Thinking Cap With Working Light. My oldest son just started kindergarten and really loves it. Everyday he tells me that everything is so much fun but when I ask him what he actually did he says he can’t remember. At least I’m getting a positive reaction! Although he likes it he is still trying to figure the whole thing out – I think! I vividly remember my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Wilson, reminding us to put on our ‘thinking caps’ if we couldn’t remember something. I thought I might try the same tactic on my son so one day when he said he couldn’t remember what he did I said, “You should put on your ‘thinking cap’ and maybe you will remember!” I didn’t exactly get the response that I was hoping for…..he very effectively stated the obvious and said, “I don’t have one Mommy.” And so the thinking cap project began. Supplies: Felt – I used scraps but if you are purchasing you will need approximately ¼ yard of the cap color and random sheets of colored felt. ***This would make the great start of a Halloween costume.
Jersey Yarn Rug / Home Decor. I was excited by the challenge to use nothing but a pair of my favorite orange handled scissors for this project. I knew immediately that I wanted to use them to cut lengths of t-shirt weight jersey knit to make my own balls of yarn as I have been wanting to start on a large scale crochet project for a while. Having been inspired by some lovely area rugs online and in stores, but knowing that purchasing enough yarn to complete such a project would be cost prohibitive, I decided to make my own! I bought several yards of jersey knit from the fabric store.
Jersey knit can be bought at a very reasonable price if you shop around. To cut the fabric into yarn, it is necessary to have a pair of long, sharp scissors. I began by folding my fabric in half over my cutting table and starting at the raw edges, cut across the fabric towards the folded edge about 1” in from the bottom. I then rolled the yarn into a ball and repeated the process for the remaining yardage. Crochet hook N (9.00mm) Ch 5. Raised fishbone stitch. Cloth Stitched.
Learn How to Sew a Giraffe Doll at WomansDay.com - Free Craft Ideas. Project excerpted from More Softies Only a Mother Could Love: 22 Hapless but Lovable Friends to Sew and Crochet I based this giraffe pattern on a collage I made out of vintage paper. After being inspired by other "giraffe makers,” I decided to turn the design into a three-dimensional toy. This is the result. Finished size: 25 cm × 10 cm (10 in × 4 in) Tools • Tracing paper • Fabric marker • Scissors • Pins • Sewing needle • Sewing machine • Stuffing stick (or chopstick) materials • Body fabric – a 30 cm × 40 cm (12 in × 16 in) piece of patterned fabric for the body, and a 20 cm × 25 cm (8 in × 10 in) piece of the same fabric for the gusset and ears Template Softies Giraffe Cut-Out Pattern Template Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Courtesy of More Softies Only a Mother Could Love - available at Amazon.com.
Nine Patch Lattice Quilt Pattern. This is a super-simple nine-patch baby quilt (38" x 53") that you can make with 9 fat quarters and 2-5/8 yards of a neutral solid background fabric for both the front and back. I used Kona Coal for the background solid and Kona Grass Green for the binding. The quilt back is a little quieter, and features four "floating" blocks. If you would like to make one, you can download the pattern right here! Download Nine-Patch Lattice Quilt Here is a peek at the 9 fat quarters I used for this project. I love the combination of gray and citrusy greens! Blossoms Baby Quilt. I love this quilt. I was trying to figure out what to do with a charm pack I bought of this blossom fabric, which is like my absolute favorite. (I made a full size huge quilt out of this that's being quilted in Poulsbo) Charm packs are pre cut 5"squares, a piece from each fabric in the designers line, which I also love being able to see ALL the fabrics!
I wasn't quite sure what to do with them, but I got his great idea here, and it turned out quite cute! Stitched in Color: *Inspiration* Value Quilts. Today I discovered a common thread. I've been loving quilts with a certain look... lots of color, contrast and an emerging design. Turns out I love value quilts. A value quilt is a design that plays on value - the lightness or darkness of a fabric, regardless of color. Here's one of my favorite examples. Her quilt reminds me of my Colorbrick Quilt. I've also seen some beautiful value quilts that use color and value. And here's a simple squares quilt, using half square triangles. Here are a few more value quilts where color is central to the design. If you're feeling the value quilt love, you should check out the Sew Katie Did tutorial. Yes, I do. The world's best sewing tutorials in no particular order.
