“Giveaway: Hand marbled cotton fabric FQ | Two draws” plus 27 more

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• Giveaway: Hand marbled cotton fabric FQ | Two draws
• October Giveaway – A Book You Can’t Buy In The U.S.!
• Mosaic Monday: New and Autumn
• Little Leaf
• Sock monkey’s quilt perfect for beginners
• Tutorial: Linen and lace infinity scarf
• Easy Halloween Kid Crafts
• Trick or Treat Bags
• Tutorial: Take in a pants waistband
• Ta Dah!: Quilt Jane’s skull pillow a spooky gift
• Free pattern: Fabric crowns for newborns, kids, and adults
• Free pattern: Mini pirate or tricorn hat
• Spooky No-Sew Felt Cat Tablecloth DIY with cat pattern
• Mix Your Own Metallic Nail Polish
• Spread of Halloween Party Food and Treats
• Grab a cuppa: Collectible quilts at Ruby Lane
• Tutorial: Faux belt little girl pants
• Tutorial: How to make El Luchador masks
• Idea file: Sequin trim makes a plain dress chic
• Project: Stamped Spooky Halloween Tag
• Tutorial: Copy a pattern in embroidery
• Inspiration: Chris Gray
• Halloween Quickie!
• Inspiration: Robyne Bunter
• Free pattern: Martha’s Doodad Design #1
• Tutorial: Fairy Tale Felt Flower
• Free embroidery patterns: Halloween
• ‘It just need your flesh’

Giveaway: Hand marbled cotton fabric FQ | Two draws Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:14 PM PDT Linda Moran of Marbled Musings created the marbled effect you see on this piece of fabric. I think it’s amazing, don’t you? Now, with marbled fabric and some batting, she quilts the layers together using the pattern on the fabric as a stitching guide. Yep, I’m dizzy just thinking about it, but she shares how to do it on her …

October Giveaway – A Book You Can’t Buy In The U.S.! Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:36 PM PDT Thata Pang is one of my favorite crochet designers.  Her work is so colorful and fresh that I’m am always drawn to it.  She gifted me two copies of this book, so I’m going to share one copy with my readers.  If you are not yet familiar with Thata’s work, you can check out her wonderful designs on one of …

Mosaic Monday: New and Autumn Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:32 PM PDT A little of “whats new” and a little autumn in this mosaic: 1. Week 21 – Stick Man, 2. Goth pumpkin with realistic eyes, 3. My new key holder, 4. NHPCG-October-2012-0156…

Little Leaf Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:18 PM PDT Stitch this sweet little leaf for a perfect fall project. Add it to a bookmark, tote bag, small gift or whatever else you can dream up. This chart is free from Cross Me Not. Get the free project.…

Sock monkey’s quilt perfect for beginners Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:05 PM PDT This little guy is the very picture of ‘cozy’ tucked under this simple squares quilt. Tova of Professor Pincushion shows readers how to make one (the finished size is 40 x 54 inches) in a video tutorial. If you’ve put off learning to quilt, don’t do it another day. She’ll walk you through the entire process. Get the link to the …

Tutorial: Linen and lace infinity scarf Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:51 PM PDT April from Wildflowers & Whimsy shows how to combine linen and lace to make a lovely infinity scarf.  Go to her tutorial. [photo from Wildflower & Whimsy]…

Easy Halloween Kid Crafts Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:29 PM PDT Skip to My Lou has a great list of easy Halloween crafts for kids that you will definitely want to check out. I love this easy thumbprint spider card from Sweet and Lovely Crafts! Check out all the rest here. …

Trick or Treat Bags Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:22 PM PDT There is nothing better than a child walking proudly down their neighborhood street collecting candy because they made their own trick or treat bag. Here’s a great idea on how they can do that from It’s Overflowing. …

Tutorial: Take in a pants waistband Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:06 PM PDT If you’re in a hurry, you can quickly take in the waistband on a pair of pants by just taking a tiny little pinch in off the side – through the waistband and all.  It’ll do the job in a hurry, but it’ll be lumpy and unfinished.  If you want to take in the waist without the tell-tale lumpy seam …

Ta Dah!: Quilt Jane’s skull pillow a spooky gift Posted: 14 Oct 2012 03:57 PM PDT Jane of Quilt Jane made this pillow for her friend, Mary, who is known to love decorating for Halloween. Jane hand drew the scary skull and used it as the star of the pillow front. On the back, she quilted spooky spider webs, then finished with a hidden zipper and black piping. Impressive! If you like her spooky skull, you …

Free pattern: Fabric crowns for newborns, kids, and adults Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:35 AM PDT Surayya from Blissful Sewing shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a fanciful fabric crown.  She offers the pattern in sizes ranging from newborn to kids to adult.  Embellish them up as much or as little as you like.  Get the pattern and tutorial. [photo from Blissful Sewing]…

