I’ve done my fair share of costume-making over the years, everything from Little Red Riding Hood to the Big Bad Wolf, Elton John to Harry Potter, R2-D2 to The Spy Who Loved His Mommy. And when I run through my repertoire, a decidedly geeky thread shines through. Geek costumes are more interesting, cooler, and just […]
A pencil skirt is one of my favorite fashion items. It’s timeless, classic and always sophisticated and a bit flirty. I may spend most of my time in jeans and Chucks, but I wouldn’t mind having more occasions for which a pencil skirt would be in order. This tutorial from Lizzie of C&C shows how […]
Brett Bara’s latest project over on Design*Sponge is this cute gardening apron. This simple work apron will do the trick, keeping your gloves, seed packets and shears at your fingertips while you work in the garden. It’s super easy to sew using nothing but a few simple straight seams, so even if you’re just a […]
Erin of Elysian Studios created a wonderfully simple tutorial for using your sewing machine as a sketching tool. Add a darning foot, drop your feed dogs, and start drawing with thread. (Don’t worry, she provides a lot more detail than that right over here. I love how she’s layered paper and fabric into a collage […]
Carol of Fun Threads created this awesome Spock quilt for the 2011 Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. She details her process for starting with a simple pumpkin carving template and turning it in to the pattern for the quilt. Fascinating. (pun intended) [via Dude Craft] Related: Spock Seed Bead Art Spock Matza Spock Ears Knitting Pattern
I’m loving this easy tutorial from Beach Vintage. The next time you find an ornate little frame at the thrift store, why not paint it and use it as the basis for an adorable pin cushion? What a beautiful way to use a piece of vintage embroidered doily!
There’s so much to love here. It’s a Harry Potter quilt. It’s paper-pieced. And the artist, Jennifer Ofenstein, is hosting the H P Paper Piecing Project of Doom, where she shares a different block pattern each week. Read the full story of this quilt, a two-year process, on Jennifer’s blog, Sewhooked. As she puts it, […]
