Get in on the holiday stitch-along at DMC Thread’s Blog. Download the adorable reindeer pattern and follow Emma’s guidance to create a project you can frame. Go to the blog post to get details and download the pattern.
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Inspiration du Jour | Isaac – his name means laughter
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Tutorial: Modern Selvage Snowflake
Riel from The Q and the U entered this quilt block Modern Selvage Snowflake in the 12 Days of Christmas Sampler Quilt Along. She used selvage pieces, but discreetly. Go to tutorial.
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Tutorial: One Horse Open Sleigh | Block 27
Sunni Bolger from Love Affair with my Brother designed this quilt block, number 27, as part of Quilting Gallery’s Celebrate Christmas Quilt Along and Super Deals for Quilters. Click HERE to read Sunni’s interview and get a good deal … Read More...
The Holiday Issue of Bird’s Party Magazine
I can’t help it. I keep going back to the latest holiday issue of Bird’s Party magazine. It’s filled with a ridiculous amount of detail, definitely a must-read for inspiration if you’re hosting any sort of holiday party this year. … Read More...
Decorated Thanksgiving Treats
If you lean towards the silly over sophisticated for Thanksgiving desserts, find a roundup of decorated treats HERE at iVillage, like turkeys assembled from store-bought cookies or Pilgrims on cupcakes.
Crystal Snowflake
This design is really simple, but stitched in white on black or actually any color, it will make an impact, especially as an ornament on your tree.
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Framed Thanksgiving Printable
Here’s another fun printable you can download for free. Print on white, or even pretty patterned paper, place in an inexpensive frame and you have instant decor for Thanksgiving. Get it at Key Lime Digital Designs — 9B’s Printable Freebie!.
Free Pattern – Knit A Stegasaurus For The Dinosaur Lover On Your List!
A free pattern, graciously donated by the folks from Melanie Faleck from the book, Knitted Dinosaurs
by Tina Barrett.
You can’t tell me you don’t know someone who wouldn’t love this toy. Easy and free, the pattern is over at … Read More...
Palestinan Embroidery Motifs – Review
Over at Enbrouderie, Hannah reviews “Palestinian Embroidery Motifs:
A treasury of stitches 1850-1950, ” by Margarita Skinner and Widad Kamel Kawar.
Q & A and Giveaway: The Colette Sewing Handbook by Sarai Mitnick
Go check out my review of The Colette Sewing Handbook in the Giveaways section here at Craft Gossip! In addition to my thoughts on the book, I’ve got a Q &A with the author, Sarai Mitnick from Colette Patterns. … Read More...
How To Make Frog Bread
Yesterday was dragons, today it’s frogs. Find the step-by-steps to make frog bread HERE at instructables, from user Gonzuela. UPDATE: As of February 2012, this link has been removed from the original source and no longer available. Apologies for any … Read More...
Lengthening and Shortening Your Sweaters – With Eunny Jang
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Cornucopia Cookies
To be more precise, mini fruit and pumpkin cookies in ice cream cone cornucopias. Made by moi, find the how-tos HERE at Celebrations.
Your Kid’s Masterpiece in Cookie Form
Sure, one could argue when they look at my 4-year old’s self portrait that legs don’t come out of chins and that you need more to represent “pony tail” than a dot (also, what’s up with crooked grin?), but I … Read More...
Cool idea: Remake an adult winter coat into a child-sized coat
Kelly from Sewing in No Man’s Land joins the Refashionista series at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a post showing the child’s winter coat she made out of an adult-sized coat. Brilliant!! It’s fairly easy to find an … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweater vest with faux fur collar
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking created this fabulous sweater vest with a faux fur collar, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Little girl’s layered skirt with pickups
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s layered twirly skirt. The top layer has pickups to create a pretty scalloped shape. Sooo cute! Get the tutorial.
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Sewing Tutorial: Fabric loop closures, plus variations
Michele from Michele Made Me guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativity with a tutorial all about making and using fabric loop closures. Her tutorial includes variations: fabric loops with buttons, fabric loops with ties, stretchy … Read More...
Product Release: Winter Seasonal Distress Ink
A few months ago Tim Holtz released his lovely Fall Seasonal Distress Ink , available for only a limited time and they were such a huge hit most places sold out quickly and Ranger had to hurry and make some … Read More...