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Book giveaway: Simply Fat Quarters
Lindsay of Craft Buds is hosting a giveaway for the book, Simply Fat Quarters: Quilts with Comfort and Style authored by the team at the Fat Quarter Shop and It’s Sew Emma Patterns.
84 Days Until Christmas
Have you done all your holiday gift crafting yet? Take a look at the tutorial for this fabulous bracelet from Christmases past and get an early start for this year. Bev at Flamingo Toes shares her tutorial at Twelve Crafts … Read More...
Tutorial: Stabilizing knits for buckle free sewing
The soon-to-be-released Tiramisu dress by the brand-new Cake Patterns is made from knit fabrics. Steph from Three Hours Past and Cake Patterns gives some guidance on how to stabilize knit fabrics so they don’t buckle and stretch as you sew … Read More...
Check out Knitting on Dr. Oz
I heard a rumor (via the Vogue Knitting Facebook page) thatThe Dr. Oz Show is going to feature knitting this Wednesday.
The show, apparently, will have segments on the health benefits of knitting as well as a look at … Read More...
Cute crushed can art
The little paintings that Charles makes are just so darn cute! And the fact that his “canvas” is a crushed can just makes them even better! See more of his work at his website Charles Kaufman’s Crushed Can Art and … Read More...
October is the perfect time for Voodoo Witch
Junker Jane‘s monster dolls are amazing and awesome every day of the year, but they really come into their own during the Halloween season. This precious Voodoo Witch, for example, deserves to spend the entire month of October ruling … Read More...
Sparkling koi: Easier than it looks
The secret to this breathtaking stumpwork koi is the fiber Kelly Clark used to create him. Go to her blog post to find out how he’s made.
Looking for books on Stumpwork Embroidery
? Then check out these craft … Read More...
Tutorial: Spooky Halloween pillow
Joann from Craft Passion created this spooky Halloween throw pillow using a black dishtowel, bleach, and freezer paper stencil. Go to her tutorial for the how-to.
[photo from Craft Passion]
Pillows are a great way to quickly change the decor … Read More...
Free pattern: Christmas Felt chestnut softies
Susi from Lilla Luise shares a free pattern and tutorial for sttitching up these sweet little felt chestnut softies. You can make them out of small pieces of felt and fabric. I love those happy little hand stitched faces! Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Shirred baby dress from gauze wrap blankets
Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how she put some gauze baby blankets to new use as a shirred summer sundress. The gauze is perfect for a summer dress – it’s soft, it’s lightweight, and it dries quickly. One … Read More...
Beatrix Potter’s Gingerbread Recipe
Some things about me that you may already know: I adore children’s literature and studied the stuff for both of my masters degrees. I, my mom, and my grandmother have always adored Beatrix Potter. I adore food history. I adore … Read More...
Win Supplies for a Snack Cake Decorating Party
Not only to the Halloween and shortcut-snack-cake-decorating ideas flow freely over at Hungry Happenings, but check out this snack cake decorating party for kids (such clever creations!) AND enter to win a bunch of Halloween decorating supplies from Wilton to … Read More...
Tutorial: Nesting dolls Halloween costume
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs in the Handmade Costume Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a set of nesting dolls costumes. This would be so cute for a matched family costume!! … Read More...
Tutorial: Refashion a dress (with zipper) into a skirt
Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how to turn a dress into a skirt. The dress she uses has a long zipper down the back, and her tutorial shows how to cut through it so the zipper still functions. Get … Read More...
Frankenstein Bento
Send your kids to school with Frankenstein! Make a Frankenbento HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons. And by the way, find the how-tos for shortcut monster fingers treats HERE.
Bunting Cookies
What’s cute with cute on top? Cookie bunting. Specifically, decorated bunting cookies created by Sue of Munchkin Munchies for Craftstorming. Find them HERE.
Sewing Pattern: Western blanket shorts to wear with cowgirl boots
Shorts with cowgirl boots? You betcha! Especially when they’re made out of a western blanket. Oh, By Golly! shows how to make some. She traced around a favorite pair of shorts to get her pattern, but you could use a … Read More...
