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Pixie Dust Decor designs children’s decor and accessories, and now they’ve released their first line of fabrics. The fabric is 100% cotton poplin and a whopping 60″ wide. The colors are soft pastels, with houses, flowers, and pagodas. See the … Read More...
Spring is definitely in the air and Atlantic Art Glass knows how to do it right.
Look how Hey Lucy gussied up a plain cardigan! She stitched a band of fabric around the neckline, gathering it up and stitching it down every 2 inches. Read more at her blog.
[tags]sewing, cardigan, embellishment, neckline[/tags]
vlijtig shares a tutorial for making these chickie-shaped egg warmers from felt. The pattern is simple but oh, so cute! Get the how-to.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, felt, chick, egg, warmer, peep[/tags]
Lila Tueller shares a little sneaky-peeky of her fabric line. It’s called Santorini. It’s pastel, it’s soft and girly, and it’s PRETTY. She also gives a sneak at an upcoming pattern for fabric boots. Yeah!! See more pictures of this … Read More...
Whoa! You’ve got to check out the work of Gillian Bates — exquisite canvases of applique and freehand machine embroidery. The work shown here, Eastbourne Promenade, is “freehand Machine embroidery on white cotton canvas fabric using an ecelectic mix of … Read More...
I just discovered this site:
http://www.woolcrafting.com/index.html
In addition to having a number of free crochet patterns of which this is my favorite:
There is also a great deal of information for crocheters on this site. Want information about felting (fulling)? … Read More...
Another great tutorial on the enVision blog on reducing silver glass. This time it’s Triton and Psyche from Double Helix Glass.
Sherri from A Quilting Life blog is celebrating her 100th post with a give-away. The theme is “a few of my favorite things” and one is Nanette’s Mixed Bag shown here. She will announce winners on Friday April 17th. Go … Read More...
Michael Miller fabrics gives a sneak peek of their new Happy Tone fabric line. Most people wouldn’t think of gray and black as happy color tones, but they are when they are contrasted with corals and turquoises and yellows. Sneak … Read More...
The fabulous folks at Beading Daily have a FREE eBook of 6 Wire Jewelry Designs! The projects include 2 necklaces with wirewrapped loops, 1 COOL wire bangle bracelet covered with coiled wire and bead dangles, 2 pairs of wire earrings, … Read More...
These softie turtles designed by We Wilsons are coming out of their shells. Literally. The little bodeies are sewn separately from the shells, so you can pull them out of their shells. Get the tutorial.
Looking for more Softie … Read More...
Olive Butter properties from Oils by Nature
Olive Butter (Olea Europa)
Olea meaning olive. Olea is the latin name for this most long lived economically important fruit. Europa meaning European.
Grown specifically in the Mediterranean region and obtained from the … Read More...
Nicole Mallalieu from You SEW, Girl! shows how to make a convertible strap for your purse. The convertible strap lets you take the strap off or put it back on, depending on whether you want to carry your purse as … Read More...
This is a fun video by Laurie Sharp on how to needle felt a bunny. The needle felting video is in time lapse so keep your eyes open. This little bunny is so cute and I’m sure all you … Read More...
This is a fun video by Laurie Sharp on how to needle felt a bunny. The video is in time lapse so keep your eyes open. This little bunny is so cute and I’m sure all you needle felters … Read More...
If there’s a baby (or baby shower) in your future, be sure to get in on the latest giveaway at The Baby Gardner. The blog says,
… Read More...This week’s giveaway is our Bluebird Blanket for Baby. Bundle the little one
Embroidery-methods.com has published a new guide, Which machine embroidery stabilizer to use? Check it out!
If you still want more check out these Machine Embroidery patterns on Etsy.