Alina's Adventures sew everything A P indicates a printable tutorial or pdf pattern. An F indicates a personal favorite. PET CARECatnip fish toy (Martha Stewart)Clothespin apron (Pick Up Some Creativity)Cool and cozy pet bed (Sew4Home)Country gent dog coat with pattern (Craftzine)Collapsible travel dish (Craft Stylish)Color spectrum pet bed (Design Sponge)Custom-fit doggy coat (Pretty Little Things)Dog leash (The Purl Bee)Embellished doggy sweater (Miss Lovie)Fabric dog coat pattern (Cut Out & Keep) PFabric pet bed (Inspiration & Realization)Fabric pup tent (CasaSugar)Family connection writing center (Craftzine)Fleece dog bed (Dog Under My Bed)Pet pouches (The B Line)Sweater dog toys (Craft Stylish)Squeaky doggie bone (Laura Griffin)Water resistant doggy coats (Martha Stewart) FOR THINGS WITH TWO WHEELSBicycle bucket (Noodlehead)Bicycle frame lunch bag (Evil Mad Scientist)Bike seat cover (thimble)Good old bike seat cover (Pickles) Key wristlet (Chickpea Sewing Studio) Tweet This!
Comments. Tutorials. Tutorials. Ladies Who Lunch. All my closest friends know that I (Chanel) am forever on the search for the perfect, chic lunch box. And believe it or not, a lot of the prettiest and well-designed carriers out there are super expensive. So with this personal challenge in mind and with Picnic Week in the air, I was inspired to create my very own reusable lunch bag. Taking my pattern directly from the handy-dandy, classic paper lunch sacks that I predict will be around forever and ever, I put together this canvas version that’s reusable, washable and most of all, super pretty. There was a lot of hand-stitiching involved, but it wasn’t difficult at all and I’m head-over-heels in love with the final product.
Keep reading for instructions, and I’d love to know how you all transport food around stylishly! Canvaslunch sackpencil or fabric chalkstitching awlwaxed thread (I got this great multicolored spool at Tandy)2 needlesscissorsmatches or a lighter 1. 6. *photos by Camille. Joining Yarn - Russian Join - Knitting Community. This is an easy join and works well on those yarns that cannot be felted. It requires a yarn needle. It can make things easier if you use a small needle and break the yarn end instead of cutting it. When you break the yarn, the tapered end it creates allows the tail to pass more smoothly through the shaft of the yarn. First, thread one of your yarn ends on a yarn needle. Insert the needle back into the strand of yarn and draw it through about two inches worth (depending on how slippery the yarn is you can increase or decrease this measurement), making sure to keep it inside the wound plies. Pull the needle and yarn tail out along the strand of yarn, leaving a loop at the end.
Thread the other piece of yarn on the needle and pass it through the loop you created with the first length of yarn. Run this yarn back along itself as you did with the first. Tug on the yarn ends to tighten the loops. Trim the remaining excess yarn. How to Cable Without a Cable Needle. November 7th, 2011 by Jess Now that you’ve learned to use a cable needle, what do you do if you want to start a cabled project and don’t have a cable needle on hand?
Don’t fret; you can cross your stitches without using a separate needle! Here’s how to do it. Now, a few notes on this technique. Lion Brand Yarn. Knitted wreath - cocoknits by julie weisenberger. How To Insert Thrums: Knitting. Piano Keys Quilt Border Pattern" The Piano Keys Quilt Border Pattern makes a delightful quilt border that will surround your quilt with vibrant, playful contrast. Download the Piano Keys Quilt Border Pattern as a PDF to print out the pattern. You'll need to enlarge the quilt block at 125%. Quilt Borders Image Gallery To make the Piano Keys Quilt Border Pattern: Corner square: Sew A to A, then stitch B to side of AA. Use this border on your favorite quilt pattern from the Quilt Patterns page. Not what you're looking for? Find a quilt you love on our Quilt Designs page.Flip through our Quilt Blocks to find one for your next quilting project.Learn How to Quilt or brush up on the basics with our refresher course.
Knitting | Entrelac Pattern. When I first saw this pattern…. wow, this woven knit strips pattern is so beautiful!!! I definitely want to make this, but how? Thanks to the modern technology of internet, I searched through the web and found some videos that taught about it. I like Planet Purl’s video the most, not only that it is easy to understand, Beth Moriarty has every stitch covered and explained. I am able to cast on and start knitting after the first or 2nd views of the video tutorial. Please stay tuned to see what will this piece of entrelac knit turn into…. I can foresee something sweet is on its way to Craft Passion pattern & tutorial There are 6 parts of video tutorial to complete the entrelac knitting pattern, go through each of them and you will be able to do the same.
I am not a proclaimed professional in knitting, but I have the passion to create something out of the needles and yarns. So, you think it is a real woven knit strips? [update: I made this into an Entrelac Messenger Bag]