Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Lolly Chops Owl


Lolly Chops is in on the owl frenzie and has a cute little owl you could use them as she has to make a brooch or just hang them as an ornament.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Yo Yo top tape measure cover


Okay this is a must try. This tape measure cover is a cutie with the yo yo top.

Scrap X Quilt


Happy Things has a tutorial showing how she uses scrap strips to make a nifty looking X block quilt.

Bug Softie


Rebecca from Blinking Flights has a bug softie pattern that would be a nice and easy softie to whip up for the kids for Christmas pressies. I think these are really cute for the littlies.

Penguin Ornament


This is the cutest penguin ornament over at Belle Epoque's. Now I am an owl lover but I think penguins have to come very close second.

Bias Tape Tote

Belle Epoque have a tutorial for a Bias Tape Tote that looks easy enough to make up. I probably would make my own bias binding though and make it a bit thicker.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Joyful Angel Pattern



Patti Culea has this wee angel ornament pattern as a free pdf  

Friday, December 11, 2009

Folded Heart Ornament


Angelika has a tutorial for a folded heart ornament...a nice easy effective way to make a heart shaped ornament. It is in German but with Google Translate there is no problem understanding it.

Holiday Dove Stitchery


Bird Brain Designs as another stitchery for Christmas called Holiday Dove. A lovely little stitchery that can be used on lots of things.

Tooth Fairy Pillow


mmmcrafts has such a cute tooth fairy pillow that she is sharing with us. What a lovely pillow for your children to save their "tooty pegs" in...for the little boys there is the Tooth Officer.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

ipod holder


Better Homes and Gardens have a pattern to make an ipod holder/case. It has a loop on the back you can attach a metal dog clip to hang it off your bag, belt or pocket.

Chickens in the Coop


Better Homes and Gardens have a cute chicken quilt called Chickens in the Coop....could use it on the table or as a wall hanging.

Fleece Toys


Better Homes and Gardens have some cute fleece soft toy patterns to grab here.

Charm Square Drawstring Bag


Chimera Threads is sharing a patchwork bag pattern. She uses charm squares to make this up.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Recycled Crayons


Mama's Little Monkeys has a nifty idea to recycle crayons. Great idea for all those little bits of left over crayons.

Going Batty


OMG how cute is this sock bat over at Heather Bailey's....why didn't I find this sooner for Halloween....but hey, its too cute just for Halloween anyway.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Playing with Colours using Crayons


Mrs Moen has a tutorial showing how she uses crayons to colour in your stitcheries.

Paper Pieced Santa Ornament


Pinwheel Ponders had a great paper pieced Santa ornie to share with us. Gosh there are so many things around blogland I will never ever have enough years in my life time to do them all...but once again, this is another on my list....lol....drop over to my Sew Prim Khris blog and have a look at ones I whipped up...they really are easy and fun to make.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Crazy Christmas Quilt


Piece N Quilt have a tutorial for a simple charm square Crazy Christmas quilt I really like.....gosh, I really need to make another quilt...one day. There are a heap of other tutorials over there I like too...like the Figgy Christmas quilt....very nice indeed.

Christmas Tree Napkins


Christmas tree napkins are a great idea to decorate your table for Christmas this year. Drop over to Craft Sanity and check these out.

Elf Softie


Make Baby Stuff has a tutorial for a cute little Elf softie. I think this is a real cutie for the babies and kids.

Folder Star Patchwork


Jennifer from Bronze Wombat has an amazing folded star patchwork tutorial. You could use this as a trivet, pot holder, coaster or centre piece. Something I will have to try at some stage.

Hexagon patterns


Kiwi Quilts has some great ideas using hexagons. I really like the hexagon star ornament, but take a look and see the other great freebies she has.

Fabric bowl


Poppy Lane has a very easy fabric bowl to make. Would be cute in Christmas colours with some candy bonbons in it.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Scrap Ribbon Wallet


Lil Blue Boo has a cute tutorial for a Scrap Ribbon Wallet...you can use up all those left over ribbons that are too small for much else.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Whoo's Sleepy Travel Pillow


Robert Kaufmann have the cutest pillow with what else but an owl on it....so cute!!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Sewing Box


Nicole from Nickels Pickles has a fabric sewing box tutorial to take a look at. It is in German but she has an English PDF to download for us non German speaking people. Thanks Nicole!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Village Tablerunner


Mrs Moen has a tutorial to make a lovely village table-runner. I really like this and love the effect of the black fabric with white spots she has used to get a snowy look.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Oilcloth Lunchbag


Martha Stewart has a free pattern to make an oilcloth lunch bag. This is what I am planning on making very soon.

