Find out how to make this A-line skirt from ChristyNelson.net. The panels give you tons of possibilities when designing your skirt. Go to the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, a-line, panel, skirt[/tags]
History: Crazy quilt closeup
Image from Library of Congress
This quilt is part of an ethnographic field collection of 410 photographs available to view at the U.S. Library of Congress. Selections are from the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project and the “All American Quilt Contest”. Go here to…
It’s Sewing Machine Month @ Sew, Mama, Sew!
I like a theme week on a blog and Sew, Mama, Sew! is taking it to the next level with a whole month about sewing machine. I don’t know about you but I can talk about my sewing machine for…
Photography Tips
As part of the focus on photography week on the American Crafts blog, DT member Marla has posted three simple tips for improving your photos. Go to article
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Free .gsd files for the CraftRobo
If you have a CraftRobo, Xyron Wishblade or QuicKutz Silhouette head on over to CraftRobo Megastore to download free .gsd files. The site also sells a variety of files, so stay a while and do some browsing! Go to site
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Free .gsd files for the CraftRobo
If you have a CraftRobo, Xyron Wishblade or QuicKutz Silhouette head on over to CraftRobo Megastore to download free .gsd files. The site also sells a variety of files, so stay a while and do some browsing! Go to site… Read More...
Tutorial: Drawstring bag for your CDs
Betula Loo shows how to make this drawstring bag that is the perfect size to hold 10 CDs. Make one to organize the CDs in your car. Or, make a bunch of them to organize your music collection at the house. …
Tutorial: Drawstring bag for your CDs
Betula Loo shows how to make this drawstring bag that is the perfect size to hold 10 CDs. Make one to organize the CDs in your car. Or, make a bunch of them to organize your music collection at the … Read More...
Sewn playground is open
- Images from Sewn
Sarah Fielke of Material Obsession fame announced today Sewn online store is up and running. Her tag line says, its a quilters and sewers playground for fabrics, patterns, colours, and everything creative!
I look forward to visiting often. On my first trip, I found a…
Skate on in!
by All That She Wants
The Stanley Cup Finals are going to a game seven! (That’s the NHL championship for you non-hockey fans)
I went in search of hockey inspired polymer clay art, and found these really cool pendants created by All That…
She’s been framed!
by Cynthia Blanton
Or rather, she’s been making frames! Head on over to Cynthia Blanton’s blog to take a peek at her fantastic polymer clay picture frames.
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Tutorial: Bean bag letters
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for a fun project for the kids - bean bags shaped like letters. Make the letters in a child’s name, or be ambitious and make the whole alphabet. Go to…
Tutorials: Pattern drafting for cap sleeves, bodice
Megan Nielsen continues her My Creative Process series on pattern drafting from a sloper with posts showing how she created cap sleeves, a bodice front, and a bodice back.
Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, pattern, drafting, cap, sleeves, bodice
Tutorials: Pattern drafting for cap sleeves, bodice
Megan Nielsen continues her My Creative Process series on pattern drafting from a sloper with posts showing how she created cap sleeves, a bodice front, and a bodice back.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pattern, drafting, cap, sleeves, bodice[/tags]
Tutorial: Sew a pair of bloomers (aka, panties)
Blanch from Just Tutorials shows how to make a pair of bloomers (panties) for your child. They’re easy to make and require very little fabric. You can use an old t-shirt for the knit fabric, which saves you money and recycles…
Tutorial: Sew a pair of bloomers (aka, panties)
Blanch from Just Tutorials shows how to make a pair of bloomers (panties) for your child. They’re easy to make and require very little fabric. You can use an old t-shirt for the knit fabric, which saves you money and … Read More...
Folding a quilt for travel
Image from piece o' cake
Becky & Linda of piece o’ cake blog share their trick for traveling with a quilt that goes gentle on your precious textile. Go here for the how-to.
Pretzel Rollercoaster Update
A couple weeks back I posted HERE on the Snyder Pretzel Rollercoaster contest. Well, lookie what one of our readers came up with! See her submission HERE at Croq Zine. I love the little pretzel car with Cheerio wheels. (I also…
Pretzel Rollercoaster Update
A couple weeks back I posted HERE on the Snyder Pretze
l Rollercoaster contest. Well, lookie what one of our readers came up with! . I love the little pretzel car with Cheerio wheels. (I also suggest a visit to … Read More...
Video: Painted messenger bag, start to finish
Watch as the creator of Origiful Bags shows start-to-finish how he creates his painted messenger bags. The bag shown in the video is repurposed from a pair of pants. The video is sped up so you can watch the entire process…