This quilted mug rug is so cute; check out the steaming mug of coffee (tea, hot chocolate, etc.,.) the maker fussy cut. This is one of several mug rugs over at Wendymoon Designs resulting from the Scrappy Mug Rug Swap … Read More...
Tutorial: Pocket Full of Posies shirt
Shwin W from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her adorable Pocket Full of Posies shirt. Her tutorial includes instructions for making the shirt, as well as the pocket and flower embellishment. Cute, cute!! Get the tute.
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Freebie: Paisley Print SVG File
This paisley print is available as a free download from BeaOriginal. Click here to go to the download. Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Free pattern: Reusable produce bag
Daisy Janie shares a free pattern for this reusable produce bag. The smallish fabric bags are just the right size for fruits and veggies. They’re quick to make; the designer was able to knock out 6 of them in just … Read More...
Tutorial: Stay-put heat pack
Lelanie from To Sew With Love guest blogs at Naptime Crafters with a tutorial showing how to make a stay-put heat pack. The microwaveable heat pack has a couple of straps that keep it in place while you’re lying down. … Read More...
Tutorials: Variations on the recycled t-shirt bib
Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting recently showed how to turn an old t-shirt into an over-the-head bib for a toddler. Today, she shares two variations. The first is how to make the neck of the shirt smaller. After all, a bib … Read More...
Nostalgia: Recycled, woven, and stitched
Eye candy from Morna Crites-Moore via Craftgawker. She made this 10 ‘ x 10 ‘ quilt called Nostalgia from recycled textiles woven together and quilted with a kantha stitch (running stitch). I want to touch it. Read more here… Read More...
Top 10 Tutorials from Bursts of Creativity
Melissa from Bursts of Creativity posts with links to her Top 10 posts of 2010. Click here to go to the links,
Freebie: Magazine Downloads
Northridge Publishing is offering 5 free downloads on their Create blog. You can download two digital scrapbooking kits and three free magazines including Cards magazine. Click here to find the freebies (you’ll be asked to give your email before … Read More...
Tutorial: Minky crib sheet
Heidi from HoneyBear Lane shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a crib sheet from minky fur. Ohhhhh, how soft that must feel to little baby skin! Go to the tutorial.
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Free chart: Kwanzaa
We’ve been seeing plenty of free Christmas designs around the web and quite a few Hanukkah and winter solstice images, but Kwanzaa patterns are a bit scarce. So I was really happy to find this pattern by Connie G. Barwick… Read More...
Gotta get it: Big sale at Ella Faith Designs
Ella Faith Designs has been selling fabric on Etsy for a couple of years, but has decided to take her shop in a new direction. As a result, she’s selling off all of her fabrics at 40% off. Go there … Read More...
12-month cross-stitch
Ria of Stofnest has created this beautiful cross-stitch block-per-month project. It could keep you stitchily busy for a whole year for just 5 Euros! Go to her blog post for ordering information.
Tutorial: Fabric flower necklaces
Stefi from Just Chic shares a pair of tutorials on her blog for making whimsical necklaces from gathered fabric flowers. The flowers can be made from strips of fabric – time to raid the scrap bin! Get the tute.… Read More...
Win a needlework bonanza
Dash over to Mary Corbet‘s Needle ‘n’ Thread and get in on the fab year-end giveaway. The prize bundle includes a Trish Burr needlepainting kit, a peacock magnetic needleminder, a butterfly threadwinder, two large thread rings, a 6-slot thread … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric draft blocker
Laura Bray from Katydiddy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to sew up a draft blocker to keep the cold air from coming in through the bottom of your door. A loop at one end allows you to … Read More...
Meet Lynn Davis – part two
If you missed my original post, take a look. Then pop over to Lynn’s blog for her second installment.
The History of Champagne
As New Year’s, the holiday o’ champagne, approaches, anyone else out there like me who finds the history of food and drink utterly fascinating will be beyond utterly fascinated by this brief look at champagne at Design Sponge. Learn … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern: Crochet Grass Rug
How amazing does this Grass Rug look and how soft it must feel under your bare piggy’s? I intend to give this a try it is so totally fun and comfy looking. This pattern is free on Lion Brand Yarns, … Read More...
New Years Eve Decorated Cookies
I just had to share this collection of New Year’s Eve cookies from The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle with you. They are just so perfectly decorated, sparkly and clever, don’t you think? And you must check out the resolution cookies, … Read More...