This rustic homemade growth chart is a great way to track your children’s growth while keeping with the design of your home. Taryn from Design, Dining + Diapers will show you how she did it — DIY Rustic Growth Chart… Read More...
Tutorial: Reupholster the door panels of your car with a cool fabric print
Head over to A Stepping Stone to see how this chevron fabric ended up on the interior door panels of a Ford Escape. Blogger Becca added the fabric after the glue holding the original upholstery melted. After all, if you’ve … Read More...
Tip: Removing fabric fuzz from your cutting mat
Jennifer Overstreet from GH Quilting shares a tip over at Moda Bake Shop for getting those annoying stripes of fabric fuzz off of your cutting mat. Go there now to see what to do.
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Giveaway: 21 fat quarters of Marguerite fabric
Maureen Cracknell Handmade has a set of fat quarters from The Calico Cottage Quilt Shop to give away. One of her readers will win a full set of fat quarters from the Marguerite line by Cyndi Walker for Riley Blake … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled straps
Jennifer Brasher fromTwo Butterflies shows how she created some quick and easy ruffled straps to add to a strapless dress. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Two Butterflies]
Tutorial: Jot It Down notebook paper and quote shirt
Oh By Golly used some stitching and some stamping to create her Jot It Down shirt. She machine stitched the shirt to look like lines of notebook paper, and then used stamps to add a favorite quote. She shares a … Read More...
Project: Pattern Paper Treat Bags
Some Odd Girl has directions for turning a sheet of pattern paper into a beautiful treat bag. These would make lovely wedding favors!
-Heather
Free Pattern: Knitted Newborn Hat
Dana from Dana Made It calls herself a knitting novice, but she sure knows what is cute. She made her newborn daughter a great chevron baby blanket, and, with the extra yarn she had lying around, added a simple, … Read More...
Pallet Shark Wall Art
Kim’s designs never cease to amaze me. I love how so much of her design involves the ocean, and this shark art is no exception! Head over to Sand and Sisal and see how she put this together: Pallet Art: … Read More...
Daisy Lollipops
The lovely prettiness of these daisy lollipops sold me immediately, the perfect favor for a wedding, bridal shower, baby shower… Or get well gift. Find the how-tos to make them HERE at Intimate Weddings, from Sibylle of Funkytime.
Nauti pillow from EZ Dresden ruler
The talent behind Celtic Thistle took the EZ Dresden Ruler Challenge by the Salt Lake City Modern Quilt Guild and made her Nautical-themed pillow, shown. She shares step-by-step instructions on how she did it. Get the tutorial.
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Knots Of Love
Have you heard of this wonderful charity Knots of Love? Most of us can whip up a cap or two in an evening. So many caps are needed – caps for kids, for women, for men – who have … Read More...
Tutorial: Triangle Pop Up Card
Make someone’s birthday POP! Taylored Expressions has instructions for making this super fun pop up card. I’ve never seen one in the shape of a triangle before, so clever!
-Heather
Candy Necklaces – Quiet Lion Creations
Remember how much fun candy necklaces were as a kid? It was strange, because they weren’t pretty and they didn’t actually taste good, but there was something so magical about wearing candy. These m&m necklaces remind me of that with … Read More...
Tape your hoops
As soon as washi tape hit the market, I started collecting it. I didn’t know what I was going to use it for; but I’m a craft addict, so I had to have this awesome new supply. So far, I’ve … Read More...
Learning to see
I love looking at needlework through Susan Elliott‘s lens. The only thing I enjoy as much is reading her insights on art and process. Her latest post encourages us to look again…and yet again…to overcome the brain’s natural tendency … Read More...
Inspiration: Mister Finch
I’m grateful to Holly of Chez Beeper Bebe for introducing me to the work of fiber artist Mister Finch through a lovely photo essay. See her post and then follow the links to his blog and Etsy shop.
Inspiration: Leeanna Butcher
*screaming* *screaming some more* Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro. In plush. By Leeanna Butcher of Plush Goodness. Find out more from the interview on Schmancy.
Free pattern and tutorial: Fall pin cushion
Kaaren of The Painted Quilt shares the embroidery pattern and tutorial to make this sweet fall pin cushion. See her post.
Giveaway: Natalia Bonner’s new book
Lindsay of Craft Buds announces:
… Read More...In celebration of Craft Book Month (and National Sewing Month), Craft Buds is giving away a copy of the new book “Beginner’s Guide to Free-Motion Quilting“ by Natalia Bonner (Stash Books). The giveaway ends