As part of the Adornit Blog Hop, Scrap Attack is giving away a kit filled with Adornit papers. Leave a comment on their blog before August 6th for a chance to win. Click here to go to giveaway.
Tutorial: Sewing on a button
Sometimes it’s the simplest of sewing techniques that can give us problems. For me, it was sewing on a button. For the first several years that I sewed, all buttonholes were sewn by me on my machine but all buttons … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing on a button
Sometimes it’s the simplest of sewing techniques that can give us problems. For me, it was sewing on a button. For the first several years that I sewed, all buttonholes were sewn by me on my machine but all buttons…
Pirate recaps trip to Hershey
Thanks goes to The Quilting Pirate for sharing her favorite eye candy from her trip to Hershey. This quilt is truly inspirational. Go here for more photos.
Tutorial: Estimating fabric needed to slipcover furniture
If slipcovering a favorite chair or couch is on the horizon for you, then you’ve probably spent some time eyeballing your furniture and guestimating how much fabric it would take to cover it. CraftStylish helps take the guesswork out of … Read More...
Tutorial: Estimating fabric needed to slipcover furniture
If slipcovering a favorite chair or couch is on the horizon for you, then you’ve probably spent some time eyeballing your furniture and guestimating how much fabric it would take to cover it. CraftStylish helps take the guesswork out of the…
Tips, Tips and more Tips
Vist the Tips page at the Lasting Impression website for a very extensive and informative list of stamping tips. There is a wealth of information there like how to keep your shrink plastic from sticking to itself , how to make a quick…
Sale: Template Grab Bag
Get this jumbo grab bag of digital scrapbook templates worth $30 for a mere $4.oo at Scrapbook Graphics. The templates are layered .png and .psd files. Click here to purchase. There is also the regular grab bag for $3. Click … Read More...
Sale: Template Grab Bag
Get this jumbo grab bag of digital scrapbook templates worth $30 for a mere $4.oo at Scrapbook Graphics. The templates are layered .png and .psd files. Click here to purchase. There is also the regular grab bag for $3. Click here to…
CraftBits.com Gets A Makeover
Craftbits.com has had a major makeover. Gone is the knitting lady and her litle black cat and in is the fun creative layered design which represents craft tables around the world, layered with lists, inspirational images and doodles of projects … Read More...
Giveaway: Sassy Kit
Scrap Attack Scrapbooking is giving away one of their August kits featuring new papers by Nikki Sivils. Click here to go to giveaway.
Giveaway: Sassy Kit
Scrap Attack Scrapbooking is giving away one of their August kits featuring new papers by Nikki Sivils. Click here to go to giveaway.
Hand v. machine stitched binding
Blogger SummerSadie shares with us her three failed attempts to machine bind a quilt. Go here to see her photos. Afterwards, she said she is resigned to doing it by hand. But, I agree with Joy who commented, I like the first machine binding stitch attempt. It is…
Tutorial: Yo-yo pillow cover
Design Sponge shows how to create a pillow cover encrusted with fabric yo-yos. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Design Sponge]
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Give-away: Bunny Hill gift certificate
Get a chance to win a $50 gift certificate towards a Bunny Hill Design at Mama Spark’s World. Go here to get details.
Via Crispy Quilts
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Sewing Pattern: Adding cuffs to a shorts pattern
The folks over at CraftStylish show how to alter a shorts pattern to add a cuff. I love this finish! Get the how-to.
[photo from CraftStylish]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, shorts, cuff, pattern, alteration, add[/tags] Looking for more Shorts patterns? Check … Read More...
Tutorial: Adding cuffs to a shorts pattern
The folks over at CraftStylish show how to alter a shorts pattern to add a cuff. I love this finish! Get the how-to.
[photo from CraftStylish]
Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, shorts, cuff, pattern, alteration, add
Glasswork in Nairobi
More glass from around the world. This stop is Kenya, where our President here in the US has family. The glass shop is in Nairobi, opposite the Nairobi National Park. It’s the Kitengela Glass Studio and they make some absolutely … Read More...
Glasswork in Nairobi
More glass from around the world. This stop is Kenya, where our President here in the US has family. The glass shop is in Nairobi, opposite the Nairobi National Park. It’s the Kitengela Glass Studio and they make some absolutely wonderful…
Sewing Tutorial: Reusable sandwich bags for back-to-school
Head over to Dabbled to find out how to make reusable sandwich bags. They’re made from clear vinyl,
velcro, and pretty ribbon. If you want to include your child in the back-to-school preparations, let them pick out the ribbon. Go … Read More...