Strip Pieced Pincushion

Kerry from Very Kerry Berry has a tutorial to make a strip pieced pincushion. Very cute indeed.

Lucky 888 - Crazy8 Winner

What a coincidence for the winner of the Crazy 8 Honey Bun and Turnover to be called "Lucky-1".

Can you believe it? Its kind of amazing that from 357 entries "Lucky-1" is actually somebody I know. "Lucky aka Leanne" really is a deserving winner as she would do anything for anybody and really is a lovely lady. I still cannot believe "Lucky" won!

Congratulations to you Lucky and a big thank you to all the lovely comments from all the lovely readers. Whether you follow this blog or not I appreciate your comments and friendships I have made along the way.

And.....because I love giving I am going to give away one of my own patterns to 8 more lucky people. You get to choose from my Sew Charmed Quilt pattern or my Sling Bag pattern. These will be emailed to you. If you wish to win one of my patterns please jump across to Sew Prim Khris and leave me a comment. I will draw this on the 17th of July seeing that 1 and 7 equals 8. Keeping in line with the lucky 8 theme.

Hugs to all, Khris

Handmade Covered Buttons

Michele from Michele Made Me has a great Tutorial up that could come in handy if you don't have the exact button you need for your craft project, using fabric from your project or a co-ordinating one you would easily be able to make your own. Check it out  here on Michele's blog.

888 Give Away Update

A quick update to let all our lovely blog friends know that I am away on a short trip and will have to draw the lucky 888 winner on my return to home on the 12 July. I am enjoying my short trip back home to Sunny Queensland and my home town with all my good friends. Thanks for being patient friends....Hugs Khris

888 - Lucky for somebody - Give Away

Today I noticed the Freebies for Crafters blog has 888 followers....woohooo...and the Chinese consider the number eight (8) lucky....and better still if you have more than one 8 you are even luckier. Soooo......I am going to give away one Moda Crazy 8 Turnover and a Moda Crazy 8 Honey Bun. Just leave me a message on this post and you will go in the drawing.

I will draw the lucky 888 winner on the 8th of July...good luck to all...hugs Khris

888 - Giveaway Update

Hi Everyone,

Khris has made a quick trip home to Queensland so she will now be drawing this on the 14th of July .......... Entries close on midnight of the 7th of July.

Sorry for the delay

Fruit of the Spirit BOM 2010

Some nice stitcheries that I thought you might be interested in, dont forget to check back each month.

Vintage Tea Cups and Flowers

Sues Tree House has some cute vintage stitcheries to share with everybody. Drop over and grab these cute tea cups and flowers.

Paula has some really cute drawings that you could use for lots of projects. Paula has used these for scrap-booking purposes but they could be used for stitcheries, redwork and embroideries.

Log Cabin Quilt-As-You-Go Quilt

Sew Take A Hike has a tutorial showing how to make a log cabin "quilt-as-you-go" quilt. I don't know how many times I have said I want to do a "quilt-at-you-go" quilt and this could be the one that makes me take the leap.

Wonky Log Cabin Block

John from Quilt Dad has a nice clear tutorial on how to make a wonky log cabin block. I always love the quilts I see around blogland using this block and would love to make a quilt one day.

Sew Along

Kelly is having a Sew Along using a charm pack and a bit of extra fabric....I must say I love using charm packs. Of course you can make your own charm packs by cutting out squares but I really love the ease of just buying a pack and having the variety they offer. Drop over to Kelly's blog and read what you will need to make a great set of bags and accessories. She has listed what you need to get together to start sewing along with her over the next eight weeks.

Pleated Handbag

Warehouse Fabric Inc has a tutorial for a pleated, lined handbag. Another nice bag to add to the list.

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Quilt Patterns

Kristin from Cute Quilt Patterns has two free quilt patterns on her site. Row Row Row Your Boat is a perfect boys quilt.

Vintage Sunbonnet Girls Stitcheries

CC over at Lace 'n' Ribbon Roses has some great vintage stitchery patterns she is sharing. Take a look at what she has on her blog.

Sewing Caddy Tutorial

Love this sewing caddy from Gina at ginabean handmade I think it would make a great gift, check out the pockets on the sides, fill it with a pattern and some fat quarters or maybe some sewing notions, a pretty length of lace and some buttons and you would make a Quilty/Crafting friend or swap buddy really happy.
Click here to grab the file.

Groovy Bird Embroidered Pillow

Ellie from Bustle and Sew is sharing her Groovy Bird Embroidered Pillow with us. Very pretty for all of you who love pretty things.

Retro Vintage Style Apron

Anybody who knows me knows I don't really like cooking....but I do think aprons are cute and would be a lovely accessory to hang in the kitchen even if it doesn't get use. Sew4home has free pattern to grab if you want to make this lovely apron up.

Pleated Pouch

Skip To My Lou has a cute pleated pouch she is sharing with us. Just another thing to add to the ever growing list....so skip across and take a look.

While you are there she has other tutorials but I noticed an apron that would be easy enough to whip up.

Gathered Clutch Tutorial

Noodlehead has a really nice Gathered Clutch Tutorial lots of pictures and it really is something a bit different.  I think I need one of these for sure.

