Craft Inspirations – Page 7

Ditty bags for the Jennifer Project

July 9, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Friday night my friend Denise (you might recognize her as Craft Gossip’s Needlework editor) came over and we sewed up a stack of ditty bags. They’ll be filled with goodies and delivered to children with Cystic Fibrosis who are… Read more ...

Check it out: Stitchy dishes at CB2

July 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

It should be obvious by now that I love all things sewing. I also happen to have a weakness for pretty dinnerware. These dishes over at CB2 caught my eye yesterday as they bring both worlds together. Appropriately named Mend,… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Playhouse for a teddy bear

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

LiEr from ikat bag recently made a fabric playhouse for her daughter’s teddy bear Bearaby. It’s made like the child playhouses that fit over a card table, but she used a child’s play table instead so the scale is right… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: A purse made to look like a house!

June 17, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Alicia from Alicia’s Hiding Place shows off the purse she made for her sister. The body of the bag is in the shape of a house, with all the details appliqued on. There’s even a clothes line on the back!! … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: 1940’s inspired color blocked blouse refashion

June 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Katja from Of Dreams and Seams shares her latest refashioning project. This time she’s using instructions from a 1940’s fashion magazine that shows how to use two shirts (one black, one white) to make a color blocked blouse. In addition… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Vintage bobbin ring

June 10, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation used a vintage bobbin to create a unique piece of jewelry for a birthday gift. She wound the bobbin with thread in the recipient’s favorite color, and then buried the end of the thread so… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: French knots add subtle detail to a blouse

June 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Running With Scissors shows a beautiful blouse she recently made. The top itself is very simple – a basic blouse with short sleeves and a round neck – which makes all of the French knots she made a… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Nine shirts become one dress

May 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Katja from Of Dreams and Seams took nine of her husband’s unwanted shirts and turned them into one very fabulous dress. She shares photos of the finished project along with detailed construction notes. Read more about her project at Of … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Curtain from a skirt, no sewing required!

April 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Aunt Peaches shows what she did with a thrifted skirt that turned out to not fit her. Being her resourceful self, she turned it into a cafe curtain instead. It took just a few minutes, and no sewing was required. … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Boho bubble top refashion

April 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Cath Grace shows the fabulous bubble top she made for her daughter. It’s a refashion, made from two thrifted shirts. The result is deliciously boho, in a bright palette that tweens will love. Read more and see more photos at … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Three washcloths from one old towel

April 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Michele from Michele Made Me posts on her blog showing how she turned one old towel into three new washcloths. It’s as simple as cutting the old towel into squares and then binding them off. The binding keeps the edges… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Handsewn leather gloves from a vintage pattern

April 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Katja from Of Dreams and Seams just finished making a pair of handsewn leather gloves using a vintage 1950’s pattern. She’s got photos and a project description on her blog. Go there now to see more pictures and read about… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Dress with interchangable skirts!

April 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

At first glance, this dress looks like a typical belted dress. But look closer – that’s actually a contrast zipper around the waist. And it’s functional! You can use it to change out the skirt! The dress is Nancy Estop’s,… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Ruffled Easter lamb suit

March 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kataryna from Chibi Designs shares some photos on her blog, Sew Chibi, showing the ruffled Easter lamb suit she made for her daughter. And since lambs are fluffy, she covered the hooded romper in a rainbow of pastel ruffles. … Read more ...

Read all about it: Boys’ first sewing project

March 19, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jodie from Love Them Madly recounts her adventures teaching her young boys to sew. She used a project from the book Sewing School, a superhero cuff from felt. Is there any first project more perfect for active boys? She… Read more ...