Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Moda Bake Shop - Cherry Bar Tablerunner



Mode Bake Shop has a nice modern tablerunner tutorial

Monday, 11 January 2010

Crazy Nine Patch


Jenny over at Allsorts has a tutorial showing how to make a crazy nine patch block. Very effective and simple and would make up a quilt fairly quickly.

Christmas Card


Okay its a bit late for Christmas cards but if you want to start getting ready for this year The Confessions of a Sewing Dork has a really simple and effective handmade Christmas card to whip up....you could easily have a heap of these ready for December. Don't you just love her catchy blog name!

The Mandy Bag


Tracy from Mad Quilter has a heap of tutorials and patterns on her side bar but take a look at this cute Mandy bag. She has mad this with a pocket to fit her i-phone in it.

Babushka Doll


Tracy from Mad Quilter has a cute little Babushka doll pattern she is sharing with us.

Messenger Bag from Cargo Pants Tutorial


Noodlehead has a tutorial on making a messenger bag from an old pair of cargo pants, could use jeans as well I think and with some funky material for the lining etc would look great.

Moda Bake Shop -Vernas Flower Quilt


Moda Bake Shop has a tutorial for a really pretty quilt

Sunday, 10 January 2010

Christmas Row by Row


Fat Cat Patterns are having a row row by Christmas quilt BOM. Very cute indeed. Staring now in January and finishing up in August. January is up now until the next block goes up on the 1st of February.

Snowbound from Bunny Hill Designs


On the 5th of each month, for 12 months, you'll find a new quilt block over at Bunny Hill Designs. At the end of 12 months you can stitch them all together to have a winter quilt in time for Christmas!

Wire Edged Fabric Flowers Turorial


Polka Dot Pineapple has a tutorial on making wire edged flowers out of scraps of leftover material could look great with some funky colours all mixed together. Arlette has a heap of other tutorials to check out too.

Funky Drink Coaster Tutorial



ReannaLily Designs has a nice easy drink coaster tutorial with a fussy cut circle in the middle of the coaster.

Puffy Pouch Tutorial


Pink Penguin has a tutorial for the above Puffy Pouch, one made with a flex frame and one with velcro for the opening

Saturday, 9 January 2010

Audries Scrappy Patchwork Sewing Machine Cover

Sew Inspired blog has Audrie from Blueisblue as a guest blogger and she has done a super easy tutorial for a sewing machine cover using up scraps of material. 

Quick Quilts have some freebies over on their site. I love this Partridge in a Pear Tree applique they are sharing with us.

Wednesday, 6 January 2010

Simple Rails Quilt


Marilyn and Robin over at Two Wacky Women have a nice easy peasy quilt to whip up called Simple Rails. Marilyn explains more about it on her blog Marilyn's Maze. Go grab the pattern and make up a few....they have made it to use 3 different yards of fabric for the top which makes things nice and simple....right up my alley.

Fabric Flower


Woman's Day has a tutorial on how to make this cute fabric flower...it could be used for lots of things....on your handbags, hair ties, hair bands, as a hanging ornament....probably lots more uses than that too.

Friday, 1 January 2010

Cloth dolls

Clothmatters has a few different free arty cloth doll patterns. Take a look if you are an artsy cloth doll maker. There is a fairy, bee, cat and duck pattern there.

Thursday, 31 December 2009

2010 Calender


I have seen this saying and love it...what a great calender and you can download it over at Living Locurto.

Connecting Quilt As You Go Blocks

I must admit to be slack when it comes to the quilting stage. I get the top done and then I stop. I don't have a big long arm machine and find it so hard to quilt on my domestic machine. I know people do it....but I only seem to be able to stitch in the ditch. Anyway...I just came across this tutorial explaining how to join your quilted blocks together which made it seem so easy. Take a look at what Leah Day has to say about joining them.

Wednesday, 30 December 2009

Modern Garden Quilt using charm squares


Tea Rose has a lovely Modern Garden Quilt tutorial using charm squares. Looks easy enough to whip up and lovely and modern and fresh. Sachiko also has a nice easy nine patch quilt you can use your scrappy fabrics or scrappy strips up on.

Wednesday, 23 December 2009

Classic Apron

Well the season for cooking is with us and I just came across the Michael Miller Making it Fun blog with a pattern for the classic apron....nice and simple too. Take a look though as there are a heap of patterns on the sidebar over there.

Friday, 18 December 2009

Garland of Nesting Dolls


Krista from Look Ma No Patterns has a really sweet garland of nesting dolls she is sharing with us. These would be nice on their own for a Christmas tree ornie too.

She also has a Christmas Stocking, apron made from tea towels and other tutorials she is sharing with us.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Birdie Ornament - Paper


Living the Swell Life have a super simple birdie ornament to make using paper and modge podge.

Christmas Ornaments


Lola Again has a super simple Christmas Ornament tutorial made from a Styrofoam ball and sequins...these would be nice and easy to whip up.

Over at Write It Down there is another tutorial of Jana's aka Lola for some button wreaths....these look really simple and easy to make up too.


Quilted Christmas Ornament Tutorial



Susan at Hanging On by a Needle and Thread has posted this great video tutorial for a Christmas Ornament using a Styrofoam ball and some pins and fabric, I thought it was really lovely.


Edit:  Link to original video on You Tube  angiejanca

Felt Ornament Tutorial






Betz white  has a tutorial for this felt ornament - something quite different - she calls it a "felt snowflake" 

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Eaten Gingerbread Man Ornament


Elsie Marley had a really cute half eaten gingerbread man pattern to make for the Christmas tree....don't you just love it.

Give A Hoot Owl


Juicy Bits is sharing her owl tutorial.....gotta love these owls.

Christmas themed apron


Dawnie from Itching for Stitching has an easy tutorial to make an apron using three brought tea towels....and being the right season it is Christmas themed tea towels. But of course you can use any theme tea towel you wish.

Tuesday, 15 December 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, 14 December 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.

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.

Friday, 11 December 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, 9 December 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.

Owl Pencil Holder


A quick easy way to decorate a plain pencil holder...and what better way then with an owl. Better Homes and Garden have the pattern here.

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, 5 December 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, 2 December 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, 1 December 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.

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