Jessica at Twin Fibers is creating this awesome quilt block as part of a quilting bee. She explains, It’s based upon the hexagon pillow by Tacha that’s in the first issue of Fat Quarterly. Check out the lovely Hexed … Read More...
5 Stamping Ideas to Try
Top 10 Fall Photos to Take
Creating Keepsakes has prepared a guide of the Top 10 photos to take with Fall leaves. They include just nature photos, as well as photos you can take of your kids during Fall. Click here to go to the guide.… Read More...
Chocolate Adventure Contest
Feeling chocolate-y? Feeling brave? Enter the Chocolate Adventure Contest from Scharffen Berger and tuttifoodie.com. Create a recipe using Sharffen Berger chocolate and one or more of their adventure ingredients (like fresh beet or saffron). First prize is $10,000 and … Read More...
Free Printable: Halloween Cupcake Wrappers
Thank you very much Frugal Life Project, for making the world this free damask Halloween cupcake wrapper printable!
Jim’s Pancakes. Again.
Now, mind you, I posted on Jim’s Pancakes months ago. Where were you world? In just the last few hours, I got two have-you-seen-Jim’s Pancakes suggestions (I’m looking at you Sue and Kirsten), then I spotted Jim’s Pancakes on … Read More...
Ghost Pretzels
Gotta love the super-easy Halloween snacks. Check out these ghostly pretzels HERE at PBS.
Inspiration du Jour – Autumn
GIVEAWAY: Manor Hall Soap Company
Susan Mann of Manor Hall Soap Company creates a wide variety of bath & body products that are fantastic! All products are handmade in small batches to ensure the highest of quality. The natural line of products are made using … Read More...
Tutorial: EZ Zig Zag quilt block
Joanna from Applique Today shares her method for making zig zag blocks to go into a quilt. For the blocks shown here, she used lots of scraps and a Kona Chocolate solid. Get the know-how.
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The sewing table behind the artist
Mary from Sewing Saves Sanity is a talented sewer and quilter who talks about her experience showing some of her creations at the New Hope Arts Center. She even gives us a glimpse of her sewing table – it’s all … Read More...
Tutorial: Soft fabric canned goods play food
Jodi Kahn, author of Simply Sublime Gifts, shares a tutorial on Cut Out + Keep showing how to make fabric versions of canned goods. They look just like the ones that mommy buys, but are made from fabric and stuffed … Read More...
Tutorial: Super cute Girly Owl costume
Whoooo says owls at Halloween are always spooky? This owl isn’t spooky at all; she’s so cute I could squeal! Christine from Following Phubie shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Pacifier clip from printed cotton fabric
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a pacifier clip. Hers are made from fun cotton prints, which most of us have in abundance already. They’re quick to make and oh, so handy … Read More...
Tutorial: Bias trim with no stitch lines showing
Janet from JMD Designs shows how to add bias trim with no stitch lines showing. She stitches the first side down with a sewing machine, but the side that is wrapped around gets stitched by hand. This takes a little … Read More...
For your noggin
Lark has a new book due out this spring by Caroline Cox. Called Vintage Jewelry Designs
, Marthe Le Van learned about many once popular accessories such as the aigrette, bandeau, diadem, and ferronière while editing the text. Marthe’s recent … Read More...
New Release: Lawn Fawn Holiday Stamps
Lawn Fawn has three new clear stamps and one new single stamp just released for the holidays. There’s a pretty snowflake set, a great Hanukkah set, a bows and holly set and my fave this adorable bunny, I must have … Read More...
Free Crocheted Indian Corn and Fall Squash & Gourds patterns
The Indian corn and squash and gourds are such a clever idea and I think I would try using wool yarn and felt them. These fun fall decorations were designed and crocheted by chiwaluv and you can get her patterns … Read More...
Scrap Glass Fused Project
Here is a great tutorial on how to use up some of your fused glass scrap. I know I can accumulate quite a bit of scrap. A lot of the time I use it for mosaic but what I really … Read More...
Inspiration: Antique ribbonwork
Susan Elliott is applying her awesome photography skills to capturing examples of antique ribbonwork from her collection. She’s posting a new set of images each Monday, so you’d be wise to add her Plays with Needles blog to your reader. … Read More...