Gingercake. In the past few years, my friends start asking me about the cookie party in Septmeber.
"You are going to have the cookie party, right??? " I will admit that it is pretty fun and pretty wonderful to have a plate full of gorgeous cookies when you head home after. If you are interested, here is some info about cookie parties of the past~ Cookie Party 2010- in this post, I talk about the invitations and the rules which you are free to "borrow" and in this post, you can see actual photos of the party for that year.
Sewing classes, patterns and reviews for sewing machines and more! Vintage Sewing Patterns index page at the Sewing Palette. Standard Quilt Sizes Chart: King, Queen, Twin, Crib and More. While quilt designers don't adhere to standard quilt sizes when designing, manufacturers tend to be a bit more conscientious and do follow some general guidelines.
Manufacturers DO use standard measurements Our chart (below) shows standard mattress, bedding and quilt sizes for the US. The measurements are approximate; there are slight variations between manufacturers. We've listed pre-cut, packaged quilt battings, too. After deciding what size quilt best fits your bed, add approximately 6" to both width and length measurements to determine the batting size you'll need. Quilts that will be long arm quilted may need additional batting and backing. While manufacturers use standard quilt sizes for production, we all know that the quilt size you NEED depends on the mattress, bed frame and the "look" you desire for the bed to be covered. Check out "Estimate the Quilt Sizes Needed for YOUR Bed" for help determining the right size for you. Brother International - Home Sewing Machine and Embroidery Machine.
d20 Handbag of Holding: How to build it. By popular request following the d12 bag, here it is: the d20 bag!
Now you can make your very own icosahedron. We’re making a pattern and kit for this project available in two sizes: darling and practical. The tiny one is just over three inches tall, and holds little things for you. The larger size is about five inches tall and will fit your phone, wallet and keys along with your dice. There are a deceptively large number of parts to cut out, which is one of the main reasons that a kit makes sense here.
Our kit includes twenty canvas pieces, twenty iron-on stiffener triangles, twenty cotton liner pieces, a cord for the handle, a zipper, and iron-on numbers 1-20 in the lovely font BPreplay. d20 bag instructions: Latest topics started by: dulcet. So I get a discount on my daughters' ballet lessons in exchange for sewing some of the costumes.
I mentioned to someone that I haven't sewn any tutus even though I've been doing this for three years. Mostly just fancy leotards. D20.gif (457×769) Crafty Things To Make With Old Jeans. Tablecloth Projects To Sew: {Free Tutorials & Tips. I find shopping for table linens a frustrating venture (either the fabric is poor quality, the dimensions or shape is off or the colors just aren’t right).
Easy solution? Make your own! Here are several different tutorials featuring a variety of styles you can make using assorted fabrics and trims. Some are holiday themed but keep in mind you can use the same techniques and ideas to make a covering suitable for year-round use (just change the fabric, trims or decorative embellishments). I also added some tips at the bottom of the page for crafting and collecting vintage tablecloths. countryliving.com Striped Project: A natural colored canvas drop cloth is decorated with stripes of red fabric paint (make straight lines using grout tape).
Retro Reversible: Made with assorted fabric prints, free pattern download available for the flounce pieces (pdf). sew4home.com craftynest.com Bandanna: An easy to make, casual-style tablecloth suitable for outdoor entertaining. 40+ Teacher Appreciation Gifts {Crafts & Printables. Crafty Bag Of Tricks: {40+ Tips & Techniques. Ready to pick up a new technique or two for your crafty bag of tricks?
Here’s a bunch of tips and tutorials for various crafts and creative endeavors like knitting, sewing, crochet and lots more. There’s a little bit of everything here so there should be something fun and interesting for everyone. With So Many Crafty Things To Make & Do...We're Always Ready To Learn Something New Several of these have been featured previously on Tipnut but there’s plenty of new stuff too, enjoy! 25+ Fabric Wallet Patterns & Tutorials {Free. American Sewing Expo 2011. My Spare Time: Simple Tea Towel Apron. Simple Tea Towel Apron So many people mentioned having beautiful tea towels they couldn't bear to use when I posted the Tea Towel Tote how-to, so I thought you might also be interested in my super easy tea towel apron.
This is even easier than the tote, and takes about 15 minutes. Click any picture to make it larger. Supplies1 tea towel2.5-3 yds ribbon* In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm using these super cute Valentine towels I found on clearance last year. First, fold your tea towel in half lengthwise, right sides together. New. Obsession. - A Dress A Day. Just so we're clear: I freaking love this dress.
So far I've made it twice, and if I am ever in my sewing room while the sun is up, I will take a picture or two of the ones that I've completed. (I also have two more cut out and half-sewn.) Here is why this dress is near-perfect: 1. The collar is adorable. 2. 3. Design Studio Details: Ironing Board Cover Tutorial. As any of you out there who spend a lot of time in your sewing studio know, your ironing board gets a lot of wear and tear and will eventually need some kind of repair or replacing.
Rather than going through a new ironing board every few months, replacing the cover will return it to it's original glory and allow you the choice of fabric so you don't have to resort to any haus frau prints that they always seem to come in. Make a rice pillow for your Valentine - wise craft. Updated 10/1/12- I have revised this pattern and reposted the how to here. As a family, we kind of obsessively like our rice pillows and firmly believe it's one of those small things that greatly improve our quality of life. The giving of something like this is a large gesture on our part, a bit of a warm hug really.
