This is what happened when Lee of Freshly Pieced put her washed and dried quilt in her freezer for 30 minutes. Bizarre behavior but necessary to test her red FriXion pen
. Of the red marks reappearing she said,
… Read More...I’m
DIY Beach Specimen Shadow Box
This tutorial by Freepeople is perfect for arranging beach items your children may have collected during a day out or a holiday. The best thing about this kind of art work is that its filled with memories, memories that you … Read More...
Best photographed quilt (top) – Week 4
This quilt top, blowing in the breeze, is my pick for best photographed quilt for this week. Made by Monica of My Sweet Prairie Studio, don’t you agree it looks like stained glass? So pretty. Go HERE to see … Read More...
Sewing Pattern : Girl’s shirred sundress with a tie-back bow
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a girl’s shirred summer sundress with straps that tie in a bow at the back. With a stretchy bodice thanks to the elastic thread shirring, and the straps that … Read More...
Accent on Amish Quilt Along at McCall’s
Psst. There’s a FREE video quilt along in progress now over at McCall’s Quilting. The series, Accent on Amish, features 9 lessons, with the last one available in August. They do offer – for a fee – digital … Read More...
Tip: Stitching on Cards
The Simply Stamped blog has instructions for how to hand stitch on your cards. By using an awl tool you can punch holes in your paper for the perfect stitching guides, click here to find out more.
-Heather
Fire quilt saved and restored
There are two heroes in this story. The husband who grabbed he and his wife’s wedding quilt on the way out the door of their burning house and Jackie, a friend who restored the quilt. It survived the flames fine, … Read More...
Therapeutic Stitching
I know many of us think of our stitching as therapy, but Emma Parker of Stitch Therapy takes it to another level. The piece shown here involves stitching some therapeutic phrases on a child’s dress. I like the unfinished look … Read More...
Stitch Emma Stitching
If you are a DMC fan then you may recognize the partially stitched figure shown here. Yes, it’s good old Emma Broidery, the fun gal who is the “blogger” for DMC these days. Brooke Nolan of Brooke’s Books has created … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Distressed typography shorts
Alexa Westerfield shares a tutorial over at I Love To Create showing how to make these distressed typography shorts. The shorts she started with were a darker denim with finished hems. She bleached them and shredded the hems, and then … Read More...
Sharknado Tote Bag – ILovetoCreate
If you missed the epic Syfy masterpiece that was Sharknado, then you really missed something special. In the film, Los Angeles finds itself under attack from a one of kind problem–massive water spouts carrying sharks of all shapes and varieties. … Read More...
Wine Cork Candle Holder
Chelsea at Two Twenty One came up with a clever idea for her old wine corks. She created a lovely candle holder by placing a cylindrical glass container inside a much larger glass hurricane, and then filling the space between … Read More...
DIY Pendant Light – Industrial Style
This is the perfect kind of hack for the weekend. And a new cure for that broken fan that you don’t need anymore and is probably catching dust in the attic or basement or the spare room.
Marlene of the … Read More...
Free pattern: Jingle quilt block
Erin Russek of One Piece at a Time shared on her blog the latest block for the Christmas quilt you see here. Called Jingle Applique, it’s located bottom center of the red border. There’s nothing sweeter than birds, leaves … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Sew a dog crate cover
Jessie from Dimplicity shows how she made a cover for her dog’s crate. She was able to make one herself for about half the cost of buying one, even with using designer fabrics. It’s fully lined and has piping peeking … Read More...
Cool idea: Ruffled purse from a little girl’s dress
You could make this ruffled purse by basting and pulling all the ruffles yourself, or you could use pre-ruffled fabric. Or, you could do what Debbie from Got It At Goodwill did and use a little girl’s ruffled dress. The … Read More...
Typography Denim Shorts DIY Tutorial
I love the look of these typography shorts and others will want ones just like these; so point out this complete tutorial to them. Alexa Westerfield a.k.a. Swelldesigner; along with the other creative folks at “iLoveToCreate” came up with redoing … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered pouch with leather accents
Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make this zippered pouch with leather accents. The leather triangles are stitched with a spiral of contrast thread. Go to her tutorial at The … Read More...
DIY – Steam Facial
Yes, it’s crazy isn’t it! That’s all you need for a good old fashioned facial. No fancy oils, no fancy add ins.
This is stripping DIY beauty back to its absolute core.
Pour hot water into the bowl, place … Read More...
Party Ideas – Lego
My children have never really been into Lego, but I can certainly see why so many kids love the stuff. It is great for all ages levels and its imaginative and colorful. I think more adults should play with Lego … Read More...