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I receive quite a few emails from people asking me to publish their project or idea on my blog. Most of them are not impressive. Nikki emailed me the other day with the link above. When I took the … Read More...
Maternity shirts serve a great purpose when your tummy is big with little baby growing inside, but what about after the baby is here? Vegbee at Just Tutes shows how she turned a maternity shirt into a wrap tee, which … Read More...
Se7en posts about the felt masks her child made. I think they look like superhero masks. Find out more about this fun project. (You’ll need to scroll down a ways.)
[via The Crafty Crow]
[tags]sewing, costume, masks, felt, … Read More...
A blind hem allows you to hem up the bottom of a skirt or pants without having the stitch lines show. A blind hem foot allows you to make this stitch on a sewing machine. Or, you can stitch it … Read More...
Though buttons are functional pieces of our sewing , the wide variety of shapes and colors make them perfect for surface embellishment. CraftStylish shows an interesting approach, using buttons to fill in holes cut out of the surface of the … Read More...
Congratulations to Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington, for winning yet another design award! On March 3rd the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Awards named Hotel Murano the Best Lobby/Public Space Design–Full Service. According to Decorative Glass Magazine, this … Read More...
Short of yarn? Too much yarn? Post a free stash swap ad and meet other knitters and crocheters looking to de-stash their extra yarn or find something special for their next project. Go to Planet PurlIf you’re in the Salt Lake City area and looking for a place to crop, this article gives a good round up on the local scrapbook stores -LSS- in the area that provide this service.
[tags]crop, cropping, lss[/tags]
What to do when your child outgrows his favorite shirt? It’s fairly easy to make a big shirt smaller, but what do you do when you need to make a small shirt bigger. Occasional Martha has a fix. She sewed … Read More...
When I was a kid, a busy book was a standard take-along to church. The big soft books filled with fabric pages would teach various counting, sorting, and fine motor skills, all the while keeping a young child quietly entertained. … Read More...
After a hectic week, it was a nice treat to open up my mailbox and see the April issue of “Polymer Cafe.” My first reaction upon perusing the cover was “cool!”
The Lantern Beads by Sophia Lenz are bold, colorful, … Read More...
Printed fabric panel, AKA “cheater prints”, are loaded with more potential than meets the eye. Though the first glance shows only their intended purpose, as a pre-printed baby blanket, tree skirt, etc., a little creativity reveals a world of possibility. … Read More...
Robert Kaufman fabrics just released the new Londong Calling line of fabrics. Bright pastels and swirly florals give this line a fun, mod feel. See the whole line at Robert Kaufman Fabrics or True Up.
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How cute are these designer felted sneakers? Have you seen the Ked site where you can design your own sneakers? Now we can needle felt ours. There is a PDF file to download from Knitting Daily. So take a … Read More...
If you’ve ever considered attending the GAS conference, this year would be a great time. For over 150 years Corning, NY has been an important epicenter for all things glass. This year, the GAS Conference returns to Corning, NY. The … Read More...
Clevergirl has become quite adept at refashioning men’s dress shirts into stylish women’s clothing. Her final results are crisp, clean, anything but feeling homemade. She’s created her first photo tutorial showing everyone how she does it. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Follow this link to read an article comparing some of the popular die cutting machines on the market today.
[tags]scrapbooking, die cutting machines[/tags]
Chloe Findlay-Harder of Tangled Thread blog is sharing three awesome cross-stitch charts with St. Patrick’s Day themes. Good luck choosing among them! Maybe you’d better go ahead and stitch them all. Get the charts.