How cute is this collection of pattern paper!? This group of four FREE printable Easter paper designs have sweet little illustrations in trendy pink and teal color combinations. One paper has lots of colorful Easter eggs and polka dots on … Read More...
Learning Activities Using Easter Eggs
This time of year there are plastic Easter eggs everywhere. I cleaned out my attic recently and we had so. many. eggs that I put a bunch in the donation box and we still probably have more than we need. … Read More...
What Is a Junk Journal? A Beginner’s Guide to Junk Journaling
Perfect — you’re absolutely right. Junk journaling has nothing to do with age. It’s about personality, nostalgia, creativity, and that little thrill when you find a beautiful scrap of paper.
Here’s your rewritten, expanded, SEO-rich version with a warm conversational … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Saturday Review: Women’s Cape Coat Sewing Pattern
Sewing Pattern Saturday is where I take a proper look at independent Etsy sewing patterns and the small businesses behind them. Each feature is an honest, practical review written from a real sewist’s point of view. I’m always asking the … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Saturday: Towel Shorts Beginner PDF Sewing Pattern Review
If you’ve been anywhere near sewing Instagram, Pinterest, or even ready-to-wear kids’ clothing lately, you’ve probably noticed it too — terry toweling is having a real moment. Not the scratchy stuff we grew up with, but soft, modern … Read More...
How to Turn Card Kits into Spring Gift Boxes
Do enjoy buying card kits? I love kits because everything coordinates together with matching patterns, color combos and themes it’s so easy to create quick and simple cards with a kit. But maybe you’d like to stretch your supplies and … Read More...
Book Review: Sulky’s Secrets to Successful Appliqué – Master the Art of Decorative Fabric Stitching
Appliqué has always been one of those quilting techniques that instantly adds personality to a project. Whether it’s delicate floral motifs, seasonal designs, or bold graphic shapes layered onto a quilt block, appliqué gives quilters the freedom to turn fabric … Read More...
Women in Denmark Knit Clothes for Statues
It’s common throughout the world that there are fewer statues of women than there are of men, and typically more of the men are real people, while the female statues are often goddesses or characters from mythology.
They’re also often … Read More...
Introducing Kids to Cross Stitch
I love introducing kids to stitching in all its forms. Not only did I teach my daughter how to stitch on plastic canvas and fabric (as well as knitting and sewing, we’re still working on crochet), I’ve taught other kids … Read More...
How to Seam Garter Stitch
Garter stitch is an unsung (by many people) workhorse of knitting. It’s so easy to knit and quite meditative, and I love the chunky texture of the waves of garter stitch ridges.
But just because it’s easy doesn’t mean everything … Read More...
How to Make Your First Quilt for Absolute Beginners (Step-by-Step Guide That Actually Makes Sense)
Let’s be honest.
Making your first quilt feels like signing up for something slightly bigger than you expected.
You start with, “I just want to try quilting,” and suddenly you’re googling seam allowances, batting loft, and wondering why there are … Read More...
Market Bag With A Twist – Free Crochet Pattern
I’m always on the lookout for crochet projects that are actually useful — the kind you grab without thinking when you head out the door — and this Market Bag With a Twist free pattern from Jimmy Beans Wool ticks … Read More...
Free Felting Tutorial Friday: How to Felt Long Fur
This week’s Free Felting Tutorial Friday features a beautiful and in-depth guide by Fit To Be Loved showing you how to create realistic long fur on your needle felted animals.
If you’ve ever admired felted sculptures with soft, flowing coats … Read More...
St. Patrick’s Day Mini Album
Connie used the Lucky Me collection of products from Doodlebug to create this fabulous St. Patrick’s Day Mini Album project. The cover is clear acetate and the pages are cut from 4 different sheets of 12″ x 12″ double sided … Read More...
Book Review: Sparrow’s Easter Garden
For religious people, Easter isn’t just about the one day of celebration, it’s a whole season that can include Lent, the 40 days before Easter that are a time of reflection and sacrifice.
Sparrow’s Easter Garden by Roger Hutchison and … Read More...
How to Sew a Polka Dot Gym Bag That Actually Gets Used
I’ve sewn a lot of bags over the years, and if I’m honest, most of them end up being “too nice” to use. This one doesn’t. This polka dot gym bag is sturdy, washable, roomy, and practical enough to be … Read More...
4 FREE Sketched Easter Digital Stamps
These four darling Easter digital stamps have a hand sketched feel to them, they look like they belong in a story book, don’t they? This collection of digi designs include a floral wreath with “Happy Easter” sentiment, two patterned Easter … Read More...
Play with Intarsia to Make a Scarf or Hood
I’m a big fan of graphic knitting patterns and projects that look more complicated than they really are. Both are true of the Rust & Rhythm scarf and hood (she calls it a bonnet, but it’s a hood to me) … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Snail Fishes Stitches
I usually try to come up with some kind of overarching statement about a cross stitch pattern shop to open these posts, but all I’ve got here is that Snail Fishes Stitches is just fun. If you don’t like fun, … Read More...
Hogwarts Acceptance Letter Bag – Free Crochet Pattern for Harry Potter Fans
If you’ve ever dreamed of receiving your very own Hogwarts letter, here’s the next best thing! Our sister site CraftBits has shared a free crochet pattern for a Hogwarts Acceptance Letter Cross-Body Bag, and it’s every bit as magical … Read More...