DIY Candy Buttons from Tradewind Tiaras (via One Pretty Thing).
Vintage Spool Cork Board from The Silly Pearl.
Yo-Yo Coverlet from The Purl Bee.
Summer Baby Hat from Prudent Baby for Grosgrain.
Girl’s Swimsuit from No Big Dill.
Mish Mash Necklace from Make it Lovely.
Summer Pinwheel Pillow Tutorial from Gwenny Penny.
Fabric Portfolio and Notepad Holder from The Cottage Home.
Did you know that 1,2,3 Sew is shipping from amazon? It should be hitting your local bookstore or fabric shop soon. I actually spotted a copy at my local Barnes & Noble last week. I’ll be sewing things from the book all summer — just to show you different colors, fabrics and options here and there.
I recently made the Market Bag from the book using Melody Miller’s Ruby Star Rising Viewfinders fabric. Love this fabric. You can see my latest version above and the one pictured in the book below — made with a pear patterned cotton fabric and a burlap bottom.
I made the bag just like the one in the book, but added some quick embroidery and made the squared bottoms a bit smaller. I’m thinking this will be a great summer tote — to load up towels for the pool or take on quick day trips. I also think it would work really well for traveling as you can just tie the handles and make a smaller handbag, as shown below.
If you’ve already got the book and have started making stuff, I’ve set up a flickr pool. So make something and share it!
Make a tiny weaving! Check out this miniature weaving project for kids that I made for Skip to my Lou’s Craft Camp. With some embroidery floss and chipboard, you too can create a tiny weaving perfect for jewelry or other itty-bitty crafts. Here, we made one into a pendant for a necklace. This is a good project for older kids or teenagers.
If you live in (or near) Atlanta, you won’t want to miss the Indie Craft Experience Summer Market next weekend, June 11-12. Admission is $5 with kids 12 and under free. And beat the heat — the event is indoors this year! See the list of vendors here.
I’m thrilled to be a part of this upcoming book from C & T Publishing, Modern Blocks: 99 Quilt Blocks from Your Favorite Designers. Due out in the fall, it features many designers with their interpretations of the modern quilt — from appliqué to embroidery and all kinds of techniques in between. This looks like a book I would totally buy even if I didn’t have a block in it. My block has a pleating technique to add texture to a quilt. Which reminds me, maybe I should make a quilt from that block. One more project for the list.
