This crazy-quilt block by Ati of Ati on the Crazy Road has many lovely features, but I am especially impressed by her silk-ribbon snowdrops (lower right corner). I haven’t seen this flower rendered in SRE before, and I totally intend … Read More...
Technique: How many strands of floss?
How many strands of embroidery floss should you stitch with? Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has some advice. See her post.
Tutorial: Restarting a thread invisibly
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how to cope when we must end one thread and start a new one in the middle of a line of complex stitching. Check out her tute.
Tutorial: Table runner to dress up your dining decor
Head over to Sew4Home to find out how to make a beautiful table runner to dress up your dining table for special occasions. It’s made from home dec fabric with a bit of sparkle, with tassels hanging from the corners. … Read More...
Happy Easter from France
Triangle Shaped Foods for Purim
Find a roundup of fourteen triangle-shaped foods for Purim HERE at babble, including Hamantaschen and cinnamon tortilla chips.
Free pattern: Kimono dog harness
Jill Myslinski from Acorn Market shares a free pattern at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her kimono dog harness. It works like the nylon webbing style harnesses you can buy in the store, but made cuter and softer out of … Read More...
Chocolate Skull Cast from a Human Skull
And it’s not the only edible skull. Find a roundup of edible skulls HERE at Don’t Panic, including this chocolate skull cast from a real skull, created by Marina Malvada. {spotted HERE}
Who Will Jump First?
DIY Chewing Gum Kit
Now here’s a secret about me: I do NOT like hearing people chew gum. Snapping, bubbles, cracking. Do you not know we can hear you? And that it’s the world’s most annoying sound? But I’ll still share this Make Your … Read More...
Blackwork Easter Chicks
Reluctant Giants Cookies
See what happens when you sports-watching people make sports-related bets? You end up making cookies begrudgingly. Like these Giants cookies at 1 Fine Cookie. As for the team opinions? I’m staying out of it (mostly out of total ignorance).
Tutorial: Lace-trimmed tee for girls
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her All About the Lace top for girls. The lace trim looks like it would be a complicated project, but she assures us that it’s … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Cloud and rainbow pillow
Prudent Baby shows how to make this cloud-shaped pillow with rainbow ribbon streamers hanging down from it. A curved pocket on the back holds a little stuffed sun softie. The curved edge of the pocket makes it look like the … Read More...
Inspiration: Stamped Curio Box
All I can say about this is “WOW!” I spotted this amazing curio box of winged themed items on Suzanne’s Stamping spot and fell in love with it. Full of stamped images, die cut papers and found objects this is … Read More...
Tutorial: Taking your measurements for Sewing
A well-fitting garment start with accurate measurements. Elizabeth and Liz from Simple Simon & Co. guest blogs at kojodesigns with a post all about how and where to measure to get the information you need. Get the tute.
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Freebie | Lucky Charm Iron-On for St. Patrick’s Day
Monika Wright of i love it all is offering this free lucky charm iron on for St. Patrick’s Day. Just print onto iron-on transfer paper and iron on to your t-shirt. Click here to go to the download.
Freebie | Glass & Glitter Digital Scrapbooking Kit
Reem from Breath of Rain Scraps is celebrating the launch of her business by giving away this digital scrapbook kit. The kit includes 27 Backgrounds, 38 Elements (78 with the variations), 8 Frames, 2 Alpha Sets, and 5 Quick … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Cupcake King
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Patchwork hearts in journal
Pamela Garrison made these patchwork hearts for her journal page taking inspiration from Thomas Campbell. It looks like crazy piecing with fabric. Go HERE to read more.
Image credit: Pamela Garrison