Katie from Notes From a Very Red Kitchen shows how to turn your old t-shirts into alphabet beanbags for the kiddos. This is a great use for the scraps of knit left over from your t-shirt refashions. Go to the … Read More...
What can you do with Twill Tape?
Susan and Adrianna from Crafterhours wrap up their Twill Tape Week with a round-up of ideas for using twill tape in your sewing project. Check it out!
[photo from Crafterhours]
[tags]sewing, tips, ideas, inspiration, twill, tape, round-up[/tags]
Tutorial: Freezer pop sleeves
Stephanie from Under the Table and Dreaming shows how to make little fabric sleeves to slip over the end of a freezer pop. The fleece sleeve is not as cold for little hands as the bare plastic sleeve of the … Read More...
Freebie: Ranger Color Charts
Do you have trouble keeping track and remembering which Ranger Ink products you have? Well, they are now offering a handy printable charts for several of their most popular products, click here for a Tim Holtz Distress Ink chart, click … Read More...
Haircare & Growth Tips
Author sunstreeks shares a simple recipe for washing your hair with baking soda. According to the author, the mixture of baking soda & warm water will strip your hair of product build up & leave you with super clean … Read More...
Free: Eclipse quilt pattern
Freebird by MoMo – new fabric line
This is so pretty it makes me swoon. You’re looking at Freebird by MoMo for Moda – Outdoors in Grass. I spied this at Down Shadow Lane Etsy.
[tags]MoMo, Moda, Freebird, Down Shadow Lane, fabric[/tags]
Tutorial: Gymboree-inspired one-shoulder ruffle top for little girls
Lila Jo from Happy to Craft shows how to make this super cute ruffle top for little girls. She was inspired by a similar shirt at Gymboree. I’m loving the ruffle that goes over just one shoulder! Go to the … Read More...
Tips for working with purchased sewing patterns
While it’s tempting to think that using a purchased pattern for a sewing project will mean that all of the guesswork and decisionmaking is taken out of the project, anyone who has used a purchased pattern can tell you that … Read More...
Tutorial: Petal twirly skirt for toddler girls
Kara from Craftastical! shows how to make this petal twirly skirt for little girls. The layered fabric petals are soooo cute on toddler legs!! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Craftastical!]
[via Someday Crafts]
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Book: Fabric to Dye For
Unabashed fuser and fiber artist Frieda Anderson of A Walk in the Woods has a new book out, Fabric to Dye For
. [tags]fiber artist, quilter, Frieda Anderson, book, how to dye fabric[/tags]
Come Sail Away Quilt kit
The Quilt Pattern Shoppe has just started carrying quilt kits like this wonderfully understated nautical themed quilt shown left. Right now, order a kit and you get free shipping. Go directly to the Come Sail Away Quilt kit. See … Read More...
Book: Feathered Star Quilt Blocks ll
Molly from Molly’s Place blog is lauding her good luck following her stint as a pattern tester for this new book by Marsha McClosky Feathered Stars Quilt Blocks ll
. Marsha is giving all the testers a free copy. Go … Read More...
Learn to Make Candied Violets
Visit Ciao Chow Linda to learn how to make these beautiful candied violets to decorate cakes and cupcakes. Find the tutorial HERE.
[tags]violets, candied, sugar, cake decorating, edible flowers[/tags]
Technique: Hybrid Stamping
With the massive popularity of digital stamping it’s easy to take sides, are you team traditional or team digital? Well, let Sheri Reguly on the Hero Arts blog tell you you don’t have to choose sides, you can be a … Read More...
The Fearless Knitter by Jennifer E Seiffert
This Fearless Knitting Workbook
, The Step-by-Step guide to Knitting Confidence by Jennifer E. Seiffert will truly make you a fearless knitter. She starts with the basics such as tools, gauge and how to get it, how to adjust when … Read More...
Picnic Time!
miniature picnic basket
Originally uploaded by coltpixy
It’s finally warmed up enough in my corner of the world that a picnic sounds appealing. This cute little basket is a 1:12 dollhouse scale from ColtPixy. Click on the photo to check … Read More...
Free chart: Plastic Canvas napkin rings
The pattern and instructions for these plastic-canvas napkin rings are free from FreePatterns.com. I know they look a bit “traditional PC” in this image, which may be pleasing to some stitchers. But if you’d like something a bit edgier, you … Read More...
Tutorial: Easier cutting for felt applique
Robin of Needlepoint Study Hall shows us how to use Glad Press ‘n’ Seal wrap to hold a paper pattern in place while you cut out a piece of felt, which she says makes it fun and easy to add … Read More...
Free stash-buster project from Janet
Here’s another rockin stash-buster project from Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint. She says,
… Read More...Brimming with Scotch Stitch diamonds in two sizes, the Scrap Bag Needlepoint pattern is a good one for medium and large projects. Two colors appear