Celine from C. Girly shows how to make a quick and easy layered fabric flower embellishment for a jacket. Instead of using a pin back or clip to attack the flower to the jacket, this clever embellishment uses a buttonhole … Read More...
Tutorial: Perfect Bag with gathered panel and plenty of pockets
Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows how to make her Perfect Bag with a gathered panel across the front. It has plenty of pockets – 6 on the inside, 3 on the outside – as well as a magnetic snap to … Read More...
Tutorial: Make your own wooden buttons
Haley Pierson-Cox from The Zen of Making shows how you can make your own buttons from scratch. The natural wood buttons she shows how to make are gorgeous!! She starts with pieces of scrap wood, shapes them into buttons, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Stuffing a softie or pillow
When you make a pillow or softie, you’re not just sewing. Once you create the shell, you stuff it
to make a soft and fluffy. And just like any technique in sewing, there are some tricks to getting it to … Read More...
Technique: Distress Ink Background
Mariana Grigsby shares a fun technique for using Distress Ink for an interesting background technique, click here for her step by step instructions.
-Heather
Ta Dah!: Just the quilt back
The talent behind the Artnextdoor’s Blog shows off a finished gift quilt for DD. The back is fabulous, had to show you. Do visit her POST to see up close photos of her quilting stitches – so pretty.
Free Range Sock Knitting!
Now, knit your socks without a pattern!
This “guide” will teach you how to, with the help of a gauge swatch and your measurements, how to knit your socks without a pattern. From there, all you need is an idea … Read More...
Freebie: Autumn Subway Art printable
Autumn Subway Art at Vintage Marigold. Click HERE to go to the download.
Via Tatertots and Jello.
Newsy: Moda Country Fair 2011
Lissa at The Cutting Table shares Moda is hosting a month-long blog hop starting September 6. Each day a participating Moda designer will post a project with a country fair theme in mind. Click HERE to see the schedule.
Newsy: Retro Pillow Challenge
Ricca from Ricochet and Away! and Keren from sew la vie! invite you to join their Retro Pillow Challenge. Sign up, create a quilted pillow cover with a retro theme, then share it. Click HERE for details.
Tutorial: Scrappy Owl Block
Linda from Buzzing and Bumbling made these adorable pieced owl blocks. Of the project she says,
… Read More...It is easy enough for a beginner to sew and can be used not only in quilts, but for pillows, bags, table runners, etc.
Ta Dah!: Doll Quilt to match little girl’s
The Crafty Mummy made this doll quilt to match a quilt she made a year ago for a special little girl. This is a great way to use up scraps from a larger project. Click HERE to find out more… Read More...
Basic Clay Storage
Somewhere along the line, you may begin to accumulate a lot of Fimo clay. Since I no longer live in the city I tend to stock up when I luck out and get to visit a Michaels. Or I order … Read More...
Beeswax Candles from Three Sisters Farms
Three Sisters Farms produce beeswax candles, soap and skin care products.
There are no fragrances or additives necessary with beeswax candles, because they smell sweet naturally. As a bonus, beeswax doesn’t drip or smoke much either.
Their candles are reasonably … Read More...
Weekend Hats!
Weekend Hats 25 Knitted Caps
, Berets, Cloches, and More and what a fun collection! If you’ve ever dreamed of making a hat for yourself, or anyone else, you definitely have to check out this book!
Along with top designers … Read More...
DIY Fabric Feathers {3 Ways}
Feathers can be used in so many ways for your wedding. Ez of Creature Comforts teaches you how to make feathers from fabric and then fashion them into a boutonniere, wedding favors, and hair accessories. Get all the details at … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick and easy hot pad
Skip To My Lou shares a tutorial for making a quick and easy hot pad. The project comes in three variations: a super easy version with all three layers sewn together and turned right side out, a version with bound … Read More...
Tutorial: Rolled and scalloped felt flower
Jill from My Heart Is Yours shows how you can make this lovely flower out of a circle of felt. The felt is cut, scalloped, and rolled into the small dimensional bloom. They’re cute as singles, but also would be … Read More...
Fall 2011 Sockupied! Only From Interweave!
I totally forgot to tell you about this latest incredible ebook! It’s awesome. It’s downloadable. It’s all about socks and it’s from Interweave!
- That’s right, Sockupied
, Fall 2011. - 5 Sock Patterns!
- Sock RX (how to save your socks).
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Tutorial: Sugar On Top chef’s hat for kids
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land shares a tutorial for making a kid-sized chef’s hat. Her examples of it sewn up in bright, girly fabrics are soooo cute, but it would also be cute out of more boy-friendly fabrics … Read More...