Lark Crafts shares a tutorial for making hanging Felt Plant Pouches of recycled sweaters. They’re quick to make and can turn any fence or wall into a mini garden. The project is an excerpt from their book Stash Happy: Felt… Read More...
Tutorial: Halloween Mummy softie from old sweaters or t-shirts
5 Orange Potatoes shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can use old sweaters or t-shirts to make a Halloween mummy softie. Strips of knit (sweater or t-shirt) are wrapped and overlapped around the doll’s bod. Cuuute! Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Amy’s Dresden Plate quilt block
Amy at Stitchery Dickory Dock has demystified the dreaded Dresden Plate quilt block. Follow her step-by-step instructions and she says you can cross this off your bucket list. Click HERE to go to her Dresdens Decoded Tutorial.
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Tutorial: Gnome hat for a child
Nicole from Tradewind Tiaras shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a gnome hat for a child. She made hers as party favors for a gnome-themed birthday party (soooo cute!!!), but it would also be a fun … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweet Sweater Pumpkins
Deb from Hummadeedledee shows how to make her Sweet Sweater Pumpkins, soft fabric pumpkins out of old sweaters. I’m loving the neutral and cream palette of the ones she made for the examples! Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Child’s boxing costume gloves
Marigold from Dreadful Girl and Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shows how to make a pair of boxing gloves for a child’s costume. Don’t worry – these aren’t designed to be actual functional real boxing gloves. But they sure do look cute … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Flying High Fleece Jacket with embroidered paper airplanes
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to make her Flying High Fleece Jacket. The snuggly warm fleece jacket is embellished with hand-embroidered paper airplane motifs. How cute is that! It was part of her entry into the For the … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrapbusting key fobs
Sew4Home shares a fun – and practical – project for using your smaller fabric scraps. It’s a key fob with a colorful fabric strap that you can wear around your wrist. You could make up a bunch of them and … Read More...
Tutorial: Fleece Frankenstein hat
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a Frankenstein hat for a Halloween costume. It has the green skin, shaggy hair, and neck bolts that we all think of for a Frankenstein character. The fleece hat fits down all … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage-inspired pillowcase trick or treat candy sack
Maggie from Midwestern Sewing Girl guest blogs at Simple Simon & Co. . with a tutorial showing how she made this vintage-inspired candy sack for Halloween trick or treating. It’s made from a pillowcase with an inket printed image transfer. … Read More...
Tutorial: Flower pincushion bouquet
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a fabric flower pincushion. They’re made on a silk flower stem so you can put them in a vase just like real (or silk) flowers. They’re pretty individually or grouped together … Read More...
Tutorial: Candle Holder Pincushion
Sara from Craft Snob shows how to make a pretty little pincushion using a tealight candle holder as a base. The clear glass base holds a bright ball of fabric, like a scoop of yummy ice cream in a glass … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Baby quilt for cousin’s girl
Mandy at One Girl’s Misadventures in Life and Handmade Pretties made this gorgeous baby quilt for her cousin expecting a girl. I’m digging the purple and blue colors she used, so different. Go HERE to see how she did it… Read More...
Tutorial: Mario and Luigi costumes
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made Mario and Luigi costumes for her kids’ Halloween costumes. They turned out so cute, and I love that they go together!! Get the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Travel diaper changing mat
Nicole Mallalieu guest blogs at Whip Up with a downloadable PDF tutorial for making a travel diaper changing mat. The soft fabric mat is made from a layerof quilting cotton (cuteness) and a layer of toweling or chenille (softness and … Read More...
Check it out: Handmade beastie softie comes to life
Have you ever wondered what kind of trouble your handmade softies get into when you’re not around? Check out this fun video from Diana Schoenbrun. It’s a cute trailer for Beasties, her book that shows how to make lovable … Read More...
Tutorial: Pink scarf for breast cancer awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and to help spread the word about the importance of early detection, Kim from Craftaphile shares a tutorial for making her Hope Scarf. The pink scarf from jersey knit fabric is quick, simple project … Read More...
Sly Cat and more available at PatternSpot.com
Lisa at C&T Publishing blog reminded me to return to the PatternSpot.com. Click HERE to read How about some freebies?. She highlighted the free patterns in her post, but they sell a ton of them too. Either way … Read More...
Newsy: Sew to Swap book
Nova at a cuppa and a catch up shares some great news – she’s in the book Sew to Swap: Quilting Projects
to Exchange Online and by Mail by Chrissie Grace.
Tutorial: Orange fur hat just like DJ Lance
Just Crafty Enough shows how to make an orange fur hat, just like the one that DJ Lance wears. If you’ve got a Yo Gabba Gabba fan in your house, this would make an awesome Halloween costume! Get the tutorial… Read More...