Create a Knight Bus out of an altoids tin like this one by tapestrymlp on flickr. She has a ton of cute Harry Potter crafts and you can look at her set here.
Jan of Jan’s Reading Room has experimented with several…
Sewing Steeks – From Dawn Brocco!
This is one brave lady! Cutting steeks for me requires a sewing machine, lots and lots of thread, and usually some alcohol (not to mention chocolate!) Dawn Brocco shows us how she sews steeks (by hand! - gasp!) in this…
Free CQ block: To Wish You Happiness
Janet Stauffacher of Nostalgic NeedleART is sharing her original pattern for this sweet CQ block. She says,
Print this block directly onto computer printer fabric with your inkjet printer, then use it as the foundation for your crazy quilt block with the center…
Inspiration: “Under the Sea” CQ
This CQ block is a round-robin project and, therefore, the result of several stitchers’ joint efforts. Lisa showcases it on her blog, Ivory Blush Roses, with wonderful detailed photos and a description of her additions to the work. From concept to…
Voodoo embroidery
Elaine Lipson of Red Thread Studio points us to an opinion article on the New York Times web site that showcases the work of Christoph Niemann. I promise you two things: (1) You’ll delight in Niemann’s unique stitchery. (2) You’ll snort-laugh. Go…
New e-book from Bargello Needlepoint
If you’ve been enjoying Bargello Needlepoint‘s series of Christmas-ornament patterns, then you’ll love this news: Now there’s an e-book! It includes the six patterns we’ve seen (in case you missed any of them during the free promotion) and six … Read More...
New e-book from Bargello Needlepoint
If you’ve been enjoying Bargello Needlepoint’s series of Christmas-ornament patterns, then you’ll love this news: Now there’s an e-book! It includes the six patterns we’ve seen (in case you missed any of them during the free promotion) and six brand-new patterns…
July challenge: Use unusual materials
For July, the Stitch Explorer Challenge (at SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog) is “to incorporate something you would not normally use in embroidery” — ala contemporary embroidery trends. Get the details from SharonB’s post.
Recycle a tin can, postcards and a suit jacket into a Mixed-Media Journal
Leftover hardware cloth, a soda can, some yarn , an old suit coat, two binder rings, a bunch of sassy fun new tools and some inspiration from the cool book Re-Bound: Creating Handmade Books from Recycled and Repurposed Materials culminate … Read More...
Recycle a tin can, postcards and a suit jacket into a Mixed-Media Journal
Leftover hardware cloth, a soda can, some yarn , an old suit coat, two binder rings, a bunch of sassy fun new tools and some inspiration from the cool book Re-Bound: Creating Handmade Books from Recycled and Repurposed Materials culminate in…
Crazy pieced to please Apron Goddess
- Image from The Quilted Librarian
Dana of The Quilted Librarian blog made a crazy-pieced quilted apron (closeup shown here) to please the Apron Goddeesses. Learn more about this event here. See all of Dana’s apron with her in it!
Technorati Tags: quilting, sewing, crazy piecing, aprons, Apron…
Tutorial: D20 bag for gamer geeks
All you gamer geeks out there, you know who you are – this project is for you! Lenore posts a tutorial on Evil Made Scientist Laboratories for making a D20 bag of holding. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: D20 bag for gamer geeks
All you gamer geeks out there, you know who you are - this project is for you! Lenore posts a tutorial on Evil Made Scientist Laboratories for making a D20 bag of holding. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Evil Mad Scientist…
Tutorial: Cutting a circle with rotary cutter
I love my rotary cutter for cutting straight lines, but cutting curves can be difficult. Even more difficult is cutting an entire circle. Christine from Christine Sews shows how to cut a perfect circle using a rotary cutter. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Cutting a circle with rotary cutter
I love my rotary cutter for cutting straight lines, but cutting curves can be difficult. Even more difficult is cutting an entire circle. Christine from Christine Sews shows how to cut a perfect circle using a rotary cutter. Go to the…
New Release: Papertrey Stamps
Papertrey Ink has just released 7 wonderful new stamp sets. There is a wonderful Nautical themed set, two sets with couches that have cute sayings to go along with them, a lovely floral set, polka dots , a retro … Read More...
New Release: Papertrey Stamps
image by Papertrey and Nicole Heady
Papertrey Ink has just released 7 wonderful new stamp sets. There is a wonderful Nautical themed set, two sets with couches that have cute sayings to go along with them, a lovely floral set, polka…
Video: Machine quilting perpendicular
Image from Millions of Thoughts
Andrea of Millions of Thoughts Trapped in my Head blog shares her ”sideways” method of machine quilting that works so well Park City Girl gave her a shout out on her blog today and even provided a link to her video demonstration.…
Tutorial: Banner
Lisa Pace shows how to make this adorable banner using Webster’s Pages products. Click here to go to tutorial
Challenge: Go Green
Enter the Moxie Fab “It’s All Green to Me Challenge” and win a prize! Create a project inspired by eco friendly sayings or symbols and load it into their Flickr gallery by July 20th. Click here for more details.