The pattern for this cute appliqued Christmas banner by Chris Malone is free for your personal use from FreePatterns.com. Get the pattern.
Tutorial: Fern stitch
The stitch of the day at the Hand Embroidery Network is fern stitch. Doesn’t this photo make you want to run to your workroom and hoop up some fabric! See the tute.
New tiny stockings from JO in NZ
Oh, my goodness. I’ve long been in love with the lace-embellished Christmas-stocking ornaments by JO in NZ, but she’s totally outdone herself with these. She says,
Simply beautiful as an ornament, or a unique way to present that extra special christmas…
New tiny stockings from JO in NZ
Oh, my goodness. I’ve long been in love with the lace-embellished Christmas-stocking ornaments by JO in NZ, but she’s totally outdone herself with these. She says,
… Read More...Simply beautiful as an ornament, or a unique way to present that extra special
Halloween Drinkables, part 2
And create the mood for your drinkables with these tumblers or DIY spooky soda bottles, found All You.
Technorati Tags: Halloween, decorations, soda bottles, cocktails
Halloween Drinkables, part 2
And create the mood for your drinkables with these tumblers or DIY spooky soda bottles, found All You.
Free chart: Thread spool
Stitch up this lovely, detailed image for a stitcher in your life — maybe yourself! The pattern is free for your personal use from mes petits bricolages et mes chats. Get the chart.
Halloween Drinkables
Check out the Halloween drink slideshow HERE from Better Homes and Gardens for such goodies as this gremlin cocktail or this ghostly hot chocolate.
Technorati Tags: halloween, drinks, cocktails
Sun Bonnet Sue wields a knife
Dawn of Spring Water Designs blog posted some of her favorite quilts from the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza. This one made me laugh so hard - each block is a scene from a movie. Called Sun Bonnet Sue Does Hollywood, Sue shows up…
Free pattern: Tatted heart
Crazy Mom Tats! is sharing her original pattern for this dainty little heart. So sweet! She says, “It’s really a beginner level item, nothing but chains and rings.” Go to her post for the pattern link.
Tutorial: Ruffled rag rug from a jelly roll
Hillary from Designing Happy shows how to make a rag rug from a jellyroll pack of precut fabric strips. The strips of fabric are lightly ruffled as they are stitched down to a canvas bases. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Ruffled rag rug from a jelly roll
Hillary from Designing Happy shows how to make a rag rug from a jellyroll pack of precut fabric strips. The strips of fabric are lightly ruffled as they are stitched down to a canvas bases. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Repro Depot vintage-inspired textile designs for papercrafting
Repro Depot is an established go-to for vintage and vintage-inspired prints. Even when I’m not in the mood to buy, I find myself browsing their listings just to see the yummy vintage prints.
Now, Repro Depot has created two collections of printable vintage-inspired textile…
Repro Depot vintage-inspired textile designs for papercrafting
Repro Depot is an established go-to for vintage and vintage-inspired prints. Even when I’m not in the mood to buy, I find myself browsing their listings just to see the yummy vintage prints.
Now, Repro Depot has created two collections … Read More...
Giveway: Pebbles Chips
Pebbles Inc. is giving away some Pebbles Chips to the person with the messiest scrap space! Click here for details on how to enter.
Sneak peek: Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake
The Fabric Shopper gives us a sneak peek of Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake, which should be hitting the stores in October. This is a playful line with birds and vines in warm autumn hues of brown, turqouise, and orange. …
Sneak peek: Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake
The Fabric Shopper gives us a sneak peek of Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake, which should be hitting the stores in October. This is a playful line with birds and vines in warm autumn hues of brown, turqouise, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Aligning your pattern pieces with the grain
If your skirt doesn’t seem to hang properly, there’s a good chance that your pattern wasn’t properly aligned with the grain of the fabric when you cut the panels. Rian of Presser Foot tells how she aligns her pattern pieces with…
Shop: Doodle Palace
image by Jan Jackman and Doodle Palace
I recently came across a really great site for digital stamp images called Doodle Palace, lots of fun and sweet images! And check out their blog for lots of great ideas and inspirations using their…
Shop: Doodle Palace
I recently came across a really great site for digital stamp images called Doodle Palace, lots of fun and sweet images! And check out their blog for lots of great ideas and inspirations using their images.
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