Knitted Brain
Sarah Illenberger made this gorgeous knitted brain, and she makes other body parts, too. Via Mind Hacks. (Thanks, Matt!) Related: Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art Undercover’s Knit Brain Bag
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Second Annual Softie Awards Opens Today!
Today’s the exciting kick-off for the Second Annual Softie Awards featuring a host of some new categories. The Categories are: Picnic Food, Elephant Tribute, Cutest Face (where I’ll be the judge for this category), Pink or Plaid, and Embroidered to Death. To enter, just add the photo of your softie to the 2nd Annual Softie […]
Make a Little Shopping Bag
Oh, Fransson! shows you how to make little shopping bags in her PDF tutorial. I love the variety of fabrics as well as paper used to make the bags. Thanks Jen! Related: HOW TO – Make a Vintage Pillowcase Lunchbox
Kimono House Wrap Skirt
Lara from Thornberry posted photos of this wrap skirt with Japanese fabrics that she made at a workshop at a place called Kimono House in Melbourne. I don’t think I will be making it to Australia any time soon so I hope she posts more pictures or information soon.
Paper Bag Piecing
Blair from Eight by Eight blog posted photos of the process for paper bag piecing and wrote about it on the Eight by Eight blog. I had never heard of this process, but Blair describes it as cutting strips of fabric and placing them in a bag. She pulled out pieces of fabric in pairs, […]
HOW TO – Make a Knitted Calculator
Katie Park of CaffaKnitted shares her free pattern for making this fun oversized knitted calculator, which also doubles as a throw pillow! Knitted Calulcator Pattern
HOW TO – Make a Heat-Resistant Hair Iron Cozy
Craftster user gatheringtwigs shows you how to make a heat-resistant hair iron cozy, by using the heat-resistant padding from an old oven mit. It’s a perfect thing to make for your trips to the gym.