Pillowcase Dress


What a clever idea Refashion has come up with to whip up an easy dress for a little girl. She has used a pillowcase to make this lovely little dress. Of course you could just use fabric too but there are so many cute pillowcases that are fairly cheap to buy that it would make a nice cheap dress too.

Chicken Pincushion


Quilting Works has a pattern for a chicken pincushion. I know we have probably seen these around before but until I got one similar sent to me by my friend Marilyn I dint realise how cute they really were...take a look at mine here.

Sewing Purse


Living Creatively has this cute little purse to keep your sewing bits and bobs in....I think I would use for money purse though too.

Studio efabrics had got a great range of free patterns....a couple of nice hand bags that I really like, quilts, pincushions and other goodies to try your hand at.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Flower Shower Quilt by Michael Miller


Flower Shower from Michael Miller Fabrics....this is nice and funky. There are a heap of nice ones on the main pattern page here.

13 Owls by Michael Miller Fabrics


Michael Miller have a free owl quilt pattern called 13 Owls for all the owl lovers.

Applique and Stitchery patterns


Sibling Craftery has a heap of patterns to use for applique or stitchery. Some cute birds, animals, bugs, Christmas themes and lots more there.

Large Patchwork Bag


All People Quilt have also got a great pattern for a Large Patchwork Bag. Love the fabrics they have used on this bag.

Quilted Tote Bag


All People Quilt have a nice quilted tote bag pattern. I like this one because its a bit different in shape and looks firm and stands nicely on its own.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Moda Bake Shop - Personalised Pillow


The Moda Bake Shop has a cute tutorial to make a personalised pillow. I actually really love this fabric range. It is so sweet.

Cat Toy Plushies♠


Fantastic Toys Blog has a cut tutorial for Cat Toy Plushies....but I myself wouldn't give them to the cat to play with....they are just too cute. A fish, bird and mouse.

Felt Christmas Ornaments


Fantastic Toys blog has a cute pattern for felt Christmas ornaments that would be easy to sew by hand or machine.

Little Bag of Secrets


Penelope Waits has a simple way to make a little drawstring bag she calls her Little Bag of Secrets.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Zig Zag Pillow


Day 4 for the Christmas Blog Hop is with Pat Sloan who has created a lovely Zig Zap Pillow.....I am liking all these ladies creations so far.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Crazy Four Patch



Allison from Strandz has a quick quilt to whip up called Crazy Four Patch. I think this would be easy enough to get done without too my drama for even me...LOL...she also has another quilt that looks very effective and yet again easy enough for me to whip up called Whirligigs or Wonky Pinwheels....thanks for sharing with us Allison.

Molten Mugs


Day 3 of the Christmas Blog Hop is Terry Atkinson who has a cute tutorial for "Molten Chocolate Cake Mug" which is a gooey chocolate cake that bakes right in the mug! You'll make a super simple bag and fill it with the dry ingredients for the cake. Terry has supplied details for a tag with the baking instructions to put into the mug so your receiver can bake the cake.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Bulb-a-licous table mat


The second day for the Blog Hop brings a really cute table mat by Sandy Gervais over at Pieces From My Heart. I really love her stuff. And when you go over to her blog take a look at the OWL. OMG I need one of those....just gorgeous.

Prim Printables and more


Life in the Craft Lane with Mandie has a terrific selection of free graphics to print tags etc. She also has prim backgrounds, headers and buttons.

Sweet Trimmings


Gudrun has a quilt as you go Christmas Tree wall hanging tutorial up for grabs. I really think this would be nice to whip up for Christmas. Another must do I think. This is the first in a series of daily freebies called 12 Days of Christmas from different blogs. Take a look at Creative Studio.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Oh-Oh the Owl


One Red Robin has a cute Owl to make for that special Owl Lover....and oohhh so cute.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Scrappy Quilt


Scatter Sunshine Scrappy Quilt is a lovely easy scrappy quilt to put together using up all those scraps we seem to keep for that "one day" project. Thanks to Brown Paper Packages blogspot for sharing.

Sweet Sixteen Charm Square Tote Bag


Sweet Sixteen can be found over at Popular Patchwork....it is made from charm squares..you can alter the size of the charm squares to make the bag smaller or larger.

