Molly at The Purl Bee shows her technique for sewing curved seam pillows to create the bold designed pillows shown above. Molly writes: After a lot of tinkering with a compass and scrap fabric I finally figured out how to do it using four identically pieced quadrants, but I also figured out something unexpected. If […]
Instructables user j_l_larson writes: Do you tend to avoid anything that involves math? Are you calclueless? Don’t you hate how they call it “the calculus” like it’s all high falutin and more important than the other math subjects? The basic problem is, math has a bad rep. Math was like mental gymnastics class, some people […]
Tikabelle of Largely Unrepeatable has created a pattern based on the tiny knit gloves created by Althena Crome for the film, Coraline, and is offering it on her blog. Via Lime & Violet. Related: Coraline Brings Craft to The Big Screen
Still Dottie has a quick tutorial for making stuffed felt valentines. Each heart has a pocket for a sweet note or gift.
Vickie Howell has a free pattern on her site to make these baby lollipop leg woolies. Vickie writes: Knitted leg woolies are a great, Springtime alternative for baby to pair with rompers. A little extra warmth + still being able to see a little thigh chunk while kiddo is kick, kick, kicking= good stuff. They […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has a howto up on making a fishbowl quilt for your cat to sit on! In my house this would really free up the people-blanket space!
Sewing 101 instructor Christine Haynes stands between her proud students, Rebecca Crane and me. Photo: Jenny Ryan I just finished my two-evening sewing class with Christine Haynes at ReForm School in Los Angeles, and learned how to sew a pillow. I can’t begin to tell you how inordinately proud I am of my accomplishment, as […]
