Sew4Home shows how to make a set of placemats with a stripe pieced across the bottom. They’re gorgeous when you mix prints. I bet they’d also be cool made from solids for a color blocked effect. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Child’s hooded poncho from 1 yard of fleece
Head over to Prudent Baby for a video tutorial showing how to make a child’s hooded fleece poncho. It takes just one yard of fabric, plus some decorative ribbon and pom pom trim. The video is their appearance on It’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Zipper trimmed neckline
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs shows how she made this awesome zipper trimmed neckline on a t-shirt she made for her son. I am SO loving this! Though she shows it for a boy’s shirt, it’s definitely something I’m … Read More...
Free Pattern: High Tea Collar
I think it’s a lot of fun to knit jewelry, both using knitting stitches when working with wire and using yarn to make jewelry items.
The High Tea Collar from Purl3Agony (aka Donna Herron) is from the second genre, and … Read More...
Obama and Romney Pancakes
A little breakfast to get you in the mood to VOTE tomorrow in the US Presidential election… these hilarious Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Pancakes. No way would I use this forum to push the candidate I really, really, really, … Read More...
Project: Fall Metal Tag
Anita aka The Artful Maven combined embossing on metal, Perfect Pearls , stamping on acetate and more for this wonderfulmixed media fall leaves tag. Find more info here on her blog.
-Heather
Looking for Fall themed stamps, papers and … Read More...
Pumpkin Macarons
I’ve recently yakked about my inability to make macarons and being doubly impressed by those that make macarons and make macarons in the shapes of other things, so I’ll spare you the reiteration. Too late. Well, make pumpkin macarons HERE … Read More...
Marbled Icing Butterfly Cookie Tutorial
Learn to make these beautiful, detailed butterfly cookies with a marbling technique with this great step-by-step tutorial HERE at DJ’s Sugar Shack, from guest-poster Janine of Sugarkissed.net.
Thanksgiving Turkey
This is my all time favorite Thanksgiving pattern. There are plenty of things we can crochet for this holiday. We could make doilies or placemats, ears of Indian corn, wreaths, and pumpkins. But, this one is the absolute … Read More...
10 Tips for Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts
Check out these 10 scrapbooking and paper crafting tip from UCreate! The list includes ideas for sharpening scissors, making a portable craft surface, and upcycling craft ides. Click here to see more.
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Tutorial: Ideas for a Clay Filled Christmas
There’s a couple good tutorials out on the net for these kind of tags – Happy Hour Projects’ tutorial a good addition, with great pics. The comments also have the useful suggestion of being able to use the tags as … Read More...
Newsy: Fabric swap at PennyDog’s
Kerry at PennyDog Patchwork is looking for a few people (20 total) to join her in a mini Basic Grey Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) swap. It’s open to international participants. Go HERE for details.
Image credit: PennyDog Patchwork
Tutorial: Upcycled sweater and leather bag
Lana Red combines an old sweater and some leather to make this awesome bag. She shares a tutorial showing how to do it. Get the how-to.
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Free pattern: Long sleeve for the Perfect Fit Shirt
Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection recently shared a pattern for her Perfect Fit Shirt. It’s short-sleeved tee that is fitted through the bust and shoulders, but flares out for a loose fit through the waist and hips. It’s … Read More...
Free pattern: Owl softie in two sizes
Jennifer from Monkey See Mail and Monkey See, Monkey Do shares a free pattern for making an owl softie. It’s a simple pattern that’s easy to sew up. She gives the pattern in two sizes, but even the large owl … Read More...
Free pattern: Halter dress for a Barbie doll
Janel Was Here shares a free pattern for a halter dress that fits a Barbie doll. She shows it with a knee-length straight skirt, but you could easily vary it to a longer skirt, a full skirt, or even as … Read More...
Tutorial: Expressionist Tee
Alida from Alida Makes shows how to make her Expressionist Tee. There’s no sewing required. She uses a store-bought tee and paints the design on using fabric paints. You could also use this design on a t-shirt or dress that … Read More...
Tutorial: Quickie scrappy fabric headband
Marisa from Rae Gun shows a fun project for your trim and fabric scraps. She turns them into a quick and easy headband. The raw edges are in keeping with the scrappy look. It takes just one line of sewing. … Read More...
Tip: Sewing perfect circles on a sewing machine
If sewing a curved seam on a sewing machine is a challenge, then sewing a circle is a super challenge. CraftStylish shares a reader’s tip for stitching perfect circles on a sewing machine. Go to CraftStylish to read what it … Read More...