Another fabulous glass artist is being featured over at Daily Art Muse. What a lovely blog. Today’s artist is Paul Schwieder and he uses his glass to explore his relationships with women. Something to ponder…and you must also visit … Read More...
Patchwork Bear by Shin and Nao
Not made of fabric, but a happy figure I’d love to have preside over my sewing activities. Right now, it’s for sale at MAQETs.
How To Shape Your Shawls!
Make your shawls your way. This post includes a link to shaping your shawl including tips and techniques for success. From the Summer of Shawls at the Tumped Duck Blog!
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Halloween table runner ‘frighteningly’ cute
Looking to add some spooky charm to your Halloween decor? Erica from The Polka-Dot Umbrella has created a frightfully adorable quilted table runner that’s perfect for the season. This project masterfully blends embroidery and applique, making it a must-try for … Read More...
Weekly giveaway winners
Holy mackeroly! In all the excitement of last weekend’s Blogger Meet-up, I totally forgot to post the weekly giveaway winners or mail the previous week’s winners. (See, aging isn’t pretty.) I mailed the previous winners today. In case you can’t … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Selvage Edge Halloween Mummy Quilt
Riel at The Q and the U made this cute mummy from fabric selvages. She says, “Mummy Wants Fabric”. Don’t all mommies the world over want fabric? What an adorable quilt to have on your wall for Halloween. Read more … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn a t-shirt into a skirt
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial showing how made this cute skirt. It’s made out of a thrifted t-shirt, with a strip of wide elastic for the waistband. It’s a quick, easy project. She was … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Refashion a man’s tee into a fitted maternity t-shirt
Little Birdie Secrets shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she refashioned a man’s t-shirt into a fitted maternity shirt for herself. Her motivation for the project was footall season. Ever try to find a maternity shirt with your … Read More...
Free Pattern, Cranford Mitts
So, it’s totally getting to be that time of year. Time to knit mitts. I like to knit them with leftover sock yarn, or worsted weight, or sport weight, or dk, or. Well, I’ve never made them from lace weight, … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make in seam or patch pockets
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin has been going back to the basics with her Sewing 101 series. Her latest posts in this series show how to make two different kinds of pockets: pockets inset into a side seam, and patch … Read More...
Sunburst Mirror Tutorial
Using some things on hand and a pack of dollar store skewers, you too can make your own sunburst mirror. Dress up your walls today with this easy tutorial over at walker whimsy — Sunburst Mirror Tutorial.
Counted Wishes Festival
Mark your calendars my little stitching buddies! It’s almost time for the Counted Wishes Festival which will start September 15 and go through September 21. There will be new designs, specials, prizes, cyber-classes and games. Sign up for the Newsletter… Read More...
Ideas for Leftover Birthday Cake
So your guests totally failed in their one duty: eat all the birthday cake. (I guess “bring presents” is Duty number 1, but the work doesn’t end there). Find a roundup of ideas for leftovers HERE at CakeSpy.
Punched Paper Napkin Rings
Make this pretty napkin rings for the holidays using paper punches. Follow the step by step tutorial on Soul&Paper here — Punched-paper napkin rings.
Garfield Cake Pops
I know I don’t need to post on stuff you all probably have already seen. I mean it’s bakerella. Yet every single time she creates something so perfect, I can’t resist. I mean seriously. Garfield, my childhood cartoon hero, … Read More...
Han Solo in Carbonite Stained Glass Gummies
Wanna know what this is? That is, if you somehow failed to see the title up there. I’ll quote: “It’s a bunch of Han Solo in Carbonite gummies in rainbow colours made to look like stained glass.” By Eat … Read More...
Tutorial: Weave a God’s Eye
South Carolina-based artist Jay Mohler has posted a tutorial on The Storque for weaving complicated Ojos de Dios (God’s Eyes). He says,
… Read More...These instructions are not intended to teach you how to construct one particular ojo, but rather to demonstrate
Daniel Johnston designs are back!
Jenny Hart and Sublime Stitching have just re-released Daniel Johnston‘s embroidery patterns. Yea! Go to the order page.
Ed. note: Jenny Hart neither requested nor compensated this post. I just looooooove these patterns!
Halloween Cross Stitch Cuteness from Alma Lynne
Mummy Juice Boxes
Such an easy way to serve up a beverage for a kid-friendly Halloween party. Loving these mummy juice boxes from Parents.