Craft Gossip

My sister cuts out her patterns using her set of pattern weights.  They’re nice, but they’re also expensive.  I sometimes use canned goods as pattern weights, but have found that the tall cans often gets in they way of my … Read More...

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Roving reporter Sarah Hodgkinson in Anaheim has sent in some photos from the first day of the show!

1. A layout at the Dream Street Booth

2. Creative Imaginations has the cast of Star … Read More...

Looking to add unique wall art to your home or office? Grab a decorative punch andcreate some great art. You can use up scrapbook paper shreds, you can use junk mail, you can even use pages from all those dozens … Read More...

If you’re looking for hip, unusual fabrics to use in your sewing projects, go see what Sew Bettie has to offer.  The print pictured here is from the new Seagull fabric.

That’s what La Sewista did, and the results are stunning.  Read about the details of this project.  She gives enough information about her process that you could make one for yourself.  I love how her mind works!

Check out this tutorial for a simple drawstring pouch posted by Stop Staring and Start Sewing.  (The tutorial appears about halfway down the post.)  There are so many possibilities for these little bags!  In the dimensions posted, the little … Read More...