- Images from Clover
Clover has come up with yet another clever tool. How did we make do without their Yo-yo Makers
? Like the Yo-yo Maker, serious quilters and sewers will likely want one of these bobbin stackers to keep … Read More...
Quilt Diva Giveaway
Image from Amy Bradley Designs
Go to Amy Bradley Designs blog and sign up for her very first giveaway. Tell her why you are a quilting diva or suggest a design idea in her comments area. Winners will be announced Friday June 19th. Go…
Free pattern: Baxter in pink
Image from Amy Bradley Designs
Amy from Amy Bradley Designs offers doggie fun with her free Baxter pattern. Go here to download.
Rain, Rain, Don’t Go Away
by Pamela Hall
We’ve been having a spate of summer rainstorms here, which inspired me to go looking for polymer clay rainsticks. I found a wonderful tutorial for making a polymer clay rainstick by Pamela Hall. Click here to go to the…
Sneak peek: Traffic Jam by Allison Jane Smith
Traffic Jam is Allison Jane Smith’s new fabric line for Windham Fabrics. Great for sewing projects for little boys, the prints in this line are filled with transportation-themed images such as airplanes, cars, and even road signs. This fabulous line…
Sneak peek: Traffic Jam by Allison Jane Smith
Traffic Jam is Allison Jane Smith’s new fabric line for Windham Fabrics. Great for sewing projects for little boys, the prints in this line are filled with transportation-themed images such as airplanes, cars, and even road signs. This fabulous line … Read More...
Tutorial: Travel pillow for small children
Carseats are vital protections for our little ones when we’re in the car, but for long road trips they can be quite uncomfortable. Make It and Love It shows how to make a travel pillow that provides neck support to make…
Dressed up Binderie Punches
The folks at 7Gypsies asked a bunch of artists to decorate a Binderie punch in their own unique style. Check out all the decorated punches on the 7 Gypsies site.
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Dressed up Binderie Punches
The folks at 7Gypsies asked a bunch of artists to decorate a Binderie punch in their own unique style. Check out all the decorated punches on the 7 Gypsies site.
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Tutorial: Crochet needle roll
Keep all of your crochet needles in one place and organized with this handy crochet needle roll. Just Tutorials shows how to make one. Go to the tutorial.
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Make a Cupcake Bouquet
I found this idea via the ever-lovely and resourceful Gordon Gossip. The video how-to for creating cupcake bouquets from can be found HERE at Studio 5.
Make a Cupcake Bouquet
I found this idea via the ever-lovely and resourceful Gordon Gossip. The video how-to for creating cupcake bouquets from can be found HERE at Studio 5.
Simplify the process
The INDIEana Handicraft
The INDIEana Handicraft Exchange is a D.I.Y. contemporary craft fair that showcases the work of artists and crafters who use traditional crafting techniques mixed with a contemporary edge. Vendors offer a range of unique handmade goods from wooden jewelry to…
Tutorial: Values quilt
Image from Willy Nilly
Forget matching. Just randomly pull lights, mediums, and darks out of your stash to make a Values quilt. Katie from Willy Nilly blog offers a tutorial. Get the how-to here.
…Tutorial: Fabric journal cover
Jennifer Paganelli shares a tutorial on All People Quilt for making these fabric journal covers. The covers are reusable. They fit a 7-1/2×9-3/4″ composition book. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Fabric journal cover
Jennifer Paganelli shares a tutorial on All People Quilt for making these fabric journal covers. The covers are reusable. They fit a 7-1/2×9-3/4″ composition book. Go to the tutorial.
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Free pattern: Katie Jump Rope
Images from Free Spirit
Denyse Schmidt’s Katie Jump Rope fabric collection by Free Spirit is getting harder to find. I just bought a bit of D1679-130 at my local quilt shop, shown here, and that is the only style they had left. 
So…
Tutorial: Sew a knit goddess gown for flexible style
Adventures in the Sewing Studio shows how to make this stunning goddess gown. It can be worn 6 different ways for 6 different looks. Even better, it’s made from just 4 rectangles of fabric and can be completed in 2 hours. …
DIY Cake and Cupcake Stands
Visit Design*Sponge for how-tos on crafting your own cake and cupcake stands from old plates and candlesticks. All the instructions are HERE, including how to create a silhouette on the plate.