Part of our nighttime ritual is to pop one in the microwave, heat it up, and wrap it around cold feet, lay on an upset tummy, or just snuggle with it when its cold and pouring rain outside. I made Emma a new one, from a sweet floral sheet Sally gave me. These are so quick and satisfying to make, think of it as one of those quilts you haven't had the time or courage to jump into just yet. How to Make Bias Tape (Without a Bias Tape Maker) » Patchwork Underground. Bias Tape: How To Make It & Attach It. One trim you'll use a lot of in home dec sewing is bias tape. But how did it get that name? When I hear the word "bias," I tend to think of Olympic figure skating judges. If you go look it up in dictionary, you'll see that the first definition is "an oblique or diagonal line.
" (Figure skating is never mentioned.) It makes sense then that bias tape is a strip of fabric that's been cut at a 45˚ angle to the weave or grain. Creative Thursday: I did it ~ fabric is finally here! I don't know why it has taken me so long to add fabric to my shop?
I think that artists who are used to selling their work primarily as originals and prints, have to feel ready to release their art in this kind of format. As I said in my marketing email that I sent out earlier this morning, it makes sense really that someone as passionate as I am about encouraging others to be creative would design a product that people can be creative with. Now it's here! Just a taste of what's to come. These first four designs I have added to the shop are digitally printed by Spoonflower and will be sold exclusively in my online shop.
Cannot wait to see what you all will be creating! Stop staring and start sewing! My bedroom re-do project has finally tipped into the "mostly finished" category and I couldn't be happier (well, I would be happier if it were in the "done" category but I'll take it...). We finished our headboard and the final product is everything I'd hoped for.
I've been pinning "padded, framed headboards" on Pinterest, trying to find the right inspiration. I wanted something that was padded, tufted, and a little bit over-the-top without being too fancy schmancy. Mission accomplished. Stop staring and start sewing!: Your Christmas gift from me...an apron ... Apron in an Hour tutorial. Well last year I gave my fabulous readers (that means you!) A cookie recipe as my gift (pretty picture of the cookies here at Heather's blog). And since I've received so many requests for a pattern of the apron from my previous post, I've decided to make this tutorial my gift to you. And you still have plenty of time to use it for some impressive gift giving! Sew Mama Sew! Maryy. Fabric - Discount Fabric - Apparel Fabric - Home Decor Fabric - Quilting Fabric - Save up to 70% - Fabric.com.
Colette Patterns. Thelongthread's Top 100 Tutorials of 2008. Here are the Top 100 Tutorials of 2008 as impressively compiled and posted on thelongthread’s blog. Happy New Year! Here’s a list of free tutorials and craft projects from 2008 to inspire you to create something in 2009. Projects pictured above noted with asterisks in the list below. I’ve sorted the tutorials by category to help make some sense of this list, but otherwise they are in no particular order. Thelongthread's Top 100 Tutorials of 2008. Vintage Sewing Patterns.
StitchCraft » Blog Archive » Fuse & Trace Your Patterns! Fuse & Trace Your Patterns! , originally uploaded by queen puff puff. I don’t know a single person that likes patterns printed on tissue paper. My favorite patterns are printed on stiffer bond paper or even tag board. Sewing Patterns Vintage Out of Print Retro,Over 7000 ,Vogue Simplicity McCall's - Vogue 8937 Retro 1950's Shirtdress Dress.
Advance. Sewing Patterns, Projects, Skills, Tutorials – For People Who Sew. Mending On the Go Kit. Napkin set tutorial. Kenmore Parts. Wiki how - sewing machine. Edit Article Learning the Parts of a Sewing MachineSetting Up your Sewing MachineSewing With Your Machine Edited by Yolanda Boyle, Syndi B, Patricia Zeve, Amanda and 47 others Sewing machines can look frighteningly complex to those of us who don't know how to use them. However, don't let the fear of an unknown machine and skill set keep you from creating glorious textile wonders!
Sewing Supplies sold Worldwide! Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog " " Sewing for the Home ~ Quilted Patchwork Hot Pads. 1. With a 1/2″ seam, sew scraps together randomly along their 2.5″ edge. Make a total of 5 scrap strips 18″ long and 2.5″ wide. Press open all seams. 1 hour bag- tutorial. Reversible Shoulder Bag Tutorial. Square(ish) Bottomed Hobo Lunchbag Tutorial. Necessity being the mother of invention, I first made this bag because I wanted something that would have all the features of a plastic bag, except I wouldn’t want to throw it out. The features I really wanted were: ability to hold a square container in an upright position, tie-able, light, washable and squishable.
Also cute. And so the Square(ish) Bottomed Hobo Lunchbag was born. Lansing Clippers ASG - Home. Sewing shut hems and facings (part 5 of better cuffs and bands). Includes 4 illustrations--click any illustration to enlarge Today's post is about sewing shut a hem or facing: it is part 5 of the series "better cuffs and bands. " After the last post in this series (about knitting shut hems and facings) you may wonder why, if it is possible to KNIT shut a hem, a knitter would want to SEW shut a hem. Knit Fabrics: Types and How to Sew Them. 25 Wonderful Ways to Recycle Your Old Denim Jeans. Fabric Care Instructions - Calico Corners. 9 Hemming Stitches & Methods: {Sewing Reference.
Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing.