If there’s one designer that I could take home with me it would be Kim Hargreaves. Her styles are totally me. Her loose, easy going designs speak my name, there are not too many of her designs that I’ve seen…
Circular knitting needles Review! I received mine today and I am thrilled!
I received the circular knitting needles and one set of double pointed needles from eknitting needles.com today and I am beyond impressed! The needles themselves are like touching silk and the tube “as shown in the picture” are very substantial…
Circular knitting needles Review! I received mine today and I am thrilled!
I received the circular knitting needles and one set of double pointed needles from eknitting needles.com today and I am beyond impressed! The needles themselves are like touching silk and the tube “as shown in the picture” are very substantial … Read More...
Free Pattern: Perfect!!
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you know that one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to knit from my stash, something for each grandchild’s birthday. (there are 7, it’s doable, especially with my latest stash enhancement!).
So, I…
Tempting, Very Tempting
Danny Gregory has a new-ish journaling book out called An Illustrated Life. I’m always so tempted by this kind of book. I love illustrations and moleskine notebooks and water colors as journal entries.
The trick to this sort of journaling for me…
Specialty cut fabrics
Image from Moda
Do you wonder what sort of Jelly Roll Amanda used in her quilt top? See earlier post Inspiration: Flutterby. Fabric manufacturer Moda shares this explanation on their website Fat Quarter Shop.
Jelly Rolls are collections of 2.5″ x 44″ strips of fabric. They…
Specialty cut fabrics
Do you wonder what sort of Jelly Roll (precut fabrics)Amanda used in her quilt top? See earlier post Inspiration: Flutterby. Fabric manufacturer Moda shares this explanation on their website fat quarter Shop
Jelly Rolls are collections of 2.5″ x 44″ … Read More...
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Inspiration: Flutterby
Image from Quilter's Bazaar
Check out Amanda’s first quilt top at Quilter’s Bazaar blog. She used a jelly roll from the Flutterby fabric line by Tula Pink for Moda. I have this very jellyroll in my stash. Any of us with untouched Flutterby should let our bugs…
Inspiration: Flutterby
Check out Amanda’s first quilt top at Quilter’s Bazaar blog. She used a jelly roll from the Flutterby fabric line by Tula Pink for Moda. I have this very Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) in my stash. Any of us with … Read More...
Paper Flower Tutorials
Lisa Pace has posted three tutorials for making paper flowers.
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Paper Flower Tutorials
Lisa Pace has posted three tutorials for making paper flowers.
[tags ]scrapbooking,paper flowers[/tags]
All the best!
Hi Everyone:
Do you by any chance have a graduation coming up for a family member? using your cuttlebug and stamping create a beautiful card.
Betty used Marks Paper Company to create this wonderful card.
More inspirations on how to use the Marks Paper…
All the best!
Hi Everyone:
Do you by any chance have a graduation coming up for a family member? using your cuttlebug and [tag]stamping[/tag] create a beautiful card.
Betty used Marks Paper Company to create this wonderful card.
More inspirations on how to … Read More...
Tutorial: Piping the edge of a collar
Little Girl Pearl explains how to insert piping into the edge of a collar. So pretty! Get the how-to.
[via Totally Tutorials]
CONTEST RESULTS FORTHCOMING
Friends, I’ve been waylaid with some version of the flu bug - not that swine stuff, tho’. Sorry for the delay in getting the contest winners announced. So many people entered that it’ll take me an hour or more just…
DIY bohemian modern
Image from Alabama Chanin
During a business trip to Chicago a couple of years ago a friend and I discovered the Anthropologie store. As we were leaving we each started to describe the one item we didn’t think we could live without. As we kept talking we…
Tutorial: Girls’ T-shirt dress with ruffled hem
Just Deanna shares a tutorial for making this girls’ t-shirt dress with ruffled hem. Perfect for a summer day! Get the how-to.
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Sewing Pattern: Girls’ T-shirt dress with ruffled hem
Just Deanna shares a tutorial for making this girls’ t-shirt dress with ruffled hem. Perfect for a summer day! Get the how-to.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, tee, t-shirt,dress, ruffled, hem[/tags]Looking for more sewing patterns for Girls summer dresses? Check these lovely … Read More...
Lucille’s flour sack dress quilt
Image from Alabama Chanin
Check out this amazing yo yo inspired quilt, available at the Alabama Chanin store.