Oh my! Heather Ross just posted a sneak peek of her upcoming fabric line from Kokka. The name is Far Far Away and it has a airy fairy-tale feel, complete with unicorns, princesses, and toads. I think I’m in love!! … Read More...
Read about sewing with rayon
True Up continues its informational articles about rayon with the second installment, Sewing With Rayon.
Tutorial: Gathering bucket for baby to play with
Here’s a fun project to sew for a baby. It’s a fabric bucket complete with pockets and little felt toys to put in them. Find out how to make one with a tutorial from Sew, Mama, Sew.
Dichroic Coated Copper Foil
What is Dichroic Coated Copper Foil and what is the big deal? If you’re a lampworker it’s a huge deal and if you’re a lampwork collector it’s going to be a big deal for you too!
Dichroic glass is a … Read More...
Throw an Oscar Party
Throw an Oscars party.
Tutorial: Pretty seam finishes
Flat fells, pinked seams, French seams, Hong Kong seams… CraftStylish tells how to achieve these different seam finishes. Get the tutorial.
How to Trim and Grade Seams – Sewing Tutorial
The Crockpot Method of Dyeing Yarn
The crockpot
method of dyeing yarn is pretty popular, however I’ve never seen a tutorial quite as in depth as this one, it’s great. Pictures of every step in the process, suggesting alternative ideas, and explaining why they do what … Read More...
Bread Bows
Make bows from foccacia.
Sew a bunny softie with this free pattern
q.d. patootie offers a free pattern for this sweet little lop-eared bunny. She shows it made out of faux fur, but it would also be cute out of a cotton print. Get the pattern.
Looking for more Softie toys … Read More...
Free chicken scratch embroidery pattern
Muddlepud has created some chicken scratch designs, and she’s giving them away! She says, “I’ve decided to encourage others in Blogland to craft so that I might live vicariously through them. Stitchers, I give you … my original Chicken Scratch … Read More...
Giveaway: Black Sheep pattern from Melly & Me
To celebrate the release of their new Black Sheep pattern, Melly & Me is giving one away to a lucky blog reader. Go leave a comment on their blog post to enter. Deadline to enter is February 24, 2009.
Solid bubble bath recipe
This fantastic recipe makes solid bubble bath bombs. While you may have to order one or two of the ingredients, it will create a wonderful, bubbly bath drop!
Sketch e-book
Tiare Smith of Classy Coordinates has authored a book of sketches for scrapbook layouts. The downloadable e-book includes
54 Sketches to help you create pages quickly and easily
•54 Layout Ideas to inspire your creativity
•Tips and
Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Reusable snack bag
Laura at We Wilsons used scraps of PUL (left over from making cloth diapers) to make these reusable snack bags. Even better, she wrote up a tutorial so you can make some too! Get the tutorial.
Giveaway from Bee Square blog
This week’s giveaway at Bee Square blog is a half-yard of Flower Dot by Lecien. Delicious! Go to the blog to enter before February 23.
Free pattern: Posies ‘Round the Cabin
This free quilt pattern from FreePatterns.com pairs scrappy log cabin blocks set in the Barn Raising pattern with appliqued posies. Adorable! Get the pattern.
Very Cool, er uh, Warm Cabled Neckwarmer…..
I found this little gem just the other day. Isn’t it pretty? I like neckwarmers. Being of the northern variety my neck does get cold, but lacy just isn’t me; this is perfect. (And why is it that everytime I … Read More...
Read up on rayon
True Up has some compiled some interesting information about rayon. Want to find out more about this fabric? Go to the article.
Free Sewing pattern: Infant onesie or tee
Amanda at Snazzle Craft provides a free pattern to sew an adorable onesie or tee for an infant girl, sized for ages 12-24 months. In her tutorial, she repurposes a larger-sized t-shirt, demonstrating how to upcycle and create a new … Read More...
Sneak peek: Quilts for Kids fabric line
Amy Schimler shows a sneak peek of her new fabric line supprting Quilts for Kids. Quilts for Kids is a non-profit organization that provides quilts for needy children. Read more about this exciting new fabric line at her blog, Red … Read More...