HOW TO – Sew a Zippered Pillow Cover
House on Hill Road shows you her step-by-step method for sewing a zipper into a pillow cover. This is a great skill to learn, especially if you want to be able to remove the case and wash it. Link.
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Beaded Bot
From the CRAFT Flickr pool comes Cafe Fernando’s beaded robot plush. I love the mix of rough-looking wool fabric (which came from IKEA pillows) and shiny semi-precious beads from Grand Bazaar Istanbul). Such great detail work! More pix at the source. Link.
Handmade Parade’s Vintage Pillowcase Challenge
A lot of crafters enjoy using repurposed materials in their projects, and now Handmade Parade is hosting a Vintage Pillowcase Challenge. Just create a project using one standard size vintage pillowcase and send your pattern and pix in by February 15. Then you’ll be in the running to win a $50 gift certificate from one […]
Scrap Patchwork Skirt
Nikkishell on BurdaStyle shows you how to use your fabric scraps to sew up this adorable patchwork skirt. Link.
ThreadHeads Talk Refashioning with Compai
This week on Threadheads, the ladies of Compai help them out with a very special viewer request and take a look into their popular DIY book series 99 ways.
Lyra’s Knit Hood
I love movie inspired knits! More cute hood action for the movie, “The Golden Compass”. Lion Brand now has a free knitting pattern for you to knit up in children and adult sizes. Link. Related: Golden Compass Hat – Link.
HOW TO – Bind a Quilt with Mitered Corners
If you’ve ever skipped binding a quilt because you were intimidated by creating those tricky-yet-beautiful mitered corners, check out QuiltLady50’s step-by-step tutorial on Flickr. [via] Link.