SewingTutorial: Quilted pot holder
Lindsay from Lindsay Sews and Craft Buds shows how you can make a quilted pot holder. It has a pocket where you can slide your hand to help protect it from a hot pan. You can make one in just… Read more ...
Tutorial: Microwave potato cooking bag
Happy was the day I figured out the secret to a perfect microwaved baked potato. If you cook the potato in a bag, it’ll stay moist and get cooked evenly. Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can make a… Read more ...
Sewing Tutorial: Teething scarf
Lisa Calle of Vintage Modern Quilts shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make a baby’s teething scarf. It’s made like a bib, but with extra fabric built in to create more of a bloused scarf effect. … Read more ...
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They’ve got patterns (sewing, quilting, crochet, and more) and craft ebooks and even machine embroidery files, and if you’re the giveaway… Read more ... Tutorial: How to make fabric yo-yos without a plastic gadget
Before I give you this link, let me tell you that I love my plastic yo-yo maker gadgets. They’re easy to use and they satisfy my OCD need for uniformity. But the fact is, you don’t NEED a special gadget… Read more ...
Free pattern: Easy Christmas stocking with a wooden monogram
Lindsey from Sew Easy Being Green shares a free pattern for making a simple Christmas stocking. She designed it to be easy enough for a beginning sewist to make. The stocking is made from a quilting weight cotton, with a… Read more ... Tutorial: Personalized grocery bags for a child’s pretend play
Sherri Osborn from Hidden Treasure Crafts and Quilting, and also our Lesson Plans editor here at Craft Gossip, shows how you can make personalized play grocery bags for kids to play pretend store. They look just like a brown paper… Read more ...
Free pattern: Chloe Dress for 18″ dolls
Rachael from Imagine Gnats shares a free pattern for her Chloe Dress for 18″ dolls. This is a basic short sleeve dress with a gathered skirt. You can make it up in different types of fabrics to get a range… Read more ...
Tutorial: Thanksgiving wreath with a cornucopia of hearts
Steph from The Silly Pearl shares a tutorial for making her Thanksgiving Cornucopia Heart Wreath. The cornucopia is made from a grapevine cornucopia wrapped in twine. I think the wrapping gives it more of a homespun look, which seems appropriate… Read more ...
Tutorial: FrankenZombie trick or treat Halloween bag
Louise from I’m Feelin’ Crafty shows how you can make a FrankenZombie trick or treat bag. I’m loving his crooked teeth and crazy zombie eyes!! The outside of the bag with the creepy FrankenZombie face is made from felt, and… Read more ...
Tutorial: Puffy fabric flowers
Staci from Crafty Stacishows how you can make these puffy fabric flowers. I think a cluster of these would be so pretty on a fall grapevine wreath! You can make them out of just about any style of print… Read more ...
Free pattern: Baby Mary Janes
Lindsay from The Cottage Mama shares a free pattern for making a pair of Mary Janes for baby. They’re pretty from quilting cottons, but you could also venture to other fabrics, like a felt or lightweight vinyl. Her free pattern… Read more ...
Tutorial: DIY patched skirt
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shares a tutorial showing how you can DIY a patched skirt like this one. I’m loving the funky mix of patterns and the asymmetrical patching. You’ll need a heavy fabric like a canvas or denim… Read more ...
Tutorial: How to sew better interior bag pockets
Geta from Geta’s Quilting Studio says, “Unless it is just a grocery bag, every bag deserves at least one pocket.” I couldn’t agree more! There are many different ways to add pockets to the inside of a bag, but the… Read more ...
Free sewing pattern: Knotted pass through baby bib
Delia from Delia Creates shares a free pattern for making this baby bib with a pass-through knot closure. They look like the ends are tied together in a knot, but actually just one of the ends is tied in a… Read more ...