What is this gorgeous linen piece with Portuguese embroidery? A cheese wrap. Clearly, folks in Portugal really respect their cheese! In case you didn’t recognize the style, this lovely accessory is the work of Meri of Agulhas da Meri. … Read More...
Tutorial: Elastic thread shirring using a sewing machine with drop-in bobbin
Dawn from Designed by Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to do elastic thread shirring on her Brother sewing machine, which has a drop-in bobbin. She also shows how she uses her machine’s bobbin winder to … Read More...
Free Pattern – Felted Christmas Tree…. And Just In Time Too!
Quick, break out the candy canes, get the tinsel, popcorn and cranberries, and for goodness sakes, turn on the lights! This tree is all you’ll need!
Totally cat friendly, this pattern is from the Knitting 101: Master Basic Skills and … Read More...
Tutorial: Drape front cardigan
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how to make a cardigan with a drapey front. This is such a stylish look right now! And it’s actually a very easy project made from stretch knit fabric and using a t-shirt as … Read More...
Angie the Designer – Two Free Patterns
Angie offers the two free charts show here on her blog. Get the free charts.
If you email her photos of stitched projects and she will post them here.
Quaker Christmas Ornament
Win a Christmas present from Pat
The annual holiday giveaway at Bird Nest on the Ground will have two winners: Each will receive a beautiful publication and a pincushion handmade by Pat! Go to her blog post to enter before December 20.
Looking for … Read More...
Sneak Peek of Sugarlicious
I have a warning for my most loyal readers (first, thank you for your loyalty). You will find much Sugarlicious
talk interspersed in my posts in the upcoming month. What’s Sugarlicious, you ask? Why, Sugarlicious is my new book, on … Read More...
Tutorial: Modify a zipper back closure to buttons
Willow Would shows how to modify a dress pattern with a zipper closure to one with a button closure. Why would you want to make this change? There are several possibilities. Maybe you’re more confident sewing buttonholes than zippers. Maybe … Read More...
Cool idea: Use extra Christmas stockings to make throw pillows
Even though there are only three of us in our family, we’ve somehow ended up with an abundance of Christmas stockings. Melissa from Until Wednesday Calls shares a cool idea for using one of those extra stockings to make a … Read More...
Photos for your tree
Here’s the perfect quick little ornament for Mom and Grandma–or Dad and Grandpa–or anyone in your family who loves collecting school photos of the kids. Make a simple felt frame for the photo. I can tell you from personal experience: … Read More...
New Release: Hero Arts Stamps
It’s almost time for the 2012 release of Hero Arts’ new catalog! To celebrate they are having a great blog hop filled with sneak peeks from some of your favorite paper craft designers. Click here to get start hoping… Read More...
Gingerbread Macarons
The gingerbread macarons would’ve been enough to wow me, but add a red candy and pretzels? Whatever way more than wow is. Find the recipe for gingerbread macarons HERE at From My Lemony Kitchen. Looking for Christmas themed Cookie Cutters, … Read More...
Pattern and tute: Tiny felt ice skate ornament
Check out Mollie Johanson‘s Tiny Ice Skate ornament. The blade is a paper clip. Brilliant! You can make some, too. Go to Mollie’s Wild Olive post for the pattern and tutorial.
Tic Tac Booklets
This li’l booklet with a see-through window for Tic Tacs is just adorable. And to have someone go to such adorable lengths to dress up your breath mints is a good indication you mean something to them, thus making this … Read More...
Christmas for Lunch
Decorate your lunch plate with boughs of cucumber and red pepper holly … Make an ornament sandwich HERE and a Christmas tree sandwich HERE at Creative Food.
Make Sure the Reindeer Find Your House
I don’t know how Santa ever found my house growing up. Not only did my house not have a fireplace and chimney, but I never knew that reindeer needed magic lures. I suppose nowadays the GPS comes in handy, but … Read More...
Photo Transfer Wood Plaque
I came across this video on Pinterest. Not only is the music upbeat and the animation in the video totally fun, but the project is way cool too! In the video you will find out how to transfer a photo … Read More...
Make a wee ornie hoop
Melissa Crowe of Checkout Girl shows us how to make an awesome little ornament from bits of felt, a few stitches, and a 3-inch embroidery hoop. Check out her tutorial.
Tutorial: Droopy thrift store dress into mini-dress cuteness
Geneva from A Pair & A Spare share a fun refashion before & after with a thrift store find. A droopy sack of a dress gets turned into mini-dress cuteness. The DIY includes turning the dress around, fitting it to … Read More...