When I first started quilting, I eagerly jumped in with both feet. I almost immediately signed up for a "color of the month" stash builder club. Each month, 12 beautiful 1/2 yard cuts would arrive in my mailbox that I would lovingly fold and place on a shelf to admire. I imagined having one of those beautiful sewing s
Do you want to bust your growing scrap stash but are afraid to pull from your wide selection of fabrics? There are many ways to go about sewing a scrap quilt. Since I am starting to become very overwhelmed by my ten-year fabric stash. I will be sewing several scrap-busting projects throughout the year. This first
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen two things: quilters talking sheepishly about the size of their stash and quilters green with envy looking at someone else’s stash. I have a lot of thoughts about this, but it boils down to something simple: sheepishness and envy are not confidence, a
This list of best fabric stores includes my favorite places for where to buy cheap fabric online by the yard and in bulk.
Use this free printable to organize your fabric stash, or to reorganize or update it, so you'll know what you have when you need it. No opt-in required.
Our shelves are overflowing with cute new fabrics! Here's three new collections we are excited about: Amy Butler's Soul Blossoms French General's La Petite Ecole Moda's Hideaway Can you handle the little German villages, cuckoo clocks, deer and mini gingham? It's too darling!
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Tiny vessels hand stitched and cut to form abstracted memories. Sizes from 3-8 cms. Loop Head stitch pots Worn and Wethered Summer Fields Autumn
I don't know many crafters who don't have a stash of fabric scraps somewhere. Some of them have much bigger stashes than others ( I won't name any names...we know who we are), but the feeling of being unable to throw away such pretty pieces of fabric--no matter how small--is mutual. Here are five fun ways to upcycle fabric scraps--or just to get an excuse to collect lots of pretty fabric--with projects for around your home. Enjoy!
I've been having such a lovely time with my family in Iowa. I'm here until next Wednesday and then fly back home. I've spent a few of my days with my sisters and Mom going to several antique shops. One of the days my sister and I went to the Amana Colonies which is a German settlement. I was able to find some lovely vintage finds on my little outings that are just the sweetest. At an antique/quilt shop I found a sweet vintage nursery embroidered quilt! It is all hand stitched and the detail is so beautiful! It took my breath away when I saw it! I showed my mom when I got back and she started to cry as she said it is so similar to what my baby quilt looked like. I was born in Iran since my dad was working there for Boeing and that was one sentimental thing that got left when they were rushed out when the Shah was over thrown. So I don't remember my baby quilt. I feel so blessed to have found this special little quilt! It had several large brown stains and was able to work some magic on it. I used some oxi-clean by putting a scoop full in a small amount of water and then spread it on the stains. I left it over night and then did it one more time the next morning and laid it in the sun for a couple hours. I can hardly even see where they were now. It really was like magic! One of my favorites parts of the quilt is the binding. There are the most delicate embroidered accents on a beautiful solid aqua. At the same shop I found these lovely vintage feedsack squares. They are in the loveliest reds, aquas and pinks! The numbers are stitched onto the stack that tells how many squares are in each one. It makes me wonder what project she had in mind for them. I'm planning on making some 3/4 inch hexies with them. Here is one of the antique shops in the Amana Colonies. They had quite a few antique shops...so much fun!! A sweet vintage book and a couple vintage feedsack rag balls. I want to make a small rag rug and maybe do strips of the feedsack with strips of a white solid. Has anyone made one before or know of any good tutorials? This is another one of my favorite finds...a vintage nursery rhyme brush-n-palette set. It is in such lovely condition! There are about 20 pages of nursery stories and only one has been painted on. I thought I'd scan them and clean them up a bit and offer them as an embroidery set. :) I'm always looking for vintage hankies. I really love these ones. A pair of crocheted boy and girl pot holders. Aren't they adorable!! I have been working on my star hexagon paper pieces here and there too. It is the perfect project since I don't have my sewing machine. :) I only have one more to make and then add some diamonds to the sides to square it up. I can't wait to see it all finished! Earlier in the week we spent part of the day in Nauvoo. It is one of my favorite places. We got there a little later in the day so missed some of the activities I wanted to do so am hoping to go back once more before we leave. My mom and my little guys in Nauvoo. Some sweet fabric has arrived since I've been out of town. My husband and sil are helping with the shop so these pictures were taken by them. :) A few more Sweet Shoppe fabric to add to the ones I already had. The beautiful Antique Flower in Pastel has finally arrived! Yippee! Doesn't it look so lovely! I can't wait to see it when I get back. I hope everyone has had a lovely week and enjoys their week-end!! Happy Friday, my friends!
the whole cabinet has been used to stock the fabrics, still not enought space, need a new one immdiately.