Want to learn something new

Janet from JMD designs has shared a nice Needle Pad tute and has the instructions on how to do the Buttonhole Stitch with Picots that she has used on the design, might have to try this would look nice on felt pincushions as well.

There are also lots of other freebies here, on Janet's site, check out the fingerless gloves, I need to talk my sister into making me a pair of these for winter.

Mothers Day RedWork Floral Heart

Embroider a floral heart in RedWork and finish as a pretty pin cushion or sachet!

Click Here to download and don't forget to check out past free designs on the link on left.

Tote Bag Tutorial/Free PDF Pattern

I have just put up a tote bag tutorial/PDF free pattern on my Sew Prim Khris blog to download.

This tote bag is done slightly different to the standard tote where you make the outer bag and then the lining and pop one inside the other. You actually sew one lining to one outer fabric and then sew them all together after putting on pockets and handles.

Strawberry

Sandi from Embroideroo has a cute strawberry pincushion she is sharing with everybody. A heap of these in a bowl would be so cute.

Teddy

Prim Patterns 'n Handmade has a prim teddy pattern to grab. You don't have to make it prim of course. Looks like a versatile style of teddy to make using all sorts of fabrics. If the link doesn't work I noticed Denise has also another site with the free pattern called The Krazy Kraft Lady.

Stitcheries

Sue has quite a few stitcheries and other freebies she is sharing over at Free Stitchin' Patterns if you want to take a look there are things for Easter, Halloween and Christmas.

Tennessee Ridge Primitives Freebie

Tennessee Ridge Primitives have a new freebie up. She changes these regularly so you have to drop back for new ones. At the moment it is a great prim rabbit.

Moonchilds Primitives Freebie

Moonchilds Primitives have free patterns that she changes often so drop over and grab the current pattern. At the moment it is a nice prim round head butterfly doll.

Bunnies

Raggedy Old Annies has the cutest bunny pattern she is sharing with everybody. I think this is definitely another must do for me.

Prim Bunny

There is a free pattern on Flickr for a prim bunny...of course you don't have to make it prim if you don't wish to.

Trim it Tote

All People Quilt have a nice pattern for a tote called Trim it Tote. A clever way to make a plainer piece of fabric into a more interesting tote.

Cupcakes Mini Quilt

Who doesn't love cupcakes? These are the only cupcakes I will be sinking my mitts into at the moment. No calories in these ones. Grab the free pattern over here.

Whale Sofite

This cute whale pattern can be downloaded over at Sew News. Not sure if I would make it with my selvages but it what a cute softie

Owl Stitchery

You owl lovers have to get over to Stitchy Britches for the cutest owl stitchery.....I love it. This is not the version to download. You need to get over to Stitchy Britches to save it.

Another Fabric Flower Tutorial

Sew Ritzy has a pretty ritzy fabric flower tutorial over on her blog....another flower to add to the list girls.

Messenger/tote bag

This cute Messenger/Tote bag can be used for lots of things. Homespun have a bonus project designed by Kate Hampson and Jo Hercus that you can download.

Luscious Bow Tote Bag

Robert Kaufman have a free pattern called the Luscious Bow Tote. I like this but I myself don't do bows, so would omit the bow.

File Folder

Terrie over at Bits and Pieces has a tutorial to make a File Folder. Looks pretty nifty.

Value Quilt

Willy Nilly has a quilt tutorial called Value Quilts....using light, medium and dark shades of fabric to make up a nifty looking quilt using 6" squares. Great way to use up that stash.

Graphics

Mandie from Life in the Craft Lane has a heap of graphic freebies to grab.

Bluebird Sewing Caddy

Julia has a tutorial for a cute Sewing Caddy on her blog. It has a sweet bluebird stitchery on the front and perfect for your armchair.

Exploding Pineapple Block

Shirley has a tutorial for a cool looking block called the Exploding Pineapple block. Take a look. Not the traditional way to make a patchwork block but how cool....and it looks so easy.

Mushroom Pin Toppers

Krafty Panda has a tutorial to make mushroom pin toppers....looks pretty easy...well I am hoping so as they are cute and I haven't done this before but would like to give them a go.

Rolled Felt Pincushion

Lettie from Polka Dot Pineapple has an easy peasy pincushion to whip up. Take a look.

Stashmania bag

Confessions of a Sewing Addict has a tutorial for a lovely hand bag you can download in PDF form.

Owlivia

Sandy Gervais has got an owl freebie pattern over at the Moda Bakeshop to grab. I love the Frolic range of fabric and of cause this owl has to be a winner.

The Contented Quilter Stitchery

Caroline is having a free Block of the Month Stitchery over at The Contented Quilter.

Disappearing 4 Patch - or - 4 to 9 Patch Block

This is a really cool block. So easy and yet so effective. Thanks to Sew Wonderful for a great idea.

Stacked Coins Baby Quilt

CrazyMomQuilts has a tutorial over at the Moda Bakeshop called Stacked Coins Baby Quilt. I really like this simple effective use of charm squares.

Simple Hearts Tablerunner

Cottage Quilts has a free hearts table runner that is really nice and looks nice and easy to make up.