by Mari Kasurinen
As a lifelong Star Wars fan (A New Hope was the first movie I remember watching,) I knew I had to share this modified “My Little Pony” by Mari Kasurinen. She created it with a pony, Super Sculpey,…
My Little….Darth Vader?
Boutique style Minky quilts
These baby quilts (one boy, one girl) are adorably packaged, ready to gift. Available to purchase at Pearl 25 Shop.
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Boutique style Minky quilts
Pattern: The Tuffet
Make your very own Little Miss Muffet footstool out of fabric scraps. Original design by Myra Mitchell. Available to purchase at Sew and Quilt online store. Go here for details.
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Pattern: The Tuffet
Make your very own Little Miss Muffet footstool out of fabric scraps. Original design by Myra Mitchell. Available to purchase at Sew and Quilt online store. Go here for details.
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…“I’ll just be a second”
From Quilt Vision USA.
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Tutorial: Adding pintucks to a shirt
Beccy from Wipster shows how she shortened a tunic and added pintucks to create a new sleeveless shirt. The impetus for the refashion was a small stain on the front of the tunic. She was able to cut out the … Read More...
Tutorial: Adding pintucks to a shirt
Beccy from Wipster shows how she shortened a tunic and added pintucks to create a new sleeveless shirt. The impetus for the refashion was a small stain on the front of the tunic. She was able to cut out the stained…
Log Cabin Barn Raising
This quilt from the American Folk Art Museum is the earliest Log Cabin in their collection. Photo by Schecter Lee. Quilt description:
This quilt is constructed in a Barn Raising pattern in which light and dark fabrics are arranged to form concentric diamonds.…
Tutorial: Twisted Shoulder tank top
Pamela from Off the Cuff Sewing Style shows how to make a cool finish for a basic tank top. She creats a twist on one of the shoulders before she stitches it together. Instant style! Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Twisted Shoulder tank top
Pamela from Off the Cuff Sewing Style shows how to make a cool finish for a basic tank top. She creats a twist on one of the shoulders before she stitches it together. Instant style! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Off the…
Tutorial: Rolled fabric flowers
Little Birdie Secrets shares a tutorial for making these rolled fabric flowers. She also has links to a handful of other tutorials for flowers made from fabric, paper, ribbon, etc. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Little Birdie Secrets]
A History of the Fork
Silverware nerds and collectors rejoice! Find a gorgeous and comprehensive history of the fork HERE at Design*Sponge.
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Tutorials: Bead-embroidered pins
Stephanie of Novasblossoms reminds us that free instructions for her beaded butterflies and pins are available from CQMagOnline. See Stephanie’s post for the links. So beautiful.
Free pattern: Needle wallet
Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches has posted the pattern for her Sweet & Spotty Needle Wallet. The free pattern is Natalie’s contribution to the Stitchers Angel project, but we all get to enjoy it. Thank you, Cinderberry! Get the pattern.
Taiana Giefer’s felted merino wool textiles
I am a facebook fan of “ecco*eco” and almost every day they feature a new artist. Today it is Taiana Giefer who is a stunning designer using felted merino wool textiles. She is featured in The Moment Blog – NYTimes.com … Read More...
Taiana Giefer’s felted merino wool textiles
I am a facebook fan of “ecco*eco” and almost every day they feature a new artist. Today it is Taiana Giefer who is a stunning designer using felted merino wool textiles. She is featured in The…
Tutorial: Sew your own pocket diapers
If you’re considering using cloth diapers for your baby, then you know how expensive the initial set-up can be. Why not make your own cloth diapers? Instructables user captainwiggles shows how to make pocket diapers for baby. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew your own pocket diapers
If you’re considering using cloth diapers for your baby, then you know how expensive the initial set-up can be. Why not make your own cloth diapers? Instructables user captainwiggles shows how to make pocket diapers for baby. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Instructables]
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Tutorial: Bootcut to skinny jeans
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how she turned a pair of her daughter’s too-short jeans into trendy skinny jeans. But don’t limit this technique to just your child’s jeans. This same technique works on adult-sized jeans as well. (I … Read More...