Tanooki Mario Amigurumi
Even though we all know the leaf doesn’t turn Mario into a Tanooki, perhaps he is saving it for a friend. This little Tanooki Mario Amigurumi made my Friday. Via Sprite Stitch.
Yarncraft
Best of CRAFT Pattern Podcast: BurdaStyle’s Maddy Top
This week’s CRAFT Pattern Podcast is one we featured back here in 2007, the Maddy Top from BurdaStyle. It’s a stylish top that you can sew up this weekend to wear right away. This top’s signature look is centered on the diamond gathered in the front. Make sure you choose the right fabric because the […]
Quilting Tip: Take a Digital Photo of Patches
Here’s a great quilting tip sent to us by Rhonda of Joyce’s Daughter. Take a photo of your patchwork blocks before you start sewing so you can remember the order of your patches and rows.
Age-Appropriate Hand Sewing Projects For Kids
It’s hand sewing month over at Sew, Mama, Sew! and I love today’s post about age-appropriate hand sewing projects for kids. They’ve details various projects for ages 1 to 4 and up, and it’s great proof that it’s almost never too early to start kids hand sewing!
Kids Art Towel Mat Tutorial
Make your own towel mat for the bathroom complete with your kiddo’s art in this tutorial by craftevolution. (Thanks Dawn! )
Frog Wheat Bag Tutorial
My mom has had a long love affair with frogs (made birthdays really easy when I was growing up), and I recently caught the bug myself (so to speak) at the California Academy of Science. So of course I fell in love with this adorable froggie hot sock (or hot frog wheat bag, as it’s […]
How-To: Make Pants from a Bedsheet
There are times I just don’t want to get out of bed and Ducky House has the same idea. Her Don’t Get Out of Bed Pants tutorial shows you how to refashion a bedsheet into a comfy pair of pants.