Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a video on her blog showing how to turn a vintage handkerchief into a lavender sachet. The angled flap on the front shows off any embroidery or other detail on the corner of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Beaded flower shaped smocking
Melly Sews shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made the smocked detail on her Fields of Gold dress that was part of her entry in the Earth Day challenge at Project Run and Play. Each of … Read More...
Tutorial: Making box pleats
Anshu fromBlooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a box pleat. Often found on skirts or dresses, a box pleat is actually two pleat placed nose to nose. Get the how-to to find … Read More...
Freebie: A Mother’s Love Image
This sweet vintage image download from Free Digital Stamps would make a perfect Mother’s Day Card. Click here to download for free.
-Heather
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Tutorial | Using Photo Collage Templates
Kristi at Live and Love…Out Loud shares a step by step tutorial on using photo collage templates. These are great for scrapbooking and blog posting! Click here to go to the tutorial then go here to get her free … Read More...
DIY Rustic Glam Votives & Giveaways!
Add rustic charm and a bit of glamorous sparkle with Rustic Glam Votives! Simple seed pots transformed into glittery candle holders are perfect for favors or decor at bridal showers and weddings. Get the tutorial at my blog Serendipity … Read More...
Tutorial | Give Your Photos a Vintage Look
Inspiration du Jour | Our New Favorite Routine
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Giveaway: Pillow, bag and quilt patterns by Sally Giblin
Anorina of Samelia’s Mum is hosting a giveaway on her blog for six patterns from The Rivendale Collection by Sally Giblin. The one shown here is Bloomers and is Anorina’s favorite. This contest is open internationally. Contest ends midday May … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Quilted potholder from scraps
Linn of The Home Project shows off a potholder she just made from scraps she kept from her first quilt. Nicely done. She explains,
… Read More...For the batting I used thermal batting and I used two layers, because is there anything
Greatest Hits of Soda Lime Times – A Free PDF!!
Hey, it’s me again…today has been a great day to pass on cool stuff for you glass addicts and the curious..here’s some stuff for the lampworkers out there. A free pdf of the Greatest Hits of Soda Lime Times. … Read More...
DIY: May Day Basket quilt
Julie of The Crafty Quilter is doing a series of tutorials on her blog that will walk you through how to make her May Day Basket quilt, shown here. Go HERE for Part 1: Supplies and Piecing and HERE for … Read More...
Tutorial: A Message for Mom
Here’s a tutorial for a Fimo Mother’s Day card at RedTedArt. As they note in the tutorial, it would work for many other occasions as well and the simple flower motif is great for even small kiddos.
Tutorial: Squaring up quilt blocks
Vanessa of Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog on how to square up quilt blocks. Even if you’ve been very careful with your piecing, there is always some distortion from the sewing machine or hand, so never, … Read More...
Free pattern: Mini Mystery #8
Laura is sharing another pretty Mini Mystery needlepoint design over on her Two-Handed Stitcher blog. Go grab the pattern.
Wrinkling isn’t always a problem
Heather of In Love with Threads gives us a peek into the technique she uses to create gorgeous work such as the embroidery shown here. She says,
… Read More...You can see that the fabric has been gathered, ruched, pleated and folded
Teaching by example
Meri of Agulhas da Meri shares a slideshow examining a gorgeous sampler designed and stitched by embroidery teacher Maria do Céu Freitas. I spot a variety of cutwork and whitework techniques. Meri points out that it includes “more complex … Read More...
The Plastic Canvas Dr Who Tardis is in your bathroom
Jen of Knitolution Designs has designed a Tardis tissue-box cover…and she’s sharing the pattern! A dream come true for us nerdy Dr.-Who-and-plastic-canvas lovers. If you want to get your nerd on, too, go to the blog post for the link … Read More...
An X-Men mini-me
I didn’t think anything on this earth could be cuter than Hugh Jackman. But this Spooky Pooky rendering of Wolverine may have him beat. So tiny. So brutal. There’s a tiny doll version of Beast, too. Go to Alexz‘s … Read More...
What is tambour beading?
In the new series over on MrXStitch, Sequintial Art, Claire Barrett gives us an intro to tambour beading, which entails stitching with a hook. Many couture houses use this traditional Indian technique to cover large areas quickly with beads or … Read More...