HOW TO – Make an Oilcloth Backpack
U-Handblog shares an in-depth tutorial for making this handy backpack from attractive and durable oilcloth. Link.
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More Release Party Photos
Michelle and I had a great time throwing the CRAFT 06 release party in NYC, and we snapped some great photos of crafters and their fuzzy monsters. Thanks to all who joined in the festivities, it was great to meet everbody! Here are a couple of the highlights. Don’t forget to go to the Flickr […]
Mac Softie
Maitreya at Craft Log made this Mac softie as a gift for a baby shower. She hand embroidered the rainbow logo and made a lolcat for all of our enjoyment. Link.
CRAFT: 06 NYC Release Party
Thanks to Diana Rupp of Make Workshop for offering her space and making the NYC CRAFT release party such a success. I thought that Becky and I were going to spend a lot of time teaching Moxie’s monster pattern, but people jumped right in and came up with some really creative monsters… some that aren’t […]
Selvedge Bag
Lisa points us to a great way to make every scrap count: make a bag from your selvedges. I like the anecdotal patterning on this striped creation by Jodie on the Vintage Ric Rac blog – Link.
Reversible Wrap Skirt
It’s always great to see how our readers intrepret the projects from our magazine, so I was tickled to see this stylish reversible wrap skirt by LoudonD show up in our Flickr pool. If you’ve made one of the crafts featured in CRAFT, join up and share your pix! Link. From the pages of CRAFT: […]
Dr. Who Quilt
Erika from My Imaginary Boyfriend just stitched up this geeky-chic Dr. Who quilt, complete with a binding covered in Tardises and Daleks! She describes the quilt as being “as cozy as all of space and time” which cracks me up. See more pix and read about the quilting process via her Flickr set. Link. Related: […]