Ruby Murray shows how to use piping to finish off the raw edge of an armhole. It’s part of her Hand-me-down Horrors series on refashioning garments. The piping turns the raw edges under while at the same time adding a … Read More...
Tutorial: No-Sew Fabric Dress Wall Art
Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make this fabric dress wall art, no sewing required. This would make an awesome decoration for a sewing space! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Living With Punks]
Fabric Challenge for Pacific West Quilt Show
Are you up for some friendly competition? The Association of Pacific West Quilters sure hopes so because they are hosting their first ever Fabric Challenge. For this contest, you’ll need to create an 18″ x 18″ quilt using a bit … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Mittens!
Tell him how you feel, or maybe just flirt a little with these cute Valentine’s Day themed mittens.
Can’t put your finger on what to give your daughter or best friend this February 14? Here’s a heart- (and hand-) warming … Read More...
Diy Eye Pillow
The weight of an eye pillow will help reduce inflammation and puffiness of the eyelids add some dried lavender flowers to make it fragrant and calming. Some of you might like to try an eye mask . A Cucumber Milk … Read More...
Illusion Heart Scarf
Created by Donna Mason-Svara aka SmoothFox. This is a free pattern, over at the Smooth Fox Crochet and Knit blog.
Looking for more Heart Scarf ideas? Check these patterns out on Etsy.
The Nutri-Plate
I’m loving the Nutri-Plate. I’m pretty sure my three-year old will put up a fight on the proportions of green vs. orange, but this would at least give me a visual advantage. The Nutri-Plate was created by Amy Bohnert and … Read More...
Interweave is having big sale
The Interweave store is offering their Winter Wipeout Sale where you can receive 40-75% off select merchandise. Take a look at their sale priced jewelry offerings. The sale ends a midnight Mountain Time, so hurry and save some money!
Freebie: Smiling Gator
This cute coloring page is available to download for free here over at Elizabeth O. Dulemba’s blog. It makes a perfect digital stamp for card making as you can see from this great card from Hop Art Studio !… Read More...
Painted whole cloth quilt
This is gorgeous! Karen from Karen’s Crafty World is experimenting with whole cloth painting followed by quilting. She’s looking to the master of this technique Judy Coates Perez who did the example shown. Visit her post to learn more.
Art in Fiber exhibit in February
Mary Ann from Bits and Stitches does not want you to miss this upcoming event The Art in Fiber 2011. Opening February 4th, 2011, visit her post for further details.
Valentine Snowflake Garland
Peppermint Plum has a great simple tutorial for your next heart project for Valentine’s Day… let your children practice their scissor skills with this one!
Review & Giveaway: Closet Monsters by John Murphy
I just posted a review & giveaway of Closet Monsters
by John Murphy. Head over to our Giveaways section to read about this book and enter the giveaway. Go there now.
Free charts: Deadly sins
Kell Smurthwaite of Kincavel Krosses has made sins beautiful! She’s sharing her charts for these somewhat subversive samplers. If I know my deadly sins, there’s one more chart to come. Scroll through her blog to pick up all the downloadable … Read More...
Tatting tutorial: Adding thread without tying a knot
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades shows us how to cope when the shuttle runs out of thread in the middle of a tatting project. See the tute.
Can You Read Finnish?
Well, if so, you can knit this Tunic Pattern. I think it’s a free pattern. I did the translate.google.com thing and still wasn’t totally sure, but it is very pretty. Would look pretty cool with warm tights, and the cabling … Read More...
How to make a necklace with a recycled bra underwire and a bit of crochet
If you could see me right now you would see me jumping up and down with excitement over this brilliant bit of recycling! Pop on over to the blog Little Treasures to see the tutorial on how to turn a… Read More...
Free charts: Floral alphabet
Blog di Gloria is sharing a gorgeous new floral alphabet. Go to the first freebie post. Scroll through the blog to pick up the other letters published so far, B through D. And be sure to add the blog … Read More...
Free design from UT: Nerd-tastic!
I love the new Urban Threads freebie so hard! UT’s e-newsletter says,
… Read More...You want more hipstitchery? We’ll do you one better … how about some nerd-tastic embroidery? Get your nerd on with this playful pocket design, stuffed with all the
Millennia adds Kirk & Hamilton designs
Richard Underwood of Millennia Designs announced the addition of Kirk & Hamilton to the kit-maker’s stable of designers. His news release says,
… Read More...New London based design team Kirk & Hamilton have launched a range of funky tapestry kits aimed at