The *Mixed Sampler Quilt Along at Jenna’s from Sew Happy Geek is snipping right along. This week she’s showing you how to make Blocks 3 and 4 (HST Friendship Star and QST Pinwheel). Go HERE to get the know-how… Read More...
Seeds and Trees Free Baby Blanket Pattern!
This is a baby blanket “without the baby blanket look”! Quite a different pattern than you’d usually see, but that’s why she says “without the baby blanket look”.
It’s a free pattern, from the ChocolateMintsInAJar blog, HERE
Specific to knitters, … Read More...
Tutorial: Gumball Pocket Skirt for girls
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows how to make her Gumball Pocket Skirt for girls. It’s a gathered skirt with scoop pockets (trimmed with contrast bias tape – yum!) and a contrast hem band edged with pom pom trim. How … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled glasses case
Sew4Home shows how to make a ruffled case to hold a pair of glasses. The fabric is quilted to provide a bit of padding around the glasses. The case also includes a loop at the side so you can hang … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Stretch knit maxi skirt
Shawna from My Water Jar shows how to make a maxi skirt. She was inspired by a similar maxi skirt she saw linked out on Pinterest. The shape of the skirt is simple enough that you can draft your … Read More...
Project: Candy Holder from Die Cuts
How sweet is this candy holder? Danielle Flanders used felt and stamped paper die cuts for this adorable project for Valentine’s Day. She even made wrappers and flags for the candy inside. Find directions on her blog Homespun with Heart… Read More...
Tutorial; Needle Felted Hearts for Valentine’s Day
Donni of “The Magic Onions” shows us step-by-step how to make these delightful needle felted hearts using cookie cutters. I must say I am very happy to see this tutorial because I just bought the red roving and cookie cutters … Read More...
Cinnamon Candy Cider
Seeing as how I’m such a spice wimp, I find cinnamon candy too hot, I wonder how I’d feel about this cider. Cool concept though. Make cinnamon candy cider HERE at Martha Stewart.
{Wedding Trends} 2012
According to Delightfully Engaged, 2012 is shaping up to be a banner year for beautiful weddings! Lots of glamorous touches, personal details, and more will make for exciting inspiration in the coming months. Read the full post here and … Read More...
Roses for Kitty
Deri has created a new tiny DeriDoll in the likeness of Kathryn Howard, as represented in the Showtime series, The Tudors. Of all the exquisite details of this doll, I can’t stop looking at the minuscule wreath of roses in … Read More...
Bottle of Wine
How to make Valentine’s Day wall art
Over at Jamie’s blog The Letter 4 there is a fun and easy tutorial on how to make Valentines Day wall art out of pretty much anything and a bit of Mod Podge.
Inspiration: Bascom Hogue
Bascom Hogue‘s needle art never fails to amaze me. We’ve seen lots of Bascom’s intense hand embroidery. Here is an example of his take on free-motion machine embroidery. Wow. See more at his Corndogs for the Devil blog.
Kitties in Love
Framed quilt from repurposed paper
Liz at Linda & Harriett made this quilt on her mantel – not from fabric – but from paper. She cleverly used material from their misprint bins (paper they could not sell). Go HERE to read more about it.… Read More...
Tutorial: SRE bees and ladybugs
Carol Daisy shows us how to make tiny silk-ribbon bees and ladybugs. Try one (or all of them) on your next crazy-quilt block. See Carol’s tutorial.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand … Read More...
Tutorial: Little Cheerleader Uniform
Megan from She Creates It All shows how to make a cheerleader outfit for a toddler girl. This is SO stinkin’ cute!!! This would be so much fun for a little girl to wear during playoffs and Superbowl. It’s made … Read More...
The Wave Cross Stitch Pattern
Tutorial: Little Birdie sweater tote bag
Sara from Craft Snob shows how to use an old sweater to make a cute tote bag. It’s lined with a pretty cotton print, with a matching birdie applique on the front. Get the tute.
[photo from Craft Snob
Pattern and tutorial: Modular snowman
Mollie of Wild Olive has created a pattern and tutorial for a little felt snowman softie that you can decorate and accessorize however you like: The pattern includes a variety of faces and embellishments. You also could use the image … Read More...