Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a cowl neck. This dramatic neckline is actually fairly easy to achieve, so try adding one to the next shirt project. Find out how at Happy Together.
[photo from Happy Together]
Sewing Pattern: Create a cowl neck
Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a cowl neck. This dramatic neckline is actually fairly easy to achieve, so try adding one to the next shirt project. Find out how at Happy Together.
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Tutorial: Girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt
Head over to Brown Paper Packages to find out how to make a girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt. Because you start with a tiered skirt, the bulk of the sewing is already done for you. Sew one…
Tutorial: Girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt
Head over to Brown Paper Packages to find out how to make a girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt. Because you start with a tiered skirt, the bulk of the sewing is already done for you. Sew … Read More...
Tips: How to get your artwork published
image by Heather Holbrook and Altered Arts
I’m again really excited to have my art work published in a magazine! My altered French themed book is in the Fall 09 issue of Altered Arts magazine on pages 44, 45 and 47. It’s…
Tips: How to get your artwork published
I’m again really excited to have my art work published in a magazine! My altered French themed book is in the Fall 09 issue of Altered Arts magazine on pages 44, 45 and 47. It’s so much fun to see … Read More...
Video tutorial: Folding a fat quarter
At Kootoyoo blog find out how to turn an 18′ x 22″ piece of fabric into a perfect square fat quarter. It even has pockets. This is not how I fold mine, but I’m going to try it the next time I gift a fat…
Video tutorial: Folding a fat quarter
At Kootoyoo blog find out how to turn an 18′ x 22″ piece of fabric into a perfect square fat quarter. It even has pockets. This is not how I fold mine, but I’m going to try it the next … Read More...
Tutorial: Border Punches
Jen shows her method for using the popular border punches. Click here to go to tutorial.
Tutorial: Patchwork reusable gift bag
Chimera Threads shares a PDF tutorial for making this patchwork drawstring bag that is perfect as a reusable gift bag. This is a great scrap project! Go to the tutorial.
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…Inspiration du Jour – loustiner
Inspiration du Jour – loustiner
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More Glass Chandeliers…
I’m still on a bit of a glass chandelier kick so around the web I go and this time I found myself on You Tube checking out a selection of chandeliers offered for sale by a company called 1020 Glass…
More Glass Chandeliers…
I’m still on a bit of a glass chandelier kick so around the web I go and this time I found myself on You Tube checking out a selection of chandeliers offered for sale by a company called 1020 Glass … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging glasses caddy
Cora from A Crafty Moment shows how to make this hanging glasses caddy. A strip of twill tape zig zags across the fabric panel to allow multiple places to hang a pair of glasses. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from A Crafty…
Tutorial: Hanging glasses caddy
Cora from A Crafty Moment shows how to make this hanging glasses caddy. A strip of twill tape zig zags across the fabric panel to allow multiple places to hang a pair of glasses. Go to the tutorial.
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Another small fabric shop gone
This afternoon during a Sunday afternoon drive to Greenwood (population around 7000), I noticed this For Sale sign on what used to be a fabric store. I had visited there once and had admired the 1800s building that housed the shop.
I stopped the car and snapped some photos. Check out…
The Collision of Food and Literature
Literature and food comprise two central components of my life (friends have mocked me for citing Shakespeare and Wordsworth in my book on cookie decorating for goodness sake), so imagine my joy at finding literary food porn, where literature and food…
Lookie what she made: Coffee sack dress!
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo took the saying, “She’d look good in a potato sack” to heart and made this sack dress for her little girl. Of course, burlap is a bit rough on little girl skin, so she replaced the…
Lookie what she made: Coffee sack dress!
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo took the saying, “She’d look good in a potato sack” to heart and made this sack dress for her little girl. Of course, burlap is a bit rough on little girl skin, so she replaced … Read More...