How-To: Moleskine Cover
Corinne of So September shares how to make simple fabric covers for your Moleskine notebook. She even includes how to create an elastic closure, and resources for other more intricate cover tutorials.
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How-To: Refashion a Boy’s Swimsuit
Dana from MADE has a great tutorial for refashioning a pair of boy’s swim trunks from a thrifted pair of men’s trunks. She also shares resources for finding swimsuit materials and creating your own pattern so you can make a full wardrobe of swimwear for your kiddo.
How-To: Translate a Clothing Pattern to Doll Sizes
Instructables user, j_l_larson, shares how to take a regular clothing pattern and size it down for doll proportions.
Knitted Stop-Motion Short Movie
WOW. Check out this knitted, stop-motion short from Made of Wool. “The Little Red Plane” tells the story of a boy and his cat who, together, deliver goods all over.
Cut Chenille Baby Blanket
This is from a while back, but a friend turned me on to this great tutorial for sewing cut chenille. I never knew you could make your own chenille! It looks pretty laborious, but the end result is so pretty and cozy to boot! The process shots are gorgeous–well worth a look.
Quilts for Quake Survivors Fundraiser
My pal Susan Beal surprised me with a Surprise Bag of scrap quilt pieces, from the Quilts for Quake Survivors efforts, at Maker Faire and I can’t wait to put it together. Next week, June 10, I Heart Art PDX is teaming up with the Museum of Contemporary Craft to host the Portland Craft Party, […]
Sonya’s Knitting in a Maker Faire Badge
Back in January, I posted about Sonya Phillips’ “Ordinary Objects,” the everyday objects she transforms by knitting into them. When Sonya tweeted that she would be at Bay Area Maker Faire, I immediately thought how fun it would be to have her knit into one of our iconic Maker Faire badges. I was thrilled to […]