Beth’s sweet Easter card has a wonderful flat shaker element filled with confetti that has a stamped background with a flower basket. All around are little stamped chicks along with a cute snail and a large chick dressed as the … Read More...
Basket Knitting Patterns to Help with Spring Cleaning
Want a legitimate excuse to do more crafting instead of cleaning? Knit up some baskets to help you with your spring organization tasks, and as a bonus you’ll have less yarn you need to store!
This simple garter stitch basket … Read More...
Twisted Nutella Bread – Bread Maker and Handmade Recipe
There’s nothing in the world quite like the smell of freshly baked bread wafting through the kitchen. If you know me, you’ll know I have a serious obsession with hot bread straight from the oven. That golden crust, the … Read More...
How to Stop Polymer Clay from Sticking to Cutters (Beginner-Friendly Fixes and Pro Tips)
If you’ve ever tried cutting polymer clay only to have it cling stubbornly to your cutter, you’re not alone. Sticky clay is one of the most common frustrations for beginners and even seasoned makers. The good news? With a few … Read More...
Cream Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny One Yard Bundle – A Sweet Easter Stitching Treat
Every year as Easter approaches, quilters and sewists start looking for fabrics that feel soft, gentle, nostalgic, and just a little bit magical. And truly, nothing captures that feeling better than Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. When … Read More...
Bunny Embroidery Patterns That Make Sweet Easter Gifts
There is something about bunny embroidery that never really stops being charming. Maybe it is the floppy ears, maybe it is the soft spring colours, or maybe it is just that rabbits somehow manage to look sweet on absolutely … Read More...
Make Cutting Cardboard Simple and Safe with the BeaverBot Cutter 2
Just to get it out of the way up front, the good folks at BeaverBot sent me a BeverBot Cutter 2 (the B. Rex model, to be precise) so that I could review it for you but I received no … Read More...
National Quilting Month Sale – A Great Time to Stock Up on Fabric
Every quilter knows that fabric somehow multiplies when you’re not looking. One minute you’re buying “just a few fat quarters,” and the next thing you know there’s a whole drawer that refuses to close. If you’re going to add … Read More...
4 FREE Adorable Easter Pattern Papers to Download
How cute is this collection of pattern paper!? This group of four FREE printable Easter paper designs have sweet little illustrations in trendy pink and teal color combinations. One paper has lots of colorful Easter eggs and polka dots on … Read More...
Learning Activities Using Easter Eggs
This time of year there are plastic Easter eggs everywhere. I cleaned out my attic recently and we had so. many. eggs that I put a bunch in the donation box and we still probably have more than we need. … Read More...
What Is a Junk Journal? A Beginner’s Guide to Junk Journaling
Perfect — you’re absolutely right. Junk journaling has nothing to do with age. It’s about personality, nostalgia, creativity, and that little thrill when you find a beautiful scrap of paper.
Here’s your rewritten, expanded, SEO-rich version with a warm conversational … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Saturday Review: Women’s Cape Coat Sewing Pattern
Sewing Pattern Saturday is where I take a proper look at independent Etsy sewing patterns and the small businesses behind them. Each feature is an honest, practical review written from a real sewist’s point of view. I’m always asking the … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Saturday: Towel Shorts Beginner PDF Sewing Pattern Review
If you’ve been anywhere near sewing Instagram, Pinterest, or even ready-to-wear kids’ clothing lately, you’ve probably noticed it too — terry toweling is having a real moment. Not the scratchy stuff we grew up with, but soft, modern … Read More...
How to Turn Card Kits into Spring Gift Boxes
Do enjoy buying card kits? I love kits because everything coordinates together with matching patterns, color combos and themes it’s so easy to create quick and simple cards with a kit. But maybe you’d like to stretch your supplies and … Read More...
Book Review: Sulky’s Secrets to Successful Appliqué – Master the Art of Decorative Fabric Stitching
Appliqué has always been one of those quilting techniques that instantly adds personality to a project. Whether it’s delicate floral motifs, seasonal designs, or bold graphic shapes layered onto a quilt block, appliqué gives quilters the freedom to turn fabric … Read More...
Women in Denmark Knit Clothes for Statues
It’s common throughout the world that there are fewer statues of women than there are of men, and typically more of the men are real people, while the female statues are often goddesses or characters from mythology.
They’re also often … Read More...
Introducing Kids to Cross Stitch
I love introducing kids to stitching in all its forms. Not only did I teach my daughter how to stitch on plastic canvas and fabric (as well as knitting and sewing, we’re still working on crochet), I’ve taught other kids … Read More...
How to Seam Garter Stitch
Garter stitch is an unsung (by many people) workhorse of knitting. It’s so easy to knit and quite meditative, and I love the chunky texture of the waves of garter stitch ridges.
But just because it’s easy doesn’t mean everything … Read More...
How to Make Your First Quilt for Absolute Beginners (Step-by-Step Guide That Actually Makes Sense)
Let’s be honest.
Making your first quilt feels like signing up for something slightly bigger than you expected.
You start with, “I just want to try quilting,” and suddenly you’re googling seam allowances, batting loft, and wondering why there are … Read More...
Market Bag With A Twist – Free Crochet Pattern
I’m always on the lookout for crochet projects that are actually useful — the kind you grab without thinking when you head out the door — and this Market Bag With a Twist free pattern from Jimmy Beans Wool ticks … Read More...