Craftster user sadsilver shows how she made these super cute art totes. The lined tote bags will hold pads of paper or coloring books, while the monster appliques on the front are designed to hold the crayons or pencils. The … Read More...
Inspiration: The Glass Mountain
Kate of The Glass Mountain has been embroidering these darling characters on little zippered coin purses. She says,
… Read More...I’ve been a little fascinated by the idea of circus skills lately. Not so much clowning but definitely balancing acts — little
Watch Lily Pond for soft-circuit projects
Are you keeping an eye on the Lily Pond? Here’s the site summary:
… Read More...LilyPond is a budding online resource that allows people to document and share projects that blend electronics and textiles. We are developing the site to provide
Pretty Cool Blog I Just Found.
It’s called “Do You Mind If I Knit” and it’s written by Vanessa Caban. What first drew me to this blog was the colorful project she’s in the middle of. I think it’s a knitted dress, and I can’t wait … Read More...
Tutorial: Woven trellis stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is woven trellis stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorial: Oversized ruffled fabric bloom
Alison from Cluck, Cluck, Sew guest blogs over at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make an oversized fabric bloom. I love the scrappy look from using bits and pieces of a whole lot of fabric prints! She … Read More...
Winners!
The winners of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth are Cheryl and Mandiannie. I’ll contact you by e-mail, and you’ll have 7 days to respond with your snail mail address. If I don’t hear from you, we’ll do a second-chance drawing … Read More...
Read all about it: 36 fabric flower tutorials
There are just about as many variations on the fabric flower embellishment as there are species of actual flowers out in the natural world. Alison from Oopsey Daisy has rounded up links to 36 fabric flower tutorials. Go to her … Read More...
Free pattern: For Pleat’s Sake pretty pleated tote
Lisa from U-Handbag shares a free pattern on her blog for this fabulous pleated bag, the “For Pleat’s Sake” tote. This is like a double-dip of goodness for me – a pretty purse and a clever pun. Go to the … Read More...
Giveaway- Sizzix Texture Boutique
Visit the Create blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a Sizzix Texture Boutique prize package. Click here to visit their blog and leave a comment.
-Heather
Tutorial: Seven fun sewing projects using a pillowcase
Se7en gives a list of seven sewing projects that can be done with a pillowcase. There’s the classic pillowcase dress or skirt, but there are also several projects I wouldn’t have thought of before. A cutting/assembly diagram gives an abbreviated how-to … Read More...
There are Pinwheels in the House
Kaye from Miss Print is celebrating having her very first quilt pattern published at the Moda Bake Shop. I already follow her blog and now I’ll be looking to see more wonderful quilt patterns like her first, shown here. … Read More...
End of Summer Sale at Ella Publishing
To say goodbye to summer Ella Publishing is holding a special sale. Buy two e-books and get one free! To take advantage of this special offer enter coupon code BUHBYEAUGUST when checking out. Hurry! Sale ends today August 31st 2010 … Read More...
Recipe Tuesday: Herbs
1. Make a field greens and herbs salad with 2 Stews.
2. Make rosemary focaccia bread at Biggest Diabetic Loser.
3. Make chicken and basil pesto meatballs at Big, Bold, Beautiful Food.
4. Find a roundup of … Read More...
Candy Sushi
I’ve posted plenty on kid-friendly sweet sushi before, but this version from Hot and Healthy Mom that my co-editor sent me was too good to resist. I love the sophisticated, grown-up feel of the step-by-step photos that show the rolling … Read More...
Book Review: The Artistic Mother
Jill at A Matter of Memories has written a review of the book The Artistic Mother by Shana Cole. As Jill discovered, while the book is about mixed media art, many of the ideas and principles can easily be transferred … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – five
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Baby Onesie Soaps
These adorable baby onesie soaps from Lil Anniebell’s Soap Company make great shower favors! Of course, they’re also available in blue for baby boys.
Sneak peek: A video walkthrough of Sew Retro
Have you ever seen a book advertised, or even blogged about, online and wished that you could thumb through its pages? Well, you’re in luck. Judi Ketteler, author of Sew Retro, gives you a video tour through her book. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make The Perfect Diaper Cover
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial for making The Perfect Diaper Cover. You can make them out of one piece of fabric or with contrast bias tape around the edge. You say you think these are the cutest things ever, … Read More...