Surayya from Blissful Sewing shares a tutorial for making a peasant blouse. This is such a versatile style for a top! It can go dressy or casual depending on fabric choice and accessorizing. You don’t need a pattern to make … Read More...
Tutorial: Pinafore for a baby or little girl
Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how to make a pretty pinafore for a baby or little girl. She gives it a contrast waistband and hem band. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from What’s Mummy Up To?]
Project: Partridge Christmas Holiday Card
Visit the Lawn Fawn stamp blog and find a video tutorial for making this pretty partridge in a pear tree card.
-Heather
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Christmas Felt Poinsettia Blanket Pattern
I adore this color combination for the winter months and holidays. Better Homes and gardens has this embellished soft blanket pattern to keep the gift recipient or you and your family warm on chilly days. Start by downloading their … Read More...
Free pattern: ‘Count Blessings’
Jacquelynne of The Noble Wife is sharing this beautiful pattern from her November e-newsletter. This is the month of Thanksgiving in the USA, so it’s the perfect time to be counting our blessings. Get the pattern.
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Tutorial: Fall merit badges
Susi of Lilla Luise has created some adorable merit badges especially for autumn, and she’s sharing the patterns and instructions. Go to her blog post to find out how to make some.
A finished work
This project takes my breath away. Zaffy of opusanglicanum says modestly that she created a “replica of a large piece of medieval embroidery done entirely in naturally dyed wools and silk.” The detail of this work is astonishing. Go to … Read More...
Stitching in the Storm and More Ways to Help
I’m loving this story I found on the Washington Post website about using downtime from the storm better known as Sandy to knit. It’s also about color, Kaffe Fassett and how knitting from someone else’s pattern can and should be … Read More...
Fabric Bunting Cake Topper {Tutorial}
I love the sweet, homespun charm of this fabric cake topper featured at Polka Dot Bride! Get the tutorial created by Alicia Parsons here.
DIY Gold Monogram Mugs
Hand-lettered ceramic mugs make a thoughtful gift for a pair of newlyweds! Learn how to make your own at Le Zoe Musings.
Tutorials: Handmade Christmas ornaments
Jenni of The Vintage Umbrella has fired up her annual ornament-making engine! Yea! Here are a couple of DIYs that are perfect for needleworkers. Make twine-covered bells and embellish them with all those scraps of trim you’ve been hoarding. Or … Read More...
Free geeky design from Urban Threads
Maybe you’re a geek. If not, there’s surely a geek in your life. So you’d better go grab this adorable design from Urban Threads while it’s free! (It will be regular price beginning November 4.) Go to the download page… Read More...
Making a Gift Card Holder
With the holidays coming up, this tutorial from Tangled Threads Stitching is practical and perfect! Learn how to make a gift card holder that incorporates a stitched motif. It’s perfect for holiday or birthday gift giving. Check out the tutorial … Read More...
Free Knitting Pattern: Cornucopia Wristers by Tanis Gray
Y’all know by now my obsession with wristers, mitts, fingerless gloves, whatever you want to call them. Items that give a little warmth for the hands while leaving the fingers free for typing or knitting. Ilove them. It seems like … Read More...
Tutorial: Flashcard Pillow
Susi from Lilla Luise kicks off a month of fairy tale inspired blog posts with a tutorial showing how to make her Flashcard Pillow. It’s a simple rectangular throw pillow with a typeface word appliqued on to it, just like … Read More...
Mega-Candy Bar from Little Candy Bars
In my never-ending quest to find true definitions of “irony” (thanks a lot, Reality Bites), would this fall in the category? A huge, mega-candy bar made of itty-bitty fun-size candy bars? Perhaps it’s close. Either way, it’s pretty dang … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew en embellished Christmas stocking cuff
Vanessa from Lella Boutique guest blogs at HoneyBear Lane with a tutorial showing how to make a ric rac trimmed cuff for a Christmas stocking. You can use your favorite pattern for the body of the stocking (or draft one … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Crochet and fabric patchwork infinity scarf
Jennifer Brasher from Two Butterflies made a beautiful infinity scarf out of fabric and crochet. The design was inspired by a scarf she saw at Anthropologie. She made the crocheted pieces herself. If you don’t know how to (or don’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a raglan sleeve top for a baby
Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how she made a raglan sleeve shirt for her baby boy. You won’t need a pattern because you can cut the pieces using a t-shirt that fits your child as a guide. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Granny Hoodie with overlapped V-neck
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to make her Granny Hoodie, named so for the lace trim and the little flower appliques that she inherited from her grandmother. I’m loving the way the hood attaches … Read More...