V and co tutorials

Quick fix grocery bag We had grapes this weekend. So? They were really good. Seedless white grapes and they came in one of those plastic bags, with cuts all over to make it stretchy. Hours after we had the grapes, while in the kitchen, my eye fell upon the plastic bag again.

One Piece at a Time: Piecing Tips and Tricks Before we get started here I just want to point you to two really great videos that will really help with your pieced blocks. THIS lovely lady is Beth Hayes, Editor-In-Chief of McCall’s Quilting (i.e. my boss, the best boss ever). She has done this really great video on pressing for our website that you can have a look at here: mccallsquilting.com/mccallsquilting/articles/pressing And THIS lovely lady is Kathy Patterson, Senior Editor of McCall’s Quilting.

DIY Wedding Ideas and Tutorials DIY Wedding Ideas and Tutorials Posted on August 11, 2009 by Christina If you are looking for DIY wedding ideas and tutorials, you have come to the right place! Tutorial: Patchwork Wristlet Thank you to many of you who requesteda tutorial on this pouch. This wristlet,measuring approximately 6 3/4" x 5",has some fun features including three insidepockets for cards and a chap stick and a littleloop outside the pouch that holds a key chain.I have been making tons of these pouches justbecause this project is simple, easy, quick, fun,and quite addictive, so I hope you enjoy this tutorial. We start off with twenty four 2 1/4" squares. Mini Quilt of the Month- February: Liberty of London Tana Lawn Cicular Applique For our February Mini Quilt of the Month we decided to venture into the world of circles. So often in quilts straight lines and right angles dictate our designs since they seem more approachable, but with this super simple technique of appliqueing circles, the possibilities are endless! Inspired by the design of our Liberty Swatch Portrait Wall which greets our customers as they arrive in our Soho shop, we used the wonderfully soft and cheerful Liberty of London Tana Lawn in a rainbow of colors. We love the whimsical charm of these colorful circles floating on a soft white background. One can easily get lost in the enchanting designs and exquisitley detailed printing of Liberty of London's Tana Lawn, and its colors, especially when viewed in a rainbow spectrum, are so rich and saturated. This quilt is the perfect way to use small amounts of precious Tana Lawn to make a big impact.

Project I think a lot of us have a contrarian streak - a tendency to resist things that are popular, and especially things that cross the line from popular into ubiquitous. One night in December, Allen and I were driving to a barbecue place for dinner, and we passed a lot of houses decorated with white Christmas lights, and a few with colored Christmas lights, but only a couple with icicle lights - the ones that were so rampant for the last ten years or so. Not the molded plastic ones that are actually shaped like icicles, but the light strings that have smaller little strings hanging off of them. I said to Allen, "Do you think, now that those icicle lights aren't so popular anymore, they're okay for us to start using?" Allen was shocked.

gathered clutch tutorial A huge thanks to Dana and Disney for doing such a great job of rounding up all sorts of wonderful mother's day projects! Materials needed: 1/4 yard each of three coordinating fabrics (you'll definitely have scraps leftover)8" zipper (you can always purchase a longer zipper and shorten it, just follow the directions on the packagescraps of medium weight fusible interfacingCutting the pieces: For the main exterior, cut two pieces, one 5.5" tall by 9" wide, and one 5.5" tall by 13" wide (this will be the gathered front) Pieces of medium weight fusible interfacing for exterior pieces of clutch: (2) 5.5" tall by 9" wide For the front band, cut one piece 4" tall by 9" wide. Seriously, the most time consuming part for me is always picking out my fabrics and cutting them, the rest goes together pretty easy, so let's go! Take the front band piece and fold it in half the long way (right sides together) and sew together using a 1/2" seam allowance. Grab the 13" wide main exterior piece.

Sri Threads A Large 19th Century Silk Yogi: Phoenix, Paulownia and Tsutsugaki January 12, 2012 This voluminous beauty is an indigo dyed silk yogi which is dyed in the tsutsugaki method showing a rich and resplendent phoenix or hoo-oo hovering over a spray of paulownia leaves and flowers. The legendary phoenix is an import to Japan from China and it carries with it great symbolic significance. Taken from onmarkproductions.com is this succinct and vibrant description of the phoenix in China and Japan: In Japan, as earlier in China, the mythical Phoenix was adopted as a symbol of the imperial household, particularily the empress. Glamour and Grace Summer is here and there is not much better than a bright patterned beach wedding to get you in the summer mood! I absolutely love the centerpieces in this wedding! If you are looking for a budget-friendly, non-floral option for your day, this is definitely an idea to check out! Our wedding day was perfect! We wanted an outside wedding, but not a beach wedding, which is hard to come by when you’re getting married on the gulf coast of Florida.

Ipad Case Tutorial (For Personal Use Only) My husband and I are Mac fanatics, so when the Ipad first made its appearance I knew it was only a matter of time before it made its way into our home. The only problem… the cases are not my style. So I decided to make my own. Free Quilt Block Patterns - Block of the Month Pinwheel series Free Quilt Block Patterns (BOM) of the Month Series "Pinwheel Series" This series of BOMs focuses on Pinwheel blocks - 12 different The series is now complete with 12 Blocks total For each free Block of the Month in this series I post images of the quilt block, a free Paper Foundation Piecing pattern, and several varieties of quilt top layouts in color to give an idea of ways to use the block in quilts. Pinwheel blocks are very versatile and give much movement across a quilt. They also make wonderful smaller wall hangings, pillows, etc.

DIY Braided Fabric Headband « Poor & Pretty I have been making headbands like a maniac lately! A couple weeks ago, I posted a tutorial on how to make a yarn-wrapped headband, and before that I wrote a guest post for the Jennie Fresa Beauty Library on making bridal headbands. Today’s DIY is on braided fabric headbands, which I think are the easiest to make. Here it goes: You will need: A Tutorial AND a Giveaway!!!! Let me just say that writing up a sewing tutorial is quite the process! I've been at it since last night. This is my first time so maybe it gets easier. It's not formatted exactly as I would like but decided to leave it as is for the time being. Please let me know if something doesn't make sense or if you have suggestions as to how I can improve the tutorial. I would like to do more in the future so it is definitely a learning process for me.