Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Read all about it: Sewing on knit fabrics

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 06:55 AM PDT

Many of us have a love/hate relationship with knit fabrics.  We love the versatility and easy fit of the stretch fabric, but sewing on it can be frustrating.  Alyson Clair guest blogs over at Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing with an article all about sewing on knit fabrics.  Go to her article.

[photo from Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing]

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Flower Fruit Pops

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 06:53 AM PDT

Find tips on making pops with cookie cutters and fresh fruit (like these crazy cute flowers from cantaloupe and watermelon) HERE at Bakers Royale.

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Tutorial: Make a child’s swim cover-up in just 6 steps

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 06:47 AM PDT

Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make a child’s swim cover-up from a beach towel in just 6 steps.  So cute!  Get the how-to.

[photo from From an Igloo]

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15 Minutes a Day Summer Sew-Along

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:06 AM PDT

Image copied with permission

Victoria from Say Cheese! Bumble Beans Portraits is hosting a sew-along where if you will commit to sewing just 15 minutes a day, you can end up with a Scrap Happy quilt by the end of summer. Go here to learn more.

 

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Tutorial: Japanese Bookbinding

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Learn how to bind mini albums in this video tutorial on the Hero Arts Blog. Click here to go to tutorial.

Sale: 5 cent Specials at Miss Paper Jane

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 04:00 AM PDT

For a limited time only selected patterned papers and diecuts are only 5 cents at Miss Paper Jane. Offer expires July 14th, 2010. Click here to go to sale.

Inspiration du Jour – Sisters

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Quick page by MrsHobbes

Get even more inspiration from her gallery

DIY: Soothing Summer Body Spray Recipe

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Pioneer Thinking recently posted a simple recipe so you can create your own Soothing Summer Body Spray Recipe. This is sure to cool you off so you can enjoy comfortable lazy days on the beach…or at least be comfortable while dreaming of such things! *Warning: Don’t use if you have sensitive skin, the lemon may irritate it.

Button Font – Also now with analog instructions!

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:46 PM PDT

Very cute free button font that makes letters using simulated thread through the holes in buttons, if your button had nine holes. did that make sense?

The site is in German but here is a translated page of instructions for making the letters with real buttons and thread.

And here is where you can download the font for your computer!

Okay, I couldn’t quite…

Tutorial: Easy applique makes a plain cardigan fabulous

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:48 PM PDT

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how an applique can take a cardigan from plain to fabulous.  She was inspired by a similar cardigan by Anthropologie.  She lets the fabric do most of the work – she cuts out a printed motif and then appliques it to the cardigan.  Easy peasy lemon squeezy and oh, so pretty.  Get the how-to.

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It’s new: Little Red Riding Hood flip doll pattern

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:35 PM PDT

Laura from We Wilsons announces the latest pattern in her Etsy shop – a Little Red Riding Hood flip doll!  A flip doll is like two dolls in one.  One way it’s Little Red Riding Hood, but flipped around it becomes The Big Bad Wolf.  The pattern is available for purchase from her Etsy shop, but she’s giving away the first 300 downloads for…

Brazee Street Studios – School of Glass

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:32 PM PDT

The most fabulous Bullseye Glass instructor, Nathan Sandberg recently taught a kiln casting class called “The Surface”, at Brazee Street Studio’s School of Glass and when I say the pictures of what his students created I had to further investigate this venue. Brazee Street Studios is located in Cincinnati, OH. They are a Bullseye Resource Center and look like a really good time.…

Tutorial: Flirty Pillows with tied corners

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:08 PM PDT

Pat Bravo from Art Gallery Fabrics shares a free PDF tutorial at her new website for making a set of three FlirtyPillows.  The corners of the Flirty Pillows are tied in knots for a fun detail.  Get the tutorial.

[photo from PatBravo.com]

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Tutorial: Take-along roll-up car playmat

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:49 PM PDT

Vanessa from Punkin Patterns shows how to make a roll-up car playmat.  The Riley Blake fabric she used was already printed with the roads.  What a great idea!  A coordinating print is used to make the storage pockets on the side.  When playtime is over, the mat rolls up for easy storage or take-along.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Punkin Patterns]

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Cutout Cookie Roundup

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 05:23 PM PDT

Find a roundup of cutout cookie ideas for any time of the year HERE at Woman’s Day, including these lobsters and diamonds.

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Cute Dress and Cute Fabric

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:36 PM PDT

I’m loving the fabric designs of Laura Gunn right now. You can see her Poppy line for Michael Miller here and her Lantern Bloom line here and here.

I came across her fabric while looking at this cute dress pattern at Sew Serendipity Studios.

She also has a nice tutorial for covering a standard milk crate!

Giveaway and New Release: Pink Persimmon Stamps

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 01:39 PM PDT

image by Pink Persimmon and Kelly Schirmer

Pink Persimmon stamps has four brand new stamp sets out, two alphabet banners and baby clothes and baby words, all very cute! They are also having a giveaway and you could win two of the new stamp sets. Visit their blog and leave a comment before 7/11 and tell them what your favorite crafting…

Get the lowdown on princess lace

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 12:28 PM PDT

Bobbi Chase is guest blogging on Needle ‘n’ Thread about princess lace — a cousin of Battenburg lace, in which lace tapes are combined to create delicate, elaborate patterns. Get the details and see more photos.

Bug-Themed Party

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Check out all the buggy inspiration for party snacks and treats HERE at Homemaking Fun, like ants on a log (of course,) ladybug strawberries and worm hot dogs.

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How old is redwork?

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 12:21 PM PDT

Penny Nickels‘ post on MrXStitch shows us that redwork embroidery is more ancient — and much more meaningful — than those cute line-art designs of the past couple of centuries might suggest. See part one of her series on redwork.

Tutorial: Bullion rose

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Val Laird is sharing a tutorial for creating her signature bullion roses. Go to her website, scroll down to the bottom, and click the photo to download the tute as a PDF file.

Download needlework books at C&T

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 11:55 AM PDT

C&T Publishing now offers more than 200 titles as e-books for instant download, including Laurel Anderson’s Applique Workshop, Ann Fahl’s Dancing with Thread, Judith Baker Montano’s Elegant Stitches, and Salley Mavor’s Felt Wee Folk. The prices of e-books are substantially lower than their print counterparts, but you get all the same fantastic content. Check out C&T’s electronic offerings.

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See Janet’s new stitch-guides site!

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Janet Perry‘s new site, Needlepoint Stitch Guides, is now open. Go see!

Inspiration: yarn soup

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Jenny McCabe of yarn soup blog calls this work an “experiment, just playing with mixing machine and hand embroidery with the needle felting.” If this is the result of her play, imagine what happens when she gets down to serious business! See more on Jenny’s blog.

Free charts: Cross-stitch borders

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Janet of Stitch School has converted the designs from some vintage trims (courtesy of her reader Sandro Ilg) into free charts for us! These would make charming borders on everything from kitchen towels to toddler clothes. Get the charts.