When Natalie of the smallest forest received a vintage Spirograph for Valentine’s Day, she immediately saw the potential for embroidery designs. Check out her post. It will make you want to hit all the local garage sales, looking for … Read More...
Vincent tries bobbin lace
Vincent of worksofhands completed this amazing bobbin-lace collar — following instructions in a book! He’s so freakin awesome. See the post.
How to cross-stitch on ceramic
Gina of doe-c-doe cross-stitches on porcelain — with a paint pen. And she’s sharing her technique. See the post.
Make all kinds of ribbon flowers
TipNut has put together a roundup of links to 14 tutorials for making ribbon flowers. You’ll want to try all of them! See the post.
Close-ups of Lesage embroidery
Shirlee Fassell of NEEDLEANDHOOK lets us look over her shoulder at her course practice piece for Lesage Level III. She says,
… Read More...The piece is called Les Coeurs…The design is worked on silk organza. All the beads and sequins are applied
Cotton vs. rayon
Deepa of This and That blog takes a look at the differences in effect between perle cotton thread and the rayon threads used in Brazilian embroidery. Can you tell which is which in the photo? Check out her blog post… Read More...
Free Felted Coasters, Hot Pads, and Beverage Jackets patterns
These Felted Coasters, Hot Pads, and Beverage Jackets from Knitting at KNoon Designs are such fun items and are cheerful as well as useful in your home, yard or as a gift. Think of the bright color combinations you could … Read More...
Tutorial: The Peek-a-Boo Shoulder Shirt, plus a surprise
I promised you a tutorial for making the Peek-a-Boo Shoulder Shirt, and here it is! This really is a quick, easy shirt to make. With no set-in sleeves, it’s just two pieces of fabric with edges bound and sewn together … Read More...
Two more winners of a pattern from So Tei-Tei
Last night I announced a winner of our So Tei-Tei giveaway. But it turns out that there are TWO MORE WINNERS!!
The giveaway was for three readers to receive a pattern for So Tei-Tei, not just one. So now … Read More...
How to make a recycled seedling tote
Just in time! Time for seed starting that is. Ashley sent in this link to her great tutorial on how to make a recycled seedling tote out of a beer carton, TP rolls and newspaper. Off to gather my recycled … Read More...
Free pattern: Bosco Bowtie for boys
Carla from The Scientific Seamstress has teamed up with Jennifer Paganelli from Sis Boom to create a free downloadable pattern for their Bosco Bowtie. The pattern is offered in celebration of Jennifer Paganelli’s new book, Girls’ World: Twenty-One Pretty Sewing … Read More...
Tutorial: Shaped pockets for little girl dresses, plus templates
Amy from Pinked Fabric and Lots Of Pink Here shares a tutorial for making specially shaped pockets for little girl dresses. A pretty pocket like this makes a whole dress extra special. She includes templates for a simple flower, a … Read More...
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Tutorial: Little girl sailor pants
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs at The Girl Creative witha tutorial showing how to make a pair of sailor pants for toddler girls. These are sooo cute! And the buttons on the front aren’t merely decorative – they’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Silk flower and lace bow
Little girls love fancy dresses. Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can make a fancy flower to embellish a dress. The center is a purchased silk flower, with lace and curly ribbon layered behind to make a bow. … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn a t-shirt into a zippered hoodie
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar joins in the Celebrate the Boy fun with a tutorial showing how to make a zippered hoodie. She starts with a plain t-shirt and adds a zipper and fabric scraps to make … Read More...
Freebie: St.Patrick’s Day Cupcake Holder
Penny Candy Studios is offering a free download of printable St. Patrick’s Day cupcake wrappers. These come three to a sheet for less paper wastage! Click here to go to the download.
Tutorial: Quilted potholder for sis
Jenna from Sew Happy Geek made this crazy cute potholder as part of a going away gift for her little sister Serena. She calls it disarmingly charming. It is plus practical: the back has a handy pocket (excuse the pun). … Read More...
Shop: Pixie Dust Studio Digital Stamps
Pixie Dust Studio have fun adorable images with a bit of a Japanese anime feel, super duper cute! My personal faves are the Harry Potter stamps and of course the Twilight stamps! Click here to see all their digi … Read More...
Tutorial: Flowers with the Cuttlebug
Sybillin’ Art News shares a video tutorial showing how to use the Cuttlebug die cutting machine to make these layered flowers.
Click here to go to the tutorial.