Michelle Engel Bencsko of Cicada Studio offers a free downloadable PDF pattern for her Harry Elophante plushie. She shows examples of Mr. Elophante sewn up in her Dogwood and Shade Garden fabric lines. Go to the free pattern.
Tutorial: Harry Elephonte Plushie
Michelle Engel Bencsko of Cicada Studio offers a free downloadable PDF pattern for her Harry Elophante plushie. She shows examples of Mr. Elophante sewn up in her Dogwood and Shade Garden fabric lines. Go to the free pattern.
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Sneak peek: Grandmother’s Flower Garden by Rosalie Quinlan
Roselie Quinlan of Melly & Me shares a sneak peek of her new fabric line for Lecien Japan, Grandmother’s Flower Garden. This line is marked by old-time patterns in fresh, candy store colors. See more at her blog.
Sneak peek: Grandmother’s Flower Garden by Rosalie Quinlan
Roselie Quinlan of Melly & Me shares a sneak peek of her new fabric line for Lecien Japan, Grandmother’s Flower Garden. This line is marked by old-time patterns in fresh, candy store colors. See more at her blog.
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Tutorial: Fully lined tab top curtains
Shelley from 7 Layer Studio shares a tutorial for making a set of fully lined tab top curtains. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Fully lined tab top curtains
Shelley from 7 Layer Studio shares a tutorial for making a set of fully lined tab top curtains. Get the how-to.
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Kim Hargreaves Totally Gets Me!
If there’s one designer that I could take home with me it would be Kim Hargreaves. Her styles are totally me. Her loose, easy going designs speak my name, there are not too many of her designs that I’ve seen…
Circular knitting needles Review! I received mine today and I am thrilled!

I received the circular knitting needles and one set of double pointed needles from eknitting needles.com today and I am beyond impressed! The needles themselves are like touching silk and the tube “as shown in the picture” are very substantial…
Circular knitting needles Review! I received mine today and I am thrilled!
I received the circular knitting needles and one set of double pointed needles from eknitting needles.com today and I am beyond impressed! The needles themselves are like touching silk and the tube “as shown in the picture” are very substantial … Read More...
Free Pattern: Perfect!!
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you know that one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to knit from my stash, something for each grandchild’s birthday. (there are 7, it’s doable, especially with my latest stash enhancement!).
So, I…
Tempting, Very Tempting

Danny Gregory has a new-ish journaling book out called An Illustrated Life. I’m always so tempted by this kind of book. I love illustrations and moleskine notebooks and water colors as journal entries.
The trick to this sort of journaling for me…
Specialty cut fabrics

Image from Moda
Do you wonder what sort of Jelly Roll Amanda used in her quilt top? See earlier post Inspiration: Flutterby. Fabric manufacturer Moda shares this explanation on their website Fat Quarter Shop.
Jelly Rolls are collections of 2.5″ x 44″ strips of fabric. They…
Specialty cut fabrics
Do you wonder what sort of Jelly Roll (precut fabrics)Amanda used in her quilt top? See earlier post Inspiration: Flutterby. Fabric manufacturer Moda shares this explanation on their website fat quarter Shop
Jelly Rolls are collections of 2.5″ x 44″ … Read More...
Giveaway Reminder
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Inspiration: Flutterby

Image from Quilter's Bazaar
Check out Amanda’s first quilt top at Quilter’s Bazaar blog. She used a jelly roll from the Flutterby fabric line by Tula Pink for Moda. I have this very jellyroll in my stash. Any of us with untouched Flutterby should let our bugs…
Inspiration: Flutterby
Check out Amanda’s first quilt top at Quilter’s Bazaar blog. She used a jelly roll from the Flutterby fabric line by Tula Pink for Moda. I have this very Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) in my stash. Any of us with … Read More...
Paper Flower Tutorials

Lisa Pace has posted three tutorials for making paper flowers.
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Paper Flower Tutorials
All the best!
Hi Everyone:
Do you by any chance have a graduation coming up for a family member? using your cuttlebug and stamping create a beautiful card.
Betty used Marks Paper Company to create this wonderful card.
More inspirations on how to use the Marks Paper…
All the best!
Hi Everyone:
Do you by any chance have a graduation coming up for a family member? using your cuttlebug and [tag]stamping[/tag] create a beautiful card.
Betty used Marks Paper Company to create this wonderful card.
More inspirations on how to … Read More...