Diaper Bag or in Aussie talk Nappy Bag


CoCoJ Designs has a terrific diaper bag tutorial girls. What a lovely diaper bag this is with a ruffle at the top...makes it look much better than just for diapers...lol... or as us Aussiesjavascript:void(0) call them "nappies".

Simple Sewing Companion


Popular Patchwork has a nice sewing kit called the Simple Sewing Companion.

Primitive Sampler Stitchery

Primitives By The Light of the Moon have primitive sampler stitchery to sew using any of your favourite stitching methods.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009


Moda Bake Shop has a new bag up that I really like. Its called the Boutique Shopper. Its using the Moda Layer Cakes but you could just cut the blocks 10" square.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Blog Backgrounds

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Halloween printables


Tricia-Rennea has some cute Halloween themed printables to download. I love her colouring pages but I would use them for stitcheries...very cute...take a look.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Simple Circle Quilt


Make It has a simple Circle Quilt tutorial to create a really effective quilt. I always avoid patchwork circles but this is easy and effective.

Seven Shirts and Seven Steps Quilt


Nancy-Rose has a tutorial showing us how to make a scrappy quilt with snowball blocks and nine patch blocks to use up all those old shirts you have or find at the op shop. What a nifty idea Nancy-Rose. Thanks for the great tutorial.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Tote and Mini Coin Quilt


Moda Bakeshop has a really cute tote with pockets all the way around it and a cute little coin quilt to go with it. I love this tote though.

Lucille Picnic Bag


You will find a different style of picnic bag over at SewTakeAHike. I really like this idea for a completely different style of carry bag for all your picnic goodies.

Button Ornaments


Some more cute ways to use up those odd buttons can be found over at Martha Stewarts.

Buttons Wreath Christmas Ornament



This button wreath is another cute way to use up all those odd buttons and something the kids can make.

Fingertip Oven Mitts


Shirley from Bits and Pieces has a nice easy tutorial to make some fingertip oven mitts. Go take a look. I like this idea...not too big and bulky for me.

Pussycat Stitchery


Warm Heat has a cute stitchery called Pussycat Pussycat Where Have You Been to grab. How cute!!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Button Bracelets


What a cute idea for the girls to make bracelets with all those hundreds of buttons I seem to be accumulating. I can never find a pair out of them....so this is a great idea that Indigo Blue has. I know its nothing new and I have seen them before, but I needed reminding.

Roses for an Angel pincushion and needlecase


The Quilted Crow Girls has a lovely felt pincushion and needlecase that opens out into the shape of a butterfly.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Blog Backgrounds

Gosh I spent ages looking for a Birthday background....how hard could it be? Very hard it seems...lol...truly, I didn't think I would find one. But, finally I found one. Yes just one at Scrap E-Blog.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Bunny Bag


Amy over at During Quiet Time also has a cute Bunny Bag pattern to whip up. Thanks Amy for sharing your patterns with us.

Crayon Apron


Now this has to be a must for your budding artist. Amy from During Quite Time has instructions on how to make this. This crayon apron would be a terrific gift for your little girl who loves to draw.

Scrappy Armrest Tutoral


Amy from During Quiet Time has a great tutorial using selvages edges to make a scrappy armrest for us sewers/crafters....ohhh boy I can't wait to try this one. I have been saving my selvage edges for something and I think this is it.

Pegasus


Sharon has an amazing freebie over at House of Pugish.....a brilliant Unicorn pattern. You have to snap this one up if you are into this kind of thing. Please don't forget to leave a comment and say thank you to the people who share their patterns with us.

Stitchery - Seasons Greetings


Cheryl Goss has given us a lovely stitchery wall hanging called Seasons Greetings. Thanks for sharing with us all Cheryl.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Christmas Clipart


Karen's Whimsy has some really lovely Christmas clipart along with a lot of other clipart to use for your projects.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Make your own Victorian Ornament


Print off these cute Victorian Lady Ornaments and then dress the in your favourite laces, ribbons and trims to suit your tastes.

Christmas Gift Tags


You can print off some vintage Christmas tags here for all those lovely pressies that are going to be wrapped and left under the Christmas tree.....or hey, why leave them under the tree, just send them to me....lol



There are some other style of Christmas tags to print off here, here, and here too.

Stocking


The cutest little knitted Christmas stocking pattern can be found over at Little Cotton Rabbits....she has a lot more over there too so take a look around.