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Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Free pattern: Baby bib

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 06:39 AM PDT

Lia from Lia’s Space shares a free pattern for a baby bib.  Bibs are one of my favorite gifts to make for baby showers.  The sewing is relatively easy, and they always turn out cute – whether you embellish them with a bit of applique or let the fabric choice be the star.  Go to the free pattern.

[photo from Lia's Space]

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Tutorial: Quilted fabric coasters

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 06:07 AM PDT

Camille from Mother Lode shares a tutorial for making simple quilted coasters.  Two 5″ squares will yield one coaster – perfect for reducing the size of your scrap bin!  Get the how-to.

[photo from Mother Lode]

[via One Pretty Thing]

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Project: Cute Pig Card

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 06:03 AM PDT

image by Andrea Walford

 Visit Andrea Walford’s blog for a PDF and instructional video on how she made this utterly adorable pig card.

-Heather

Fishing for ABCs

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:34 AM PDT

This game is perfect for teaching your little ones the alphabet. They can even participate in making the fish too! Check out the Examiner to see how to make one yourself.

APRIL GIVEAWAY – WEEK #2

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 04:42 AM PDT

First is this little Coats and Clark book from 1967.  It’s mostly knit, but has several crochet patterns, including some lovely afghan stitch mittens.  The other 11 books are old copies of Workbasket Magazine.  These are not in mint condition – NOT.  But, they are intact and full of amazing patterns, recipes, gardening tips, etc.  If you’re not familiar with…

Roses from maple leaves

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 04:12 AM PDT

This is more of a craft for Fall. It’s neat and I didn’t want to lose the link. How to make roses from Maple leaves. Very pretty!

Via here, via here.

Freebie: Nesting Flowers SVG File

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Download this nesting flower svg file by Jana Oliveira from the Create Scrapbooks Live Show. Click here to go to download.

Inspiration du Jour – April Showers

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.

Dylan’s Candy Bar

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 02:00 AM PDT

I have seen Dylan Lauren, Ralph Lauren’s daughter & proprietor of Dylan’s Candy Bar in New York City, on the Today show & Cake Boss. Her candy store looks like something Willy Wonka would envy. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Dylan’s also offers candy-themed beauty products. All of the gift sets look adorable, including the Re-Treat To Go Caddy pictured here. Individual…

Back from Glass Craft…Lots of Goodies!

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 11:04 PM PDT

Fire Stix from Pacific Art glass, one of the exhibitors...I just got back into town after three days at Glass Craft and Bead Expo and I have so much to tell…I have to unload my camera and organize my thoughts but when I get back my first product review will come and more will follow. I saw so much glass and kilns and molds for fusing and glass for stained…

Natural Warmth Necklace

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 09:49 PM PDT




Natural Warmth Necklace

Originally uploaded by WandieOrtiz

I love this pairing of a Raku look polymer clay pendant with the fiber cord – it’s just lovely!

Click on the picture to check out the rest of Wandie Ortiz’s photostream.

Sneak peek: Patty Young prints in stretch knits!!

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 08:38 PM PDT

When I saw this post over at Patty Young’s blog, my heart just about skipped a beat.  Her prints are fabulous in quilting cottons, but they’ll soon also be available in stretch knits!  Oh my!!  Read more about this exciting new addition to her fabric line at her blog, modkid.

[photo from modkid]

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Tutorial: Marbling Royal Icing

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 07:56 PM PDT

Find yet another incredible, step-by-step cookie decorating photo tutorial at Sweetopia: How to Marble Royal Icing (with gorgeous results, I might add).

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Sewing for a cause: Bean bag sets for orphan schools in Liberia

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 07:37 PM PDT

Craft Hope has announced their latest charity sewing project.  They are partnering with the Liberian Orphan Education Project to provide bean bag sets to send to orphan schools in Liberia, West Africa.   This is an ambitious project, with hopes of collecting 20 sets each of alphabet, numbers, colors, and geometric shape bean bags.  They will use these bean bag sets as education tools in their schools.  There…

Tutorial: Peek-a-boo toddler skirt with contrast godets

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 07:17 PM PDT

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to add godets to a skirt.  She made each one of them out of different contrast fabric prints for a peek-a-boo feel.  Cute!! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from The Mother Huddle]

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Tutorial: Pieced panel twirly skirt for girls

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:59 PM PDT

Rachel from In the Happily Ever After shares a tutorial for making this girl’s twirly skirt.  It’s her favorite style of skirt to make for her daughter, and I can see why.  It’s cute as a button and because it’s pieced from panels and strips of coordinating prints, it’s also a great project for using up larger scraps of fabric.  Go to…

Answer Mary’s call for stitches

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:10 PM PDT

Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is seeking reader input for improving her video stitch tutorials. She is already planning some refinements in her presentations and the index to the tutes. But she asks, “What stitch (or stitches) would you want to see in the Video Library, or what stitch do you think would be particularly useful for folks to see in…

Get great tool gossip from Jenny

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:01 PM PDT

Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching asked her Facebook readers to let her know about  ”their most indispensable tools for embroidery aside from hoop, needle and floss.” Jenny compiled the results and generously shares them with us along with resource information. Rockin. See Jenny’s post.

See the Girl on the Wall video

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:51 PM PDT

This video about Girl on the Wall by Jean Baggott has been shared quite a bit already, but I must post the link here. If you’re a stitcher and you haven’t yet seen it, give yourself a treat. See the video.

Free block design: Earth

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:21 PM PDT

Are you stitching along with Benita Skinner’s block-of-the-month, Words of Inspiration & Celebration? Even if you aren’t, you probably will want to download the April block, Earth. Imagine the possibilities for this design! Get the pattern at Victoriana Quilt Designs.

Try lots of transfer techniques

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:13 PM PDT

I got this sweet note from Ruth of Ruth O’Leary Textile Art:

I’ve read a couple of your recent posts where you mention different ways to transfer a design to fabric. I’ve written a hints and tips article where I round up the various methods I use. I hope it’s useful!

Don’t miss it. Great stuff! Thank you so much, Ruth!

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Candy Gems

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:05 PM PDT

The Intimate Weddings blog has a wonderful step-by-step tutorial for making these beautiful candy gems. Find the how-tos HERE.

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Felt fish knitted in the round FREE tutorial

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 01:23 PM PDT

 

Anita Wheeless keeper of the blog called Mummble-Jummble2 has created and designed these adorable fish.  The fish are knitted in the round so you don't have any seams. Your leftover wool yarns will come in handy for this project. Fill one with some catnip or make several for a baby crib mobile. Imagine some of the colorful varieties of…

Technique: Paper Piecing with Stamps

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:38 PM PDT

image by Laura and Flourishes

 Click here to visit the Flourishes blog for a wonderful article on using your stamps and patterned papers for paper pieced cards, really lovely stuff!

-Heather

Button Cookies and Clever Packaging

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 08:21 AM PDT

Oh. My. Goodness. I haven’t stopped thinking about this cute button cookie packaging idea since I spotted them on Sugar and Meringue. So brilliant! Find the how-tos and a free download HERE.

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