If you love sewing felt food and softies, then you’ll love Jen’s patterns at GulfCoastCottagePDF. (I know I do!) Her shop features a robust line of felt food playsets like tea sets, barbeque sets, and baking sets. She also has … Read More...
Giveaway: Free felt food or softie pattern from GulfCoastCottagePDF
If you love sewing felt food and softies, then you’ll love Jen’s patterns at GulfCoastCottagePDF. (I know I do!) Her shop features a robust line of felt food playsets like tea sets, barbeque sets, and baking sets. She also has…
The One Hour Layout
Join C D Mucosky on the Creating Keepsakes blog as she shows you how she made a reflective hybrid layout in just one hour. Click here to go to article.
Sewing Pattern: Create a cowl neck
Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a cowl neck. This dramatic neckline is actually fairly easy to achieve, so try adding one to the next shirt project. Find out how at Happy Together.
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Tutorial: Creat a cowl neck
Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a cowl neck. This dramatic neckline is actually fairly easy to achieve, so try adding one to the next shirt project. Find out how at Happy Together.
[photo from Happy Together]
Tutorial: Girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt
Head over to Brown Paper Packages to find out how to make a girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt. Because you start with a tiered skirt, the bulk of the sewing is already done for you. Sew … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt
Head over to Brown Paper Packages to find out how to make a girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt. Because you start with a tiered skirt, the bulk of the sewing is already done for you. Sew one…
Tips: How to get your artwork published
I’m again really excited to have my art work published in a magazine! My altered French themed book is in the Fall 09 issue of Altered Arts magazine on pages 44, 45 and 47. It’s so much fun to see … Read More...
Tips: How to get your artwork published

image by Heather Holbrook and Altered Arts
I’m again really excited to have my art work published in a magazine! My altered French themed book is in the Fall 09 issue of Altered Arts magazine on pages 44, 45 and 47. It’s…
Video tutorial: Folding a fat quarter
At Kootoyoo blog find out how to turn an 18′ x 22″ piece of fabric into a perfect square fat quarter. It even has pockets. This is not how I fold mine, but I’m going to try it the next … Read More...
Video tutorial: Folding a fat quarter
At Kootoyoo blog find out how to turn an 18′ x 22″ piece of fabric into a perfect square fat quarter. It even has pockets. This is not how I fold mine, but I’m going to try it the next time I gift a fat…
Tutorial: Border Punches
Jen shows her method for using the popular border punches. Click here to go to tutorial.
Tutorial: Patchwork reusable gift bag
Chimera Threads shares a PDF tutorial for making this patchwork drawstring bag that is perfect as a reusable gift bag. This is a great scrap project! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Chimera Threads]
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…Inspiration du Jour – loustiner
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Inspiration du Jour – loustiner
More Glass Chandeliers…
I’m still on a bit of a glass chandelier kick so around the web I go and this time I found myself on You Tube checking out a selection of chandeliers offered for sale by a company called 1020 Glass … Read More...
More Glass Chandeliers…
I’m still on a bit of a glass chandelier kick so around the web I go and this time I found myself on You Tube checking out a selection of chandeliers offered for sale by a company called 1020 Glass…
Tutorial: Hanging glasses caddy
Cora from A Crafty Moment shows how to make this hanging glasses caddy. A strip of twill tape zig zags across the fabric panel to allow multiple places to hang a pair of glasses. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Hanging glasses caddy
Cora from A Crafty Moment shows how to make this hanging glasses caddy. A strip of twill tape zig zags across the fabric panel to allow multiple places to hang a pair of glasses. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from A Crafty…
Another small fabric shop gone
This afternoon during a Sunday afternoon drive to Greenwood (population around 7000), I noticed this For Sale sign on what used to be a fabric store. I had visited there once and had admired the 1800s building that housed the shop.
I stopped the car and snapped some photos. Check out…