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This cross-stitch roundup is all about free bookmark patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each bookmark Cross stitch pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
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About a month ago I had the chance to review the fun new Geltos from Faber-Castell and was excited to see another way to use these with stamps. Jill shares a great video for using Gelatos for a resist technique … Read More...
Have you heard of Candwich? As we move further and further away from the immediacy of growing food, pulling it from the ground, preparing it and eating it. I suppose lunch in a can was inevitable. But I don’t know. … Read More...
Find a roundup of five museums around the world devoted to food art HERE at Saveur. Now, if only I could schedule that around-the-world trip.
Carla Hegeman Crim, The Scientific Seamstress, shows off her newly redesigned sewing studio. After you’re done drooling over all of the fabric stacked neatly on her shelving units, the clear glass jars of buttons, or the magnet bar holding scissors … Read More...
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a little girl’s tunic with an awesome chevron pattern. Don’t worry if you don’t have a fabric with a chevron print or even a large stripe. The bold chevron motif is … Read More...
Cynthia Shaffer, author of Stash Happy: Patchwork
, shares a tutorial at Lark Crafts showing how to make a throw pillow with appliqued hexagons. The small hexagons sprinkled across the pillow can be made from your scrap stash and give … Read More...
Ramona from Suture for a Living made this patriotic quilt as a gift to her nephew. The center 8-point star is surrounded by squares/diamonds, then stars. I’m really digging those red and white waves. She said,
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If you want to sew a blind hem, a blind hem foot is helpful in keeping everything lined up just so. But Julie from julie-k shares a quick how-to on her blog showing us that you don’t actually … Read More...
Lyssa from Born Again Crafter shows how to use a vintage sheet and a store-bought t-shirt to make her Vintage Sheet Bubble Dress. Tiers of ruffled vintage sheet hang from a t-shirt bodice. So pretty! Get the tutorial.
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This one is from me: A roundup of the summer treat ideas on my blog, including lemonade cookies, popsicle cookies, BBQ marshmallows, s’mores marshmallows, gin and tonic cookies and more.
My penchant for posting on many themed items is well established: stuff on sticks, of course, and mason jars. Bunting, food that looks like other food…. and s’mores. Look at my own fascination with s’mores here. As I noted … Read More...
These are just so dang adorable staring at me and all. Learn to assemble these cute froggy cupcake toppers from candy HERE at The Seven Year Cottage.
Spock the quilt by Carol at Fun Threads, spotted by Rachel at Craft. Carol uses a strange and awesome way to get the design for this quilt. Find out how she did it. Go to Rachel’s post. … Read More...
Cathy from Cabbage Quilts just joined the Japanese + and X Quilt Along. This block is getting some buzz in the blogosphere since it was first spied in a quilt by Setsuko Inagawa at the 2011 Tokyo International Quilt … Read More...
Kyra from Black Threads is talking about this exhibit Bold Expressions: African American Quilts from the Collection of Corrine Riley. If the catalog cover she shows on her blog is any indication, just put me on a plane to … Read More...
Fire starters are perfect for rainy camps, emergency kits and getting fires going in a hurry. We’re going camping this summer, so I thought I’d get a jump start on preparations. This project is also a great way to recycle … Read More...
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a skirt covered in ruffles. She used pre-ruffled fabric so there was no cutting and gathering of a jillion long strips of fabric. Instead, it was just a few … Read More...
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to make a braided vinyl headband. The simple lines will make this a go-to hair accessory. You can purchase vinyl at the chain fabric stores, or you can repurpose an old purse or … Read More...
