Allison from Freshly Completed shares a free pattern for making her Sweet Simple Dress for baby girls. It’s a short sleeved peasant style dress that’s fast to sew and requires no zippers or buttons. Her free pattern makes a size … Read More...
DIY Fabric Flower Hairpins
You can create these lovely fabric flower hairpins using a Diecut Machine, or cutting out the circles by hand! These would make a perfect gift for a friend, or a daughter! Get the tutorial here on Minted Strawberry.
A Great Lacy Pattern for New Lace Knitters: Feather and Fan
Whenever I talk about lace knitting I always bring up Feather and Fan, a term which is sometimes used interchangeably with Old Shale, though technically they’re different patterns.
Whatever variation of the pattern you use, it combines a series of … Read More...
Alphabet Tunnel Play
Kristina, from Toddler Approved, made up this fun and educational game for her kids. She used colored cardstock and painters tape to create tunnels that her kids could drive their toy vehicles through. She cut the paper to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging paper organizer for craft space or classroom
GYCT Designs created this hanging organizer to bring order to the piles of construction paper in her child’s craft corner. Now the papers are sorted by color and are easily accessible. She shares a tutorial showing how she made it. … Read More...
50 Favorite Wedding Graphics and DIYS
When I need beautiful, royalty-free graphics for a project, I always turn to The Graphics Fairy first! With over 4,000 free vintage images, there’s something for every theme or occasion. I was so excited to see this round-up of 50 … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial – How To Make An Origami Bento Bag
Shannon from Very Shannon shares a fantastic sewing tutorial that combines both beauty and function — the Origami Bento Bag! This stylish little fabric purse is made using just three fat quarters, making it the perfect project to dig … Read More...
Start Over Your Scrapbooking From Scratch
What would you do differently if you got a chance to start over from scratch with your memory keeping? Jennifer Wilson of Simple Scrapper examines this question, and shares her thought process for a decision she recently made. Settle … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Dream More
I chose to feature Dream More by chocochoco (Gloria) because I loved the diagonally striped background paper, and the way the embellishments were scattered.
Tidbits about Gloria:
How long have you been scrapping? I’ve been scrapping for almost 5 years… Read More...
Free pattern: Scrappy Table Runner
This table runner designed by Teri Stillwell is the perfect project to learn the Quilt-As-You-Go technique. It’s a small size (16″ x 42″) with large impact. Follow this link, Scrappy Quilt-As-You-Go Table Runner to get the free download.
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Tutorial: No-sew studded leather belt
Kate from See Kate Sew shares a tutorial showing how you can whip up a studded leather belt, no sewing required. It’s an easy project to update your wardrobe. It’s made from a strip of leather with leather studs added … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a button on by hand
Deanna of SewMcCool shares her secret for sewing on a button by hand. Whether embellishing a quilt or attaching some to a garment, doing this the right way will not only help them stay put, but as her daughter found … Read More...
Tutorial: Kitty cat purse
Oh my, this kitty cat purse is the cutest thing ever!! Laura from A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. It’s a flat, round purse made of leather (or faux leather if you prefer) with … Read More...
Beautiful books to keep your crafty notes and memories
Just want to let you know about a great sale going on at Rag & Bone. They make beautiful books and albums with some of the prettiest fabrics-I just had to share!
Susan wins Stitch n’ Swap book
I have a winner for my contest for a free copy of the book Stitch ‘n Swap compiled by Jake Finch of GenQ magazine. It’s commenter number 73, Susan.
Congratulations newbie swapper; this is the perfect book for you to … Read More...
Tutorial: Use your serger for a quick hem finish
If you own a serger, you can use it to create a quick hem. The serger 
cuts and finished the fabric in one pass. You can also use your serger to simplify a folded up hem to require only one … Read More...
Tutorial: Outdoor cushions with pom pom ties
A new set of cushions can totally update set of patio chairs. Trade the faded fabric for a bright, happy new print. Sew4Home shows how to make some. Use outdoor fabric so the bright prints will remain bright prints even … Read More...
Ruffled Felt American Flag Cushion
Aimee lives in the south west of England UK and hosts “Twigg Studio England”. She has an excellent tutorial on how to make this “ruffled felt American flag cushion” and we really appreciate a girl from England making our flag, … Read More...
Project: Stenciled Banner
The Red Lead blog has directions for using stencils and stamping ink to add pretty details to a chipboard shape for a fun banner.
-Heather
How to make scrap fabric art
What a fun idea to make an image of a sewing machine out of scrap fabric! Pop on over to the link Stephani sent in to the blog Swoodson Says for the tutorial on how to make scrap fabric art… Read More...
