When you’ve got thread chains at the end of serged seams, you can’t just cut them off or the seams will start pulling apart. You’ll need to finish off the ends of the seam without cutting the threads short. Carmel … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s dress with pieced stripe skirt
Teresa from Crafting In My Closet shows how she made this fun Halloween dress for her young daughter. The skirt is pieced from strips cut from 5 fat quarters. You could also hit your scrap bin for the strips, … Read More...
Tutorial: Welt pocket on a seam line
Heather Lou from Closet Case Files shows how she added a welt pocket at the seam line on a cape she made. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Closet Case Files]
Tutorial: Stitched spiderweb votive wrap
Nicole Blum from Improv Diary, and co-author of Improv Sewing, shows how to use your sewing machine to draw a spiderweb design on a scrap of fabric, and then how to turn your spiderweb fabric into a votive wrap. … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted eyeglass or rotary cutter case
Lindsay fromThe Cottage Mama turns her blog over to her mama for a guest post. She shows how to make a quilted case to hold either a pair of eyeglasses or a rotary cutter. Get the how-to.
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Halloween Knife Block Cutouts
After a short blogging break, Scott from What I Made returns with this fun project for Halloween. Knife block cutouts Mummy and Frankenstein style! Be sure to check out the instructions here — Slightly spooky knife-block cutouts.
DIY: Deodorizing Disks
We all have somewhere in our homes that could smell a bit fresher…and now, thanks to Jillee from One Good Thing, we now have the secret for making these deodorizing disks ourselves. And it’s easy! Get her easy recipe … Read More...
Product Review: Martha Stewart Home Office
Did you know that Martha Stewart has branched out into designing office supplies? These lovely new products, Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery, have all the beauty, function and quality you’ve come to expect from Martha.
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Luxury CP Soap Tutorial
Almond milk, goat’s milk, mango butter…this is one luscious sounding soap! This is Cee Gee from Oil & Butter‘s first ever step-by-step tutorial and it’s really well done. If you’ve ever wanted to do a 100% milk soap, this … Read More...
October is Jewelry Month at Michaels!
October is Jewelry Month at Michaels and they are giving you plenty of reasons to make October your new favorite month! No matter your skill level, Michaels has exclusive projects, deals, classes and demos to help you. With your new … Read More...
Tutorial: Sugar Skulls
Jenny of CraftTestDummies let us know about her tutorial for making sugar skulls, just in time for Halloween.
Picture by CraftTestDummies.
Ultimate Guide to Charlie and Chocolate Factory {Giveaway Winners Announced}
I’m so excited to announce the winners of the giveaway of this amazing ebook from Jump Into a Book , the ‘Ultimate Guide to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Valarie Budayr and Roscoe Welply. Congrats to our winners below!… Read More...
Fresh Halloween Candle Holders
Oh My! Creative shared a great DIY candle holder this year, glamming up simple vessels with feathers, skull decals, and ribbon. Get the tutorial.
Free pattern: Lapped front hoodie for an infant
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You made this awesome little hoodie for a newborn baby. The lapped front is cool, modern detail but it also makes for easy on / easy off over a baby’s head. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Use seam binding to hem a garment
Sunni from A Fashionable Stitch shows how you can create use seam binding to hem a garment. The thin ribbon makes a clean, bulk free finish. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from A Fashionable Stitch]
Free pattern: Simple tank for baby
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial over at the Spoonflower blog showing how she used custom-printed organic knit fabric to make an adorable little tank for a baby. You can make one out of a fat quarter of 54″ wide … Read More...
Project: Owl Witch Halloween Card
Prairie Paper and Ink has a video tutorial for making this adorable owl Halloween card, with lots of Copic marker coloring tips too.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable designs … Read More...
The Falconer – OcultoSteamMasks
Wow. I’ve got to say, some of the artists working in the steampunk costume genre are just incredible. Like Oculto Steam Masks, who handcrafts one of a kind masks featuring vintage and antique pieces mixed with rivets, gears, and gorgeous … Read More...
Free Pattern: Knit Bow Scarf for Little Girls
The other day my little one and I were talking about the things she needs to be ready for winter. She needs a new raincoat, I said (the 18-24 month one she has just doesn’t work now that she’s three), … Read More...
Newsy: Triangular BOM at Jaybird’s
Julie of Jaybird Quilts kicks off her first BOM today. Joiners will create her Toes in the Sand quilt made up of triangular blocks, not the usual squares. Interested in making this pretty quilt, go HERE to learn more.… Read More...