I met so many fun and creative people this weekend at Maker Faire. I’m adding all sorts of great new blogs to my reader and Tilly and the Buttons is one of them. One of her most recent posts caught my eye – tips for sewing productivity from guest poster Debi of My Happy Sewing […]
I’ve been hanging on to a huge bag of little felted sweater scraps, and now I’m feeling justified, because I can’t wait to try out this beautiful patchwork technique with them! Cintia from My Poppet has a great tutorial that covers making the patchwork and then creating this pretty lined iPad cover with it. And […]
Fabric yo-yos are awesome. Robots are awesome. Put them together and you get … well … awesome squared, I reckon. See how to make your own yo-yo bot over on Scrumdillydilly. [via The Long Thread]
There are so many lovely new on-line publications these days, and Anthology is a sweet new one. There are inspiring interiors aplenty in this one, but this entry on artist Christien Meindertsma caught my eye. I am all about big, chunky knits, and Christien brings this art form to another level. Using such large-scale pieces […]
Mochimochi Land’s tiny knit creatures have been putting a smile on my face for years, and now there are tiny kits too! Love the zombie in particular.
I really like the elegant and simple look of this 30s-style scalloped collar. The tutorial is on Elegant Musings, appropriately enough. This looks like it should be an outfit in the film Fried Green Tomatoes.
Emily from The Student/Teacher has a tutorial for this sweet embroidered version of a growth chart over on The Long Thread. The quilt version of this traditional record of your child’s growth would be an incredible heirloom piece.
