Most of the time my sewing machine is like a dear, dear friend. But when tension problems arise, there’s no denying that it is indeed a piece of machinery. With so many moving parts, there are plenty of things that … Read More...
Troubleshooting tension problems on your sewing machine
Most of the time my sewing machine is like a dear, dear friend. But when tension problems arise, there’s no denying that it is indeed a piece of machinery. With so many moving parts, there are plenty of things that…
Tutorial: Man’s dress shirt to woman’s peasant blouse
I love this dress shirt refashion by Alexis from My Mama Made It! She takes a man’s dress shirt and turns it into a woman’s peasant shirt. Brilliant! Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Man’s dress shirt to woman’s peasant blouse
I love this dress shirt refashion by Alexis from My Mama Made It! She takes a man’s dress shirt and turns it into a woman’s peasant shirt. Brilliant! Get the tutorial.
[photo from My Mama Made It]
Tip: Keeping gathers gathered while sewing
How many times have you gathered fabric only to have the ends pull loose and the gathers start slipping out before you can get it stitched down? Jessica from SewChic shares a tip for keeping your gathers gathered until you get…
Free pattern: Gnome applique
This little gnome looks like he’s thinking some magical thoughts. He’d be super sweet appliqued on a onesie, a bib, or on the side of a soft baby block. Wee Folk Art shares the pattern for free. Go to the … Read More...
Free pattern: Gnome applique
This little gnome looks like he’s thinking some magical thoughts. He’d be super sweet appliqued on a onesie, a bib, or on the side of a soft baby block. Wee Folk Art shares the pattern for free. Go to the pattern.
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Tutorial: Quick and easy doorstop
Beccy from Wipster shows how to make this quick and easy doorstop. She says she made up a couple of these in less than an hour. Get the how-to.
[photo from Wipster]
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Use Your Noodle Crafts
Visit Parents.com for a slideshow of 6 dried pasta crafts. Craft a train, barrette,tiara, and pencil cup. This one is much better than the one I made as a kid by gluing macaroni to a tin can and spray painting it…
Summer Fun Ideas: 50 Summer Crafts
I love this compilation of summer craft ideas that The Long Thread has put together. They are all from creative blogs and websites and geared towards children. 
See the whole list here.
Chocolate Choo Choo
What a clever display for these chocolate choo choo trains, made by the cookie shop from the rolled chocolate cookies recipe at Smitten Kitchen. Find the post HERE.
Technorati Tags: chocolate cookies, cut-outs, train, cutter
Tutorial and free patterns: Sugar-skull pincushions
These sugar-skull pincushions made me squeal with happiness, and I squealed even more when I found out the pattern is free. Urban Threads says,
… Read More...This design is FREE through July 26 and is available in two sizes as a stitch-and-turn
Tutorial and free patterns: Sugar-skull pincushions
These sugar-skull pincushions made me squeal with happiness, and I squealed even more when I found out the pattern is free. Urban Threads says,
… Read More...This design is FREE through July 26 and is available in two sizes as a stitch-and-turn
Tutorial and free patterns: Sugar-skull pincushions
These sugar-skull pincushions made me squeal with happiness, and I squealed even more when I found out the pattern is free. Urban Threads says,
… Read More...This design is FREE through July 26 and is available in two sizes as a stitch-and-turn
Tutorial and free patterns: Sugar-skull pincushions
These sugar-skull pincushions made me squeal with happiness, and I squealed even more when I found out the pattern is free. Urban Threads says,
… Read More...This design is FREE through July 26 and is available in two sizes as a stitch-and-turn
Tutorial and free patterns: Sugar-skull pincushions
These sugar-skull pincushions made me squeal with happiness, and I squealed even more when I found out the pattern is free. Urban Threads says,
This design is FREE through July 26 and is available in two sizes as a stitch-and-turn stuffie for machine…
Weaving ebook from Sister Diane
Diane Gilleland (aka Sister Diane aka CraftyPod) is always up to something. This time (between all her many other crafty activities), she has published an ebook – Weaving Un-Loomed: Simple Ways to Weave Cool Things. She says,
I love to weave, but looms seem much…
New Product: Smooch Inks
image by Clearsnap
Have you checked out these super cool new inks by Clearsnap called Smooch?? They are pearlized permanent inks in 8 great colors that come in fun nail polish style bottles with a tiny foam applicator tip.
Here’s a link…
Tiles Gone Wild: New Directions In Mixed Media Mosaics by Chrissie Grace
Tiles Gone Wild: New Directions In Mixed Media Mosaics by Chrissie Grace is such a fun exploration into using just about everything you can put your hands on and using it in a new way to make fabulous mosaic projects.… Read More...
Tiles Gone Wild: New Directions In Mixed Media Mosaics by Chrissie Grace
Tiles Gone Wild: New Directions In Mixed Media Mosaics by Chrissie Grace is such a fun exploration into using just about everything you can put your hands on and using it in a new way to make fabulous mosaic projects.
I made…