First they made cakes into rainbows, then cupcakes, then cake pops, then cookies…. now blondies! Nothing is safe from the rainbow of food colors. Make Rainbow Blondies and see what else you can do with them HERE at Sugar Swings!… Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s overall jumper dress
Head over to Show Tell Share for the tute showing how to make this little girl’s jumper. The top is made like a pair of overalls, with criss-crossy straps and a big patch pocket to hold treasures. The fabric she … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing machine dust cover
Vanessa from The Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how to make a dust cover for your sewing machine. She made hers from several different fabric prints. For such a practical project, it sure is cute. … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Four pairs of undies from a half meter of fabric
Millie from Needles and Haystacks shows that you can make four pairs of kids’ undies out of just half a meter of knit fabric. Her post is over at Kitschy Coo. The post is part of her Make It … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s gathered skirt
Curly Pops shares a tutorial on her blog for making a simple little girl’s gathered skirt. This is a great project for a beginner. It’s made entirely of straight seams and you’ll get a real sense of accomplishment when you … Read More...
Bridge Over Water Lilies
Cross stitch Pattern – Berry Princess
Enter to Win Webinar Ticket from Funk & Weber
Jen Funk Weber is giving away a ticket to a webinar entitled “Best Photo Forward: Refining Photos of Fine Embroidery with PhotoShop Elements.” The webinar will cover such topics as:
* what PhotoShop Elements is and why we should use … Read More...
Tutorial: Coneflower bag
This zippered makeup bag is adorable. The Coneflower applique with blanket stitching makes it. Siri at Tolga shows how she made it on her blog. Get the tutorial.
Image credit: Tolga
Cherry Blossom Art from Soda Bottle
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is coming soon, on March 20th. You can use this craft to celebrate the festival and teach your children more about the celebration! It makes a cute Spring craft too! The tutorial can be found … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Darcy’s mini quilt a dandy
Darcy at Modern Cozy entered this mini quilt in the Tangerine Tango Quilt Challenge. I love how she echo embroidered a single dandelion. Click HERE to read more.
Image credit: Modern Cozy
Tutorial: Kitty Cattail Catnip Toy
Love your feline sewing companions as much as I do? Well, why not make them a Kitty Cattail Catnip Toy like the one I found over at Sew4Home. Designer Alicia Thommas uses 2 7/8 inch wide strips for this … Read More...
Green The Gap- recycled shopping in India
If you are in India and like to shop eco-friendly check out Green The Gap!
Springtime Craft Tutorial: Felt Tulips
Abigail our clever crafter and author the host of “While She Naps” always have the most awesome tutorials and today is no exception. Her Felt Tulips tutorial is stunning and looks like the real thing. Make these up for … Read More...
Chocolate Bird’s Nest Spoons
Not to be dramatic, but I hereby declare these the easiest, cutest, simplest, cleverest idea for Easter ever in the universe… (maybe a little dramatic): Chocolate bird’s nest spoons. Learn to make them HERE at Cute Food for Kids.
Meet the March banner winners
From over 300 entries, Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt, selected the four winners for the March Swinging Into Spring banner contest she hosted on her blog. They are LuAnn, Jess, Amanda and Boriana. See their winning quilts and get … Read More...
Tutorial: Replacing a broken zipper
There’s nothing like a broken zipper to send a favorite bag or garment to the trash bin. But wait – that’s not necessarily true! Vanessa from Punkin Patterns shows how you can replace the broken zipper and save your favorite … Read More...
Tutorial: Pea coat pattern modifications
Jessica from Running With Scissors created this awesome pea coat. She used a McCall’s pattern as a starting point for the shapes of the pieces, but she adapted them to create the look she wanted and to avoid a bunch … Read More...
Tutorial: Cookie cutter pincushions
Did you know that you can use a cookie cutter to create a pincushion? How cool is that! Country Living has the how-to. You can buy the pincushions new at the craft store, but I think I’d go for the … Read More...
Project: Pop Up Doll House Book
HOLY COW! That’s the first thing I said when I saw this amazing book from Larissa over at the Crate Paper blog. This oh- so- cute doll house made from paper, cut outs and embellishments (and could easily be embellished … Read More...