Vickie Howell has a free toddler knitting pattern on Petite Purls to make this Cloverfield girl’s cardigan. Vickie writes: Cloverfield (named after my daughter, Clover) is inspired by our city in the Springtime, and busy mamas who rarely have time to do a lot of seaming. Worked in one piece from the bottom up, you’ll […]
I took my very first quilting class today at Guildcrafters in Berkley, Mich. I’m proud to say I finished an entire top during our day of marathon sewing. I learned so much – one of my favorite takeaways was how best to use a rotary cutter. Here are a few quick tips that have made […]
Yesterday, Natalie posted about Fiona Goble’s Knit Your Own Royal Wedding. If you’re looking for more royal wedding crafts, check out this fun cross-stitch sampler from Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin. She’s provided a free chart so you can make your own!
Last night at the Handmade Detroit Social Circle at i3Detroit, several of our crafters helped cut fabric strips for the Quilts for Quake Survivors project. I love this idea – helping out a wonderful cause and putting your fabric scraps to use. We’ll be working on cutting more and more fabric this weekend here in […]
It’s no secret I am excited to watch the upcoming royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middelton on April 29th. This new knitting book, Knit Your Own Royal Wedding by Fiona Goble looks adorable and has the entire cast of the royal family right down to the corgi dogs. [via The Telegraph]
Jenny Hart points us to these super cool cross-stitched eggs from Ukranian artist, Forostyuk Inna. There is some interesting discussion on the comments to the post on how the artist may have created them. Even if you don’t have the time to hand-stitch on eggs, you could use the designs as inspiration for creating your […]
You all know the space geek in me can’t resist posting more about Anna Hrachovec’s (of Mochimochi Land) space-themed installation that she’s been teasing for the last month or so. First, we enjoyed the massive yarn ball sun, and now she’s sharing this massive rainbow asteroid belt scarf. But it’s not for wearing. It’s meant […]
