Beautiful and bright, this antique quilt is tied, not quilted. That’s why it has a smooth look in the photo. But whatever the finish, the photo of this quilt rocks. I found this phenomenal modern-feeling quilt at I Antique Quilt… Read More...
Sewing Pattern : Flounce neck sundress for baby girls
Delia from Delia Creates joins the 30 Days of Sundresses series (hosted by Melly Sews) with a tutorial showing how she made her Fluttery Sweet Sundress for her baby girl. An elastic casing at the neck creates the ruffled flounce … Read More...
Tutorial: Swirly Pop Coasters
Ooh, I love the monochromatic color scheme of these patchwork coasters made by Jean of Sew Minty. They’re tiny works of art to rest a drink, heaven! Learn how to create your own Swirly Pop Coasters, get the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Coffee sack basket
Katrina from Off Square shows how to make a storage basket out of a coffee sack. Her dimensions will make a good sized basket (with a front panel approx. 11″ x 9″ if my math and metric conversions didn’t fail … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s romper with a Peter Pan collar
Michelle from Handmade Martini shows how to make a child’s romper with a Peter Pan collar. She combines two patterns you probably already have if you sew children’s clothes – a basic bodice and a pair of shorts. If you … Read More...
Freebie: 4th of July Girl Digi
Cuddlebug Cuties has this adorable Fourth of July girl digital stamp to download for free, click here to get it.
-Heather
Finding the right marker for colouring skin can be exceptionally hard, with 36 different skin color shades, these … Read More...
Quirky Clay Finds
Maybe the heat is melting my brain a little but there are the neatest quirkiest clay things out there:
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| Cake Topper Turtles by TheAirCastle | Tentacle Earrings by NerdyLittleSecrets |
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| Tiny Toadstools by TheLittleHedgerow | OOAK art doll by dinkydarlings |
Sewing Pattern : Easy Summer Sack Sundress
This Easy Summer Sack Sundress by Shannon from Little Kids Grow is smart and cool for the summer. You can make one for yourself using her tutorial. She shows how to draft the pattern pieces based on your measurements, and … Read More...
Michaels craft stores now have fabrics
Today is June 28. That means that, starting today, the majority of Michaels locations across the United States will begin carrying a selection of precut fabrics. Fabric at Michaels!! Yay!!! And not just cottons, either. They’ll also have canvas, burlap, … Read More...
Tutorial: Ombre Flying Geese in a little girl’s dress
Caila from Caila Made guest blogs at Delia Creates in the Color Your Summer Series with a tutorial showing how she made the ombre triangle patchwork down the side of a little girl’s dress. Quilters will recognize the piecing as … Read More...
Tutorial and Freebie: Mother and Children Card
Mel Stampz shares all the info on how she made this stunning card including how to make the textured background, adding the punched flowers, coloring the digital image and she even includes a free download of the color blocked rainbow … Read More...
Nursery: Felt hot air balloon mobile – tutorial and pattern
This seems to be the year of the baby and my daughter gave birth to my darling Granddaughter in May and I have been to several baby showers and this Nursery: Felt hot air balloon mobile would have been the … Read More...
Brunch Ideas – Pancake Rainbows
See? Rainbows will be on our plates forever. Add these to the pile of rainbow-themed foods. Make a colorful, fruit-filled pancake breakfast HERE at Tablespoon. Hosting a Rainbow party? Check out these Rainbow party articles over on our … Read More...
Tutorial: How to hide your serger thread tails
Serging leaves tails of thread at the start and end of your seam. If you cut them off, your seam will end up unraveling. That’s no good! Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts shows how she hides the tails up in … Read More...
Polka Dot Background for Needlepoint
Hop on over to Nut about Needlepoint for a great tip about how to create a polka dot background. I won’t give away the tip – you have to visit the blog to find it out. It’s a good one … Read More...
Mercury Glass Jars with Burlap Stars
Landee See Landee Do made a set of mercury glass mason jars and posted a tutorial of her process. Then she added painted burlap stars with some blue baker’s twine. All you’d have to do to turn these into lovely, … Read More...
Australia’s Ex-PM Knit Kangaroo for Royal Baby
Julia Gillard has been ousted as the first female prime minister in Australia’s history, but not without making a last bit of knitting-related news. Gillard has long been known to be a knitter, and she particularly enjoys knitting for babies … Read More...
Dragon Cross Stitch Pattern
Dragons are a popular motif. The designs available range from cutesy to traditions. This one is a Chinese-style dragon. This particular chart is free from Yiota’s Cross Stitch. I found it via Freebie Gallery. If you haven’t check out this … Read More...
Tutorial: Oscar the softie creature, made from a fat quarter
This is Oscar. He’s a little softie creature that Angelina from JoJo and Eloise designed for the Simplefat quarter Sewing series at U Create. She guest posts there with a tutorial. She made his whole body out of one … Read More...
Corn Husk Doll Tutorial
Corn. It’s actually something my kid eats. And loves. And I never have the patience to stand there in the supermarket ripping off corn husks. Next time, I won’t even toss them when I get home. Find the instructions to … Read More...