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ThimblyThings shows how she took a less-than-trendy jumper and turned it into this fashionable summer dress. A bit of elastic gave it some shape, and overdrying updated the denim. See how she did it.
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Find out how to make this A-line skirt from ChristyNelson.net. The panels give you tons of possibilities when designing your skirt. Go to the tutorial.
Find out how to make this A-line skirt from ChristyNelson.net. The panels give you tons of possibilities when designing your skirt. Go to the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, a-line, panel, skirt[/tags]
Image from Library of Congress
This quilt is part of an ethnographic field collection of 410 photographs available to view at the U.S. Library of Congress. Selections are from the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project and the “All American Quilt Contest”. Go here to…
I like a theme week on a blog and Sew, Mama, Sew! is taking it to the next level with a whole month about sewing machine. I don’t know about you but I can talk about my sewing machine for…
As part of the focus on photography week on the American Crafts blog, DT member Marla has posted three simple tips for improving your photos. Go to article
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If you have a CraftRobo, Xyron Wishblade or QuicKutz Silhouette head on over to CraftRobo Megastore to download free .gsd files. The site also sells a variety of files, so stay a while and do some browsing! Go to site
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If you have a CraftRobo, Xyron Wishblade or QuicKutz Silhouette head on over to CraftRobo Megastore to download free .gsd files. The site also sells a variety of files, so stay a while and do some browsing! Go to site… Read More...
Betula Loo shows how to make this drawstring bag that is the perfect size to hold 10 CDs. Make one to organize the CDs in your car. Or, make a bunch of them to organize your music collection at the house. …
Betula Loo shows how to make this drawstring bag that is the perfect size to hold 10 CDs. Make one to organize the CDs in your car. Or, make a bunch of them to organize your music collection at the … Read More...
by All That She Wants
The Stanley Cup Finals are going to a game seven! (That’s the NHL championship for you non-hockey fans)
I went in search of hockey inspired polymer clay art, and found these really cool pendants created by All That…
by Cynthia Blanton
Or rather, she’s been making frames! Head on over to Cynthia Blanton’s blog to take a peek at her fantastic polymer clay picture frames.
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Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for a fun project for the kids - bean bags shaped like letters. Make the letters in a child’s name, or be ambitious and make the whole alphabet. Go to…
Megan Nielsen continues her My Creative Process series on pattern drafting from a sloper with posts showing how she created cap sleeves, a bodice front, and a bodice back.
Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, pattern, drafting, cap, sleeves, bodice
Megan Nielsen continues her My Creative Process series on pattern drafting from a sloper with posts showing how she created cap sleeves, a bodice front, and a bodice back.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pattern, drafting, cap, sleeves, bodice[/tags]
Blanch from Just Tutorials shows how to make a pair of bloomers (panties) for your child. They’re easy to make and require very little fabric. You can use an old t-shirt for the knit fabric, which saves you money and recycles…
Blanch from Just Tutorials shows how to make a pair of bloomers (panties) for your child. They’re easy to make and require very little fabric. You can use an old t-shirt for the knit fabric, which saves you money and … Read More...
Image from piece o' cake
Becky & Linda of piece o’ cake blog share their trick for traveling with a quilt that goes gentle on your precious textile. Go here for the how-to.
A couple weeks back I posted HERE on the Snyder Pretzel Rollercoaster contest. Well, lookie what one of our readers came up with! See her submission HERE at Croq Zine. I love the little pretzel car with Cheerio wheels. (I also…