I really like how this book purse made. Most of the book purses I have seen have the spine at the bottom of the purse but this one has the spine at the top. Donna of the blog Quilt in … Read More...
Tutorial: Toddler handle for your purse
Ashley from Make It and Love It has a helpful project for all you mamas of toddlers. It’s a longish fabric strap with a handle at the end. The other end wraps around the strap of your purse, creating a … Read More...
Rowan’s Greatest Knits
Rowan has long been known for it’s innovative, classic and new styles.
A 30-year retrospective. Rowan’s Greatest Knits
brings you 30 of its most popular knitwear patterns from the 80s through today — all in one big, beautiful book. Here, … Read More...
Tutorial: Flippity flop flip-flop straps
Flip-flops would be the perfect summertime shoe for kids if not for one thing – the lack of a back strap makes it easy fro them to slip off of little feet. Luckily, there’s a fairy easy solution. Jessica from … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Vintage polyester couch cover!
Lookie what Ginger from Wiener Dog Tricks made! A champion of the much-maligned vintage polyester fabrics, she has covered her couch with them! Brilliant! Read more about her project at Wiener Dog Tricks.
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Tutorial: Make a belt buckle purse strap
Angela from Sew Loquacious shows how to make a purse strap with a belt buckle. In addition to looking cool, the buckle makes the length of the strap easily adjustable. Get the how-to.
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Inspiration du Jour – Free Bird
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Looking for Bird themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check out these Bird themed supplies on scrapbook.com
DIY: Vintage Baseball Soap
Soap Queen posted a wonderful project that will make great gifts for men. Learn how to create Vintage Baseball Soap on the Soap Queen blog.
Learn Neon in Los Angeles
I have always been fascinated with neon and have wanted to learn how to create neon art. So I did a fabulous google search and found Neon Workshops in Los Angeles! Yee ha! I may have to sign up for … Read More...
Tutorial: Make an anemone pom pom from jersey fabric
Tif from T. Matthews Fine Art shares a tutorial on her blog for making this fluffy anemone pom pom out of jersey fabric. The soft jersey fabric won’t fray; in fact, it rolls a bit at the ends for some … Read More...
Tutorial: Children’s Play Tent
Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make this awesome kid’s tent that hangs from the ceiling. Made up in pink (as shown in her example), it’s the perfect princess getaway. But made up in a camo print and … Read More...
Giveaway: The Steamer Frock from Grosgrain
Kathleen from The Tumtum Tree and Grosgrain is giving away another fabulous frock! This time it’s The Steamer Frock. Look at all those fabulous layers and ruffles, all edged with ric rac trim! Get the details and enter the giveaway … Read More...
New Release: Asian Stamps from Poppy
I love design with an Asian flair, the simplicity and colors really appeal to me. I just found some great new Asian themed stamps from Poppy Stamps, click here to check them out.
-Heather
You can stitch Captain Monkeybones
Daughter-and-mother team Marisa (Elegant Snobbery) and lindylou2 have joined forces again to bring one of Marisa’s illustrations to life as an embroidery pattern. This lovable sock-monkey pirate, Captain Monkeybones, is available for just US $4.00 from lindylou2’s etsy shop.
Tutorial: Finding and working with repeats in a fabric design
Donna Babylon, author of Decorating Sewlutions, shares some tips at Sew4Home for finding and working with repeats in the designs printed on fabrics. Go to the article.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, fabric, repeat, motif[/tags]
How to make festive jewelry with a recycled plastic cup
Just like the title states this festive jewelry is made from a fast food plastic cup. Pop on over to the blog Punk Projects for the tutorial. If you make them in red, white and blue like Katie did you … Read More...
Pansy Crazy Quilting eye candy
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses added her awesome stitchery to this luscious pansy CQ block that is circulating in a round robin. Her contributions included the large ribbon pansy and a cluster of silk-ribbon violas (upper left). See more on … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap Strip Fabric Bunting
Becca from Blue Cricket Design shows how to make a this pretty bunting out of scrap strips of fabric. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, scrap, strip, fabric, bunting, garland[/tags]
Free chart: Versatile star
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint is sharing this basic chart. She says,
… Read More...This eight-pointed star pattern has everything going for it as a way to test color combinations and threads in needlepoint. It’s easy (just one stitch), fast (you
Tutorial: Add double ruffle to an A-line skirt
Jona from Fabritopia shares a tutorial on her blog, Stop Staring and Start Sewing, showing how to add a double ruffle to the bottom of an A-line skirt. This is such a cute detail!! Go to the tutorial.
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