I just finished knitting a mosaic knit cowl (I’ll share the pattern when it’s live next week!) and I knew that I needed to block it before I took photographs because blocking helps even out the stitches and makes it … Read More...
How to Make Plastic Canvas Baby Blocks
Here is a unique idea from Hugs are Fun. Make your own baby blocks with plastic canvas. What a lovely and unique idea for a baby gift.
This detailed tutorial has plenty of step-by-step photos and instructions to take … Read More...
26+ Fruit Themed Cross Stitch Patterns
Get ready to savor the vibrant flavors of summer with this delightful collection of 26+ Fruit Themed Cross Stitch Patterns. While the warm and sunny season may be associated with summertime, the beauty of cross stitch is that you can … Read More...
26 Sensory Calm Down Bottles To Make For Kids
Welcome to our collection of 26 Sensory Calm Down Bottles for Kids! These bottles are designed to help children who may have difficulty calming down or regulating their emotions.
Many children, especially those with special needs, have difficulty managing their … Read More...
Tri Fold, Peek a Boo Birthday Card
This adorable card from Joy has so much fun stuff going on, it’s a mini slim line, it’s a tri-fold and it’s a peek a boo! On the front is a sentiment and the images but the images are actually … Read More...
Easy DIY Luggage Tag Sewing Tutorial
Make your luggage easy to identify with these easy DIY luggage tags. They’re quick and easy to sew, and you can use your scraps. The colorful tags will help your bag stand out from all the others on the luggage … Read More...
Stay Wild Zoo Layout
Nathalie used new products from Simple Stories for this Stay Wild Zoo Layout. She used three different pattern papers and cut them into banners of different widths and length for the background, placing them on a stark white background helps … Read More...
Boheme Days Wrap Knitting Pattern
While it’s plenty warm now, it won’t be forever in the Northern Hemisphere, and if it’s cold where you are it’s a fine time to knit something that will keep you warm and that’s fun and easy all at once.… Read More...
Practice Your Stitching with this Pretty Cross Stitch Bookmark
I love cross-stitched bookmarks because they are usually pretty quick and easy projects that anyone can use.
Stitch up a bookmark and give a book or a gift card to your favorite book store the next time you need to … Read More...
How to Make a Round Christmas Mug Rug
Festive and fun, this adorable round mug rug from My Retired Life on the Prairie is a must-make for the holidays. Just look at how pretty it is. It even has pockets for those Christmas treats.
The tutorial takes you … Read More...
How Much Yarn Do You Need?
We get lots of e-mails asking us about the yarn amount needed for individual projects, whilst it used to be commonplace to add how much yarn was needed, we are finding more and more patterns that do not state how … Read More...
45 Pot Holders Your Can Sew At Home
Welcome to our roundup of 45 pot holders you can sew at home! Pot holders, oven mitts, or oven squares, whatever you call them, they all serve the same purpose: to prevent us from burning our fingers while cooking or … Read More...
Interactive Parrot Slimline Card
This wonderful Slimline card from Sabrina uses products from Scrappy Tails and has a Tropical feel perfect for summer. It also has a great interactive element, the parrot is on a string so that it spins, she also created another … Read More...
Simply the Best Layout
I love all the texture Sophie has on this lovely “Simply the Best” Layout! She used ink and a stencil to add color and pattern to her background, torn pattern paper creates a border across the top, she mixed puffy … Read More...
Sew an Easy Burp Cloth in 15 Minutes
It doesn’t take long to sew a sweet handmade gift for a baby! This burp cloth by Positively Splendid is easy to sew and it takes just 15 minutes. Pair it with a handmade bib (also easy to sew) to … Read More...
32 Free Needlework Stitching Charts
Filled with 32 different stitch charts, this blog post over on the Chandail Needlework website will have you stitching all sorts of beautiful designs in no time.
This blog post is better suited for the more advanced stitcher. You will … Read More...
Crochet Adult Booties Pattern
These crochet slippers have a real Norwegian vibe to them. I love the simplicity of the styling. Perfect addition to your Winter lounge outfits.
The Crochet Adult Booties Pattern is a crochet booties pattern made with medium-weight yarn that has … Read More...
Splish Splash Splosh Booties Knit Pattern
Oh my gosh, these are adorable and perfect little feet that are too small for gumboots. These knitted baby booties are a fun take on children’s pull-on rain boots!
Made using worsted weight yarn and US size 4 needles. Sizing … Read More...
Nautical Double Display Card
What’s a double display card you might ask? Well, it’s this amazing pop up, stand up, fold out card design from Sandi! She used Nautical themed products including a cute stamp from Stamping Bella to create it. There’s no need … Read More...
Strawberry Basket Purse Free Sewing Pattern
This strawberry basket purse is such a fun accessory for little girls! Lisa from Stubbornly Crafty has a free pattern on Therm O Web that you can use you to make one. The bucket bag is shaped like a strawberry … Read More...