If you’re lucky enough to attend, you’ll see over 1300 quilts scattered about town in Sisters Oregon on July 9, 2011. This annual show is unique in that all quilts are displayed outside on buildings. Besides viewing all the wonderful … Read More...
Tag technology for quilters | labels
Joan from Lazy Girl Designs and Lazy Talk blog is using Microsoft’s barcode technology in a quilt-y new way. She encodes her contact information on her quilt labels, so if one gets lost, the finder can scan it with an … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Quilted wine tote
Kate from Needle and Spatula shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a quilted wine tote. Make one for yourself to bring a bottle of wine along to a party, or as packaging for a special hostess … Read More...
Barbara’s red hearts from the Go!
Barbara from Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture used her new toy, a Go! Baby Cutter to create these red hearts. Visit her blog post to see her process of choosing this layout and fabric background. I love her choice!
Tutorial: Color Blocked Infinity Dress
Nichelle from It’s Nichelle Not Michelle shows how to create an Infinity Dress (a simple stretch knit dress can be wrapped and tied different ways to create different looks). Her version of the Infinity Dress has a stylish twist. Instead … Read More...
Project: Grunge Paper Book
How totally cool is this book!? Neil over at the Craft Barn blog shows how he made it using Tim Holtz Grunge Paper, stamps and Distress Stain.
-Heather
Free Sewing pattern: Knit shorts for toddler girls and boys
Craft Passion shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a pair of knit shorts for toddlers. It works for either a boy or a girl. She made her soft knit shorts from an old polo shirt. The pattern is … Read More...
Scavenger Hunt Printable
Often times summer is related to two things, long hot days outside, and long hot car trips. I think these printables are great for both! You can create a scavenger hunt in your neighborhood, but you could also play I … Read More...
Armenian Headpiece
Culture Cottage is a great website that focuses on food and craft to educate children about the world’s different cultures. What a great concept for a blog! Here, she features an Armenian headpiece that is a part of a celebration … Read More...
A Spin on Spin Art
Putti Prapancha used her spin art machine to make these beautiful swirls with markers! I have only used a spin art machine as kid, and it was using the drops of paint to make splatter art. These are beautiful, and … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY fabric tangram game
Jessica fromSew Homegrown shows how to make a tangram game – you know, the set of basic shapes that you combine to make other shapes or patterns – all out of fabric. The pieces are all stored in a … Read More...
Tie-Dye Twist T’s
I had no idea that you could use glue to create designs on a dyed t-shirt. This project looks perfect for a summer camp, a kids party or just summer day fun. Apostrophy Designs shows how they made this project. … Read More...
Playdough DressUp
Why go out a buy paper dolls when you can make them yourselves…plus have your own picture on them! I love the idea of using playdough to create the different outfits. What a great project for a rainy day, or … Read More...
Paper Rockets
I love how these are powered by the kids themselves! They look like they shoot pretty far too! I think we all have straws and paper around right? Looks like the perfect thing to do while waiting for the Fireworks … Read More...
Sandpaper Art
Looking for something to do on this wonderful Fourth of July? How about sandpaper art? The results are similar to pointilism, and the drawing options are endless! Come Together Kids shows you exactly how its done!
Free cross-stitch charts
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
Tutorial | Folded Mini Album
Irit Shalom shares how to make a folded mini album from one piece of 12×12 paper. The album can also be used as a gift card holder.
Click here to go to the tutorial.
Mini albums are great little projects … Read More...
Center for Metal Arts
The Center for Metal Arts is having a four-day conference on fold forming July 21-24 in downstate New York. Charles Lewton-Brain will lead two days of demonstration and two days of hands on learning.
If you aren’t familiar with Charles, … Read More...
Freebie | Be Inspired | July Creativity Prompts
The July edition of Creativity Prompts from A Matter of Memories is now available. It includes several pages of scrapbooking ideas like prompts taken from the calendar, design, color schemes, sketches and more. Click here to go to the download.
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