Over at Kinkavel Krosses, there’s a western-themed freebie that says “Don’t fence me in.” I just love the barbed-wire.
Retro TV Motif
Patchwork bag for yarn projects
Knitters, Tamiko shows you how to make this patchwork bag to hold your yarn. She says it’s large enough for a small project, plus will keep your kitty helper out. Get the know-how.
Image credit: Patchwork Notes
Seeking Frances Fisher
Deb at Deb Rowden’s Thrift Shop Quilts is putting out a call for help in finding the maker of a set of patchwork placemats. A label with the name of Frances Fisher is on the back – that much is … Read More...
How to make a recycled cardboard elephant
The delivery guys show up at my house on a regular basis and I am always looking for ideas to reuse all those boxes. Here is a fun idea (and another really cute picture!!!!!) at the Fun Lab Blog on … Read More...
Panel: Jill’s What A World
I’m crushing over this panel from the What A World fabric collection designed by Jill McDonald. Spied at *Hawthorne Threads. Go HERE to see this entire line. So cute!
*This is on back order, so I’m not the only … Read More...
Spring Fever quilt and tute
Karen at Laugh Yourself Into Stitches just finished this Spring Fever quilt from a pattern in the book Certifiably Crazy by The Buggy Barn. Go HERE for more details about her quilt. She also posted a tutorial showing the … Read More...
Quilt As You Go creations by Leah Day
Leah from The Free Motion Quilting Project shows off this gorgeous jacket she made using a construction method called Quilt As You Go. She also shows every quilt she’s made so far with this technique. She admits her first attempts … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a pickup skirt
Melissa from Melly Sews shows how she created the lovely pick-up skirt on her Mountain Laurel dress. The cascade of poufs is such a pretty detail and lends a romantic air to a skirt or dress. Get the tute.… Read More...
Freebie | Hybrid Card from Heidi Swapp
Heidi Swapp is offering up this free hybrid card as a printable on her blog. Click here to go to the download.
Free pattern: Laminated baby bib
Sew Dang Cute shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a baby bib from laminated fabric. The bib is a larger size than most, so it provides more protection for baby’s clothes. The surface of the laminated fabric wipes … Read More...
Make Your Own The Lorax Dr Seuss Cake Pops
I love that my daughter takes Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax to heart with sincere concern for the loss of the Truffula trees. It demonstrates Dr. Seuss’s genius, too, to convey such a weighty environmental concern so efficiently and neatly. You … Read More...
Coffee Ring Art
Finally, a productive use for stains. Check out this amazing art created with coffee cup rings. The portrait is of Taiwanese musician Jay Chou, created by Malaysian artist Hong Yi, or Red. Spotted on Foodiggity.
Video tutorial: Use chain piecing to make quick patchwork strips
Patchwork skirts are sooo pretty with all the color and pattern, but piecing all of those squares of fabric can take a little bit of forever. Chain piecing can save you oodles of time as you’re not stopping after each … Read More...
Freebies: Eight Fairy Tale Digital Stamps
Create with TLC is having a fun Fairy Tale blog hop, jump along to all 8 blogs and pick up a sweet digital image at each one along the way. Click here to start at the Craft Chaos blog.… Read More...
Tip: Cutting silk fabric on the straight grain
House of Marmalade shows her trick for cutting silk fabric on the straight grain. Go to her post to read her tip.
[photo from House of Marmalade]
Tutorial: Altering fabric simply
Elizabeth Hartman from Oh, Fransson! did a guest post at The Modern Quilt Guild blog as part of their 100 Days of Modern Quilting – Week of Prints. She took store-bought fabric and transformed it with bleach. She explains,… Read More...
Tutorial: Exposed zippers
Zippers are usually installed so that you see as little of the zipper as possible on the outside of the garment. Exposed zippers take the opposite approach, putting the zipper right smack dab on the front of the garment. Kate … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap Jar Stars blocks
Feeling thrifty? Amber at A Little Bit Biased was in a frugal state of mind when she made this quilt using just the scraps from earlier projects. To a 16-Patch unit she added 8 half-square triangles (HSTs) to create the … Read More...
Tutorial | String Tie Envelopes
Kate from Minieco (which is one of my favorite places to find activities for my son), is sharing the tutorial and the template for making these string tie envelopes. These would be cool made from scrapbooking paper! Click here… Read More...