Free pattern: Mini pirate or tricorn hat Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT Head over to Fleece Fun for the pattern and how-to for making this mini pirate or tricorn hat.  The pattern is available in small, medium, and large sizes.  (The large is still a mini hat, just 3.5 inches tall.)  Get the pattern and tutorial. [photo from Fleece Fun]…

Spooky No-Sew Felt Cat Tablecloth DIY with cat pattern Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT This would make a fun table for Halloween.  Kids and adults will love having their tasty Halloween treats at this scary table.  This hair-raising tablecloth can be made in minutes with BHG's scaredy-cat pattern, available below. Download BHG's free pattern and cut out the cat shapes from black felt.  Attach the shapes to a large piece of gold felt …

Mix Your Own Metallic Nail Polish Posted: 14 Oct 2012 09:26 AM PDT There’s nothing I like better than nail polish that stands out…and if you mix your own that’s what you get! Get lots of tips and suggestions on mixing your own from Never Too Much Glitter.…

Spread of Halloween Party Food and Treats Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:03 AM PDT I promise I’m not just saying this because my zombie marshmallows lead the pack, though it helps. Find a fantastic round-up of creepy Halloween goodies, dinner, snacks and drinks HERE at eHow, including these monster munchies and goblin cheese head. …

Grab a cuppa: Collectible quilts at Ruby Lane Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:22 AM PDT I’m amazed at how modern this c1860 Mosaic patchwork quilt looks, you? Maire McCleod offers it in her Ruby Lane shop for $985 USD. Grab a cuppa and join me as I browse all the quilts for sale right now at Ruby Lane. Image credit: Maire McCleod at Ruby Lane…

Tutorial: Faux belt little girl pants Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:00 AM PDT Check out these cute pants that Shauna from Shwin & Shwin made for her little girl!  The little bow belt at the waist is actually a faux belt, a strip of fabric sewn on to the front of the waistband.  It gives the look of a coordinated belt, but it’s built in to the waistband.  She shares a tutorial showing how she made it.  …

Tutorial: How to make El Luchador masks Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:51 AM PDT Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how she made some el Luchador masks for her sons’ Halloween costumes.  Get the how-to. [photo from Sew A Straight Line on The Train To Crazy]…

Idea file: Sequin trim makes a plain dress chic Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:34 AM PDT Lauren from Adventures of Lauren transformed a rather plain (and too big) thrifted dress into this chic little shift dress.  The recut the shape of the dress using a purchased pattern as a guide, and then drew a large bow on the front with sequin trim.  Love it!  Go to her blog to read more about her project. [via Refashion …

Project: Stamped Spooky Halloween Tag Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:04 AM PDT The Artful Maven has directions on her blog for making this cool and creepy Halloween tag. She uses lots of different products and techniques. I especially love how she turned a white bird embellishment into a crow by coloring it with markers! -Heather…

Tutorial: Copy a pattern in embroidery Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:58 AM PDT TeresaDownUnder of Sewn Up shares the process she followed to create embroidered pillowcases to match a duvet cover. Her bright idea would work in any situation where you want to match an existing pattern. Maybe a pretty purse with an embroidered motif to match that fancy frock? The possibilities are endless. See Teresa’s tute.…

Inspiration: Chris Gray Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:51 AM PDT I’m loving these unique brooches by Chris Gray of Textile Butterfly — quilted, embroidered, beaded beauties. See more images at Chris’ blog post.…

Halloween Quickie! Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:48 AM PDT   Want to whip up some cute Halloween items?  If so, you’ll like the ideas and free patterns offered by Ann D”Angelo on her cute site, Wonderstrange.  What a great name for Halloween crochet! In addition to the Passel of Pumpkins, you’ll find Frankenstein (which calls for yarn in a ‘sickly green’ – what a hoot!!), a VooDoo doll, and …

Inspiration: Robyne Bunter Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:46 AM PDT Yvette Stanton shares images and the story behind this amazing ship improvised in needlelace by Robyne Bunter. Go to Vetty’s post.…

Free pattern: Martha’s Doodad Design #1 Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:40 AM PDT Martha Ess of Martha’s Tatting Blog is sharing her pattern for this beautiful “doodad,” created in response to a dare. Go to her blog post to grab it.…

Tutorial: Fairy Tale Felt Flower Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:31 AM PDT Construction of this pretty felt fantasy flower by Rachel of Lines Across is similar to a rolled rose. Find out how to make them from her tutorial.…

Free embroidery patterns: Halloween Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:22 AM PDT Mollie of Wild Olive reprises cute embroidery patterns created for our personal use by…her dad! Yea for creative families! And thanks, Dad! Get the designs.…

‘It just need your flesh’ Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:18 AM PDT I need a zombie travel pillow. You, too? Or would you just like to see more views of this witty creation by Karamba? Go to the blog post.…

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