small, with a finished bust at 34″ and hips at 36″. If you need … Read More...
Tutorial: Gold button embellished sweater
Buttons don’t always have to be functional. They can also be used in a purely decorative fashion. Head over to BurdaStyle to find out how you can embellish a basic pullover sweater with gold buttons. The effect is a shape … Read More...
Pumpkin-Inside Pound Cake
Everything about this pumpkin pound cake with brown butter pecan icing is perfectly Fall. Don’t you want to know how the pumpkin inside this pound cake is so perfect? Find the recipe and step-by-step instructions, with photographs, HERE at She … Read More...
Project: Stamped Skirt
Here’s a quick and easy way to add some extra punch to a plain skirt, stamp on some polka dots! Best of all I bet you have the “stamp” already lying around, this cute idea uses pencil erasers! Find out … Read More...
How to make a pumpkin lollypop centerpiece
More pumpkin goodness today! I think this would make a fun centerpiece for Thanksgiving.”Pop” on over to the blog Little Fishpond for the tutorial on how to make a pumpkin lollypop centerpiece.
Tutorial: Little girl’s pleated princess seam bodice
An from StraightGrain guest blogs in the Basic Bodice series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to adapt a little girl’s basic bodice block to create princess seams and pleated front panel. She adds a simple pleated skirt … Read More...
Tutorial: Foldover clutch for an iPad
Kim from Oh, Sweet Joy! shares a tutorial over at Prudent Baby showing how to make a simple foldover clutch purse big enough to carry an iPad or other tablet. Go to her tutorial.
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Sewing tip: Keep bobbin thread on the bottom
Heather from Feather’s Flights has a quick tip to help keep your bobbin thread from peeking up on to the top of your fabric. She shows how to add a little extra tension to the bottom thread to keep it … Read More...
Tutorial: BBQ mitt and towel gift set
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make a BBQ grill mitt and towel. If you have any guys on your Christmas list, this would make a great handmade present for them! Go to her tutorial to see … Read More...
Mapped Monogram and more
I love the different ways that maps have been used in this post. There’s tutorials really, but if you’re crafty surely there’s some inspiration here. Love the monogrammed map letter! See the different ideas at Dixie Delights: Mapped Out.… Read More...
Review: Bernina 780 with embroidery module
For the last month or so, I’ve had a visitor in my sewing room. A fancy schmancy high end sewing and embroidery machine. The Bernina 780
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There isn’t room in this review to list out all the features and … Read More...
Freebie: Thanksgiving Pumpkins Digital Stamp
Visit the Micro Jivvy bog and grab some adorable Happy Thanksgiving Kawaii style pumpkins for free. Available in jpg and png.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Girls
Newsy: Quilter’s Christmas Party at SewCalGal
Visit SewCalGal to learn more about this event for quilters coming in December.
Win A Beamer
I’m not offering this Giveaway on my blog, but wanted to let my readers know about it. Despite the press (ahem..), this will work nicely for crocheters as well as for any other needle artist. Check out the details … Read More...
Shop with Katie Arthur
Katie Arthur‘s Etsy shop, Dollhouse Littles and Hitty Art, has reopened will all new stock of handmade miniature home furnishings. Buy something already finished for your dollhouse. Or purchase one of her new miniature quilt patterns. The shop says,… Read More...