Kelly from Sewing in No Man’s Land shows how to make a little girl’s tulle skirt with attached leggings. The fluffy little skirt is soooo cute, and I’m loving that the leggings are already attached. No rummaging through drawers (or … Read More...
Book Review: Easy Greeting Cards
Easy Greeting Cards from Better Homes and Gardens is choked full of wonderful quick and easy card ideas as well as techniques and patterns. The book includes 192 pages full of 220 cards ideas, over 40 patterns and step by … Read More...
Christmas Family Tree Cookies
But wait! There’s one more from Callye of The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle… as seen guest posting on Glorious Treats. Find the step-by-step how-tos to decorate your own Christmas Family Tree cookies, with free printable treat bag topper, HERE at … Read More...
Gingerbread Playdough Homemade Gift for Kids
Ah, the most perfect gift for a baker (like me) to give to kids (like my nieces). Find the recipe and packaging ideas (hint: my favorite, mason jars) to make gingerbread playdough HERE at The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.… Read More...
25 Days of Cookies
Now this is my kind of Advent Calendar… Every day until Christmas, a new cookie recipe. This Heart of Mine is hosting guest bloggers for the next 25 days, all sharing a new cookie recipe. First up is English Toffee … Read More...
Make fabric from scraps
SharonB of Pin Tangle has posted a tutorial for making gorgeous, unusual fabric from your scraps. She says,
… Read More...With this technique you can not only use up your orts but you can use embroidery threads, wool, textured yarns, silk ribbon
Christmas In The Air – Crochet Patterns

This year, I have decided to make a concerted effort to spend my gifting dollars locally – or at least in the U.S. – or to purchase gifts directly from the artisans who made them. To that end, I’ve spent … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Gift Tags
Here are some more free gift tags you can download for gift giving this year! Click here to go to the download from Sass & Peril.
Inspiration du Jour | Fall Foliage
Starry Eyed quilt by Fussy Cut
Kathy Mack from Pink Chalk Studios featured this quilt on Day 1 of her Countdown to Christmas series. I see why. Read more about it on Kathy’s blog or go straight to the Starry Eyed recipe at Moda Bake Shop.
November Giveaway Winner Is……..
This motif really grabbed me! This is the winning motif and the winner of the book is Diane!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39648301@N02/4452880024/in/photostream/
I encourage everyone to take a look at all the entries for this Giveaway. There were designs I had never seen … Read More...
Quilt Tutorial: Herringbone block Rachel’s way
Rachel at Stitched in Color shows her way to make a herringbone block. She admits it’s actually more of a rectangle. She includes detailed steps and lots of photos. Get the tutorial.
Herringbone was first employed in the Roman … Read More...
Blog tour: Quilting From Little Things
Don’t miss Sarah Fielke’s American blog tour featuring her new book Quilting from Little Things: Take a small idea and develop it into something wonderful. Participants include,
28 Nov: Fat Quarterly
28 Nov: Amy Ellis
29 Nov: Thomas Knauer… Read More...
A Simple Clay Nativity
As the artist says, any student could make this simple nativity scene from Fimo clay. For me, the simplicity is part of the appeal. If your holiday decorating includes a nativity, consider creating one!
Review: How the GO! Baby {almost} stole my heart
If you’ve been in the blogosphere in the last year, you already know the manufacturers of GO! (manual cutting machine) have worked hard to put their product into the hands of quilters, sewers, and fabric crafters. Title after title in … Read More...
DIY Trompe L’oeil Cupcake Stand
I can’t resist a DIY cupcake stand {or a cupcake for that matter!} and this one featured at Oh Happy Day is simply adorable! Plus it comes with a tutorial and a free printable. Now all you need are the … Read More...
Carry Your Cell Phone in Style – Free Pattern
Sorry about the lack of picture and link, it was there when I pushed the publish button. Oh well, after some searching, I found the site again,.
The free pattern is here: http://www.sock-aholic.com/phonepurse.pdf
Huge Peanut Butter Cup
This could be my perfect cake, seeing as the Peanut Butter cup is one of my favorites to dig out of the trick or treat bag. Have you seen this? Find it HERE from Williams-Sonoma. Out of my price … Read More...
Your elf needs shoes
You need some little elfin clogs to stuff with Christmas treats. Jenny of allsorts has got you covered. She’s sharing the pattern and tutorial for this sweet felt footwear. Go to her blog post for the download.
Looking for more … Read More...
Stitch some Christmas twinchies
Merry Christmas from Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint! She’s sharing the patterns for these beautiful twinchies, which you can use as gift tie-ons or ornaments. Go to Janet’s post for the link to the charts.
Looking for more … Read More...