Well, after y’all loved the Coach’s last post, I talked him into doing another one. Enjoy! I tried to explain that this was a one time deal the first time I agreed to post on the blog. It didn’t help when you readers started leaving comments about how funny my post was and now here...Read More
Discover the wonderful things you can make from fabric scraps, samples and remnants, and get inspired with 81 unique ideas.
Inheriting her mother's cross stitch threads wasn't just the beginning of a new career for former art teacher Lesley Wood, but, in a few short years of
If you haven't tried making fabric scrap twine before, and if you have an abundant stash of fabric remnants, then there's no time like the present.
Vintage Liberty Fabrics - we have some gorgeous vintage Liberty fabrics - Wiltshire, Hera, Ianthe and Dante in vintage colours
I went to the zoo today and knew it would be a perfect day to wear my new cape and hat since it was supposed to be 60° today . Remember the one I made a couple of weeks ago? http://missyscakesandaprons.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-wore-flannel-sheet-to-church-today.html . It was a gorgeous day! I wanted a matching purse and since I had some fabric leftover I decided to make one last night. Since I had used all the blue from the sheet, I needed to find some more blue. I found some old valances in my stash that was perfect! I really had no idea what I was doing, but I will try to give you an idea how I made my purse. First I used a crock pot lid to give me the rounded bottom. I then cut straight up the sides. I also used this same pattern for a heavy interfacing and the blue for the lining. I put a pocket all the way across, I wish I had pulled it down a little though since it ended up being right at the top. I put another blue pocket underneath this one to give a layered (or graduated) pocket. I wish I had sewn up the middle because when I put the pleat in the front it made this pocket stick out too much. I'm going to hand stitch it down. Sew this on just the blue and interfacing so your stitches don't show on the outside. I forgot to take anymore pictures, sorry. I also put two pockets the sizes of my camera and phone on the other side. I have some little pockets on my camera pocket because I used the "holes" from where the curtain rod would have gone and had them on the top rather then sewing another hem down for the top of the pocket.Here is a picture of the inside of my purse. After I had sewn on the pockets, I put a pleat in the middle of the bag on both sides and then rolled down towards the front to give myself a blue trim. Sew along the trim. Sew the two sides together right sides together. Clip the edges to make it easier to turn. You should probably zig zag stitch or serge it, but I didn't. I turned it inside out and sewed the straps on. I made the straps too long, but they cover my messy seams! If you have any questions, leave me your email add. and I will try to answer them! So, I made a hat, cape and purse out of one queen size flat sheet and one valance for the sum of $1! I still need to add navy blue pockets to my cape(and inside pockets for my gloves)and some sort of snap to my purse, but I like it! Wanna see what I did at the zoo? I rode a camel! Please ignore my boots! The camel also tried to eat my ruffle! LOL She was very friendly! I petted a goat. I tried to pet a giraffe. And my husband fed the birds. This bird was so funny because he kept trying to get in my husband's coat. I saw him steal a nut out of one lady's purse! Happy new year ya'll! Missy
Jessie At Home features many free crochet & knit patterns & tutorials, along with some other crafts and occasional stories about being a mom of twins.
A tutorial on how to make fabric from scrap threads and use your orts. Using wash away stabiliser or dissolvable fabric you can create a new fabric.
I was excited to bring her Jennifer Raymond in to film a few workshops, and together we cooked up an alpha and omega of knitterly learning.
I’m SUPER excited to share with you my new mini Urban Zoologie prints. We’ve taken many of my Urban Zoologie designs and reduced their …
