Chie from Vivat Veritas guest blogs at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make a cropped high low top out of a button down shirt. If you’re not brave enough to show your bare belly, you could always … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY patchy jeans
Sometimes a pair of jeans has so many holes that there’s just now way to hide the patching. If that’s the case, you can always turn the patches into a fashion statement. Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how she … Read More...
Find: Moustache Candle Holder
Design Altelier Article makes these beautifully finished moustache/mustache candle holders. Check ’em out on Etsy.
Sewing Tutorial: How to sew down a button
If you sew, sooner or later you’re going to have to stitch down a button. Tracey Toole shares a tutorial over at the Etsy New York Team blog showing how to do it. Get the tute.
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Ta Dah!: Oakshott table runner a fall beauty
Amy Friend of During Quiet Time says she got her inspiration for this table runner from autumns in New England. She appliqued the shot cotton leaves on what she calls a low volume background. Perfection! Go HERE to see more … Read More...
Freebie: Printable letters at Wild Olive
Mollie of Wild Olive shares these alphabet printables on a recent blog post. See the faces on them? Cuteness for the kiddos alert! She made fridge magnets with hers, but she lists lots of other uses. Get the free download… Read More...
Lazy Crochet
When I saw this idea, I just had to share. Matilda uses a sewing machine to finish off the cut edge to create the cardigan, but I’d use a pretty scrap of yarn to crochet over that raw edge – … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Handsome
Whimsical Art Jewelry – byMarta
In need of some original jewelry to add a touch of whimsy and flair to your outfits? Then you should check out byMarta on Etsy. Marta uses her original artwork to create unique jewelry that you can’t get from your … Read More...
Back to School with Clay
I can’t believe the summer has almost flown by but it has! School doesn’t start for a couple weeks here but we’ve started teasing our resident student…
1. Back to School Parker Polymer Clay StoryBook Scene, 2. Wee Gnome. … Read More...
Olisa gets cute
One of my fave edgy needlewomen, Olisa Corcoran of Cocoa Eyes the Stitcher, has taken over as the “Too Cute” columnist at MrXStitch. Check her post at Mr. X’s site each Tuesday to soak up all the cuteness. Find out … Read More...
Bursting with color
Original. Colorful. Simply. Gorgeous. Starburst hoops by Sara of PhDstressrelief. Go to the Feeling Stitchy feature for links and more views.
Tutorial: Seam-binding blossoms
Denise Sharp’s guest post on Poppytalk Handmade shows us how to make beautiful blooms using a vintage flower loom and colorful rayon seam binding. See her tutorial.
Artist interview: Haeli Van Veen
Meet needle artist Haeli Van Veen and get a glimpse of her work via the interview and photos on NeedleWork/NeedlePlay. See the post.
Stitch Christmas goodies with Carina
Carina of Polka and Bloom will lead an online embroidery class, Christmas Stitches, beginning August 20. Go to her blog for details and a discount code.
Ed. note: Carina did not ask or compensate me to post about her … Read More...
Inspiration: Heather B
This exquisite humming bird is just one of the phenomenal embellishments Heather B of Canada added to a block for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project. Go to the blog post for an image you can enlarge for study.
Tutorial: Painting a background
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) is trying her hand at painting backgrounds for embroidery, and she’s sharing her technique. See her tutorial.
Free pattern: Feather Bed quilt
I love this quilt by Anna Maria Horner. Called Feather Bed, the quilt pattern is available on her site under Free Downloads. Get the free pattern.
Image credit: Anna Maria Horner
Make Your Own Planetarium {Kid Craft}
The stars are so fascinating, aren’t they? I was lucky enough to have a planetarium in my high school where I grew up, and boy, did I love that class! What child wouldn’t want to have their own Planetarium that … Read More...
Book review: Stop. Go. Quilt. Sew!
Boy moms get the green light with Angela Yosten’s new book, Stop. Go. Quilt. Sew!
. The twelve traffic themed sewing projects are spot on for boys of all ages. Angela, a mom to a boy and a girl, explains … Read More...