While most of the country sits in the cold, longing for cozy knits to warm us up, Brooklyn Tweed and Quince & Co. have both delivered with excellent winter knits collections.
First up, BT Winter 14, a collection of … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Fleece ear warmer headband
Ruby from Zaaberry shares a free pattern for making a fleece ear warmer headband. It’s quick to put together can be embellished to your liking with fleece bows, fabric flowers, buttons and more. Or, skip the embellishment and wear it … Read More...
Tutorial: Double-layer handkerchief hem t-shirt dress
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make this double-layer handkerchief hem t-shirt dress. It’s quick to put together, using a t-shirt for the bodice and big squares of fabric for the skirt. She says it can … Read More...
Tutorial: How to clean and oil your fabric scissors
So you do proper maintenance on your sewing machine, oiling and cleaning it regularly. But do you oil and clean your fabric scissors
? They need proper maintenance, too – especially if you’ve invested in a good pair of … Read More...
Tutorial: 10 minute fleece bandana scarf
This fleece bandana scarf is super easy to make! And fast, too. All you need is 10 minutes and a 20″ x 20″ square of fleece to make one. Kilee from ONE Little MOMMA guest blogs Brassy Apple with a … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible quilted Valentine mini tote
Molly from Craft Ideas Weekly shares a tutorial on The Sewing Loft showing how to make this cute quilted mini tote for Valentine’s Day. The heart motifs are cute for Valentines, but it could also work for year-round gift giving, … Read More...
Magazine Review: The Stampers’ Sampler
The Stampers’ Sampler magazine has been around for many years and is one of the few magazine devoted completely to stamping. It’s also one of my favorites, I’ve been reading it for a very long time and was thrilled to … Read More...
Using Up Scraps Tutorials
A resolution for my clayful New Year is to use my scrap clay – and I have a lot of scrap clay – more productively. Like a lot of people, I make swirls from my scraps. If you haven’t tried … Read More...
Hearts roundup – free patterns
Quilt Inspiration has rounded up a few of her favorite heart-themed quilt projects to inspire us. All are free patterns that will surely put you in the mood for Valentine’s Day. Visit her post and scroll down to see all … Read More...
Book Review: Stamp It! DIY Printing with Handmade Stamps
I am a big fan of stamping and I have made some stamps in my day so I was super excited about Stamp It! DIY Printing with Handmade Stamps. I think my favorite part about Stamp It! are the … Read More...
Do it yourself! A heart in your hands ?
This DaWanda blog is out of Italy and you have to translate it; but these cute Valentine gloves are worth it. Valentine’s Day is approaching and we love giving fashions we created as gifts. You can literally take a heart … Read More...
Video tutorial: Fleece dog sweater
Vanessa from The Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial showing how to make a fleece dog sweater. It’ll keep him (or her) warm in the cold winter months. You’ll make it to fit your dog’s measurements so it’ll fit just … Read More...
Free pattern: Baby girl cap sleeve dress
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making this cap-sleeved baby dress. This is so cute! The bodice is made from stretch knit (easy on, easy off!) with cap sleeves. For the attached skirt, you can choose … Read More...
Freebie: Printable labels to organize your sewing supplies
If your New Year’s organizational push includes getting your sewing room in order, check out these printable labels from Sarah Healy. You download them for free at See Kate Sew. You can put them on clear glass jars to … Read More...
Recycled t-shirt beanie DIY
Here is another super easy 5 minute project perfect for the baby in your life! Nicole is one of the girls from (Small Fry) made these for the other girls when they had their first babies and she has amassed … Read More...
Project: Paper Shadow Box
Getting the winter blues? Cheer up by making some spring time projects. Ellen Hudson’s Classroom blog has directions for making this stunning birdhouse shadow box using several different die cuts.
-Heather
One-Minute DIY Boot Socks Tutorial
Jenn is a wife and mother of 3 young boys in Pennsylvania. She loves boots and get so excited when it gets cold enough in the fall to finally bust them out. A couple of years ago Jenn discovered boot … Read More...
Options for Increasing Stitches
This time of year I’m always thinking about the basics of knitting and the little things we can do to make even simple patterns look a little more interesting and beautiful (see my post “On the Importance of Details” for … Read More...
How to build a foldable lightbox
If you are one of the peeps that share what you make online and want it to look a bit better a lightbox can really come in handy. Well, you can build one yourself using the great tutorial on how … Read More...
Wood Star Wall Art
Here is a Pottery Barn inspired cut out wood star that is easy to make (as long as you are handy with the tools!) and makes for a great wall art!
It is inspired by Pottery Barn – of course!… Read More...