Ghost Garland from Cindy Hopper for Alpha Mom.
Sashiko Pillow from The Purl Bee.
Anything Animals Knitting Pattern from Petite Purls.
Fall Leaf Newspaper Garland from Dollar Store Crafts.
Wild Things Tote from Courtney Russel for Bloesem Kids.
Fall Paper Cut Leaves from Craft, Jr.
Lunchbox Napkins from Polka Dot Cottage.
Jack O’ Lantern Hoop from Betz White.
One Hour Softies from Ric Rac.
Glasses Case from Design Sponge by Kata Golda from her new book Hand-Stitched Felt.
Etsy’s How-Tuesday features a felt pillow with rosette clusters from Anne Kyyro Quinn’s new book Felt Furnishings.
Learn to embroider with the Stitch a Day from the Hand Embroidery Network.
Doily Ideas from Maya Made (doily hoop idea from Resurrection Fern).
Reversible Drawstring Bag from Sew4home (link via Craft Gossip).
Knitted Pincushion from Craft by contributor Kristin Roach of Craft Leftovers.
Snowflake Pumpkins from mer mag (link via Craft).
And support your favorite crafters. Here are a couple of things you can buy to get ready for the holidays:
Ornament Kit from Alicia Paulson.
Amy Karol’s mail order kit #4 with Halloween banner.
Sign up for Betz White’s online Felt & Stitch Holiday Workshop.
Here’s a repeat from last fall. Click here for the full post with instructions. If you don’t feel like sewing, you could also use the maple leaf template to make a paper banner.
Check out the 20 free patterns from STC Craft publications. Sewing, knitting, felt, and embroidery patterns from some of your favorite craft books.
Attach your sewing pins to your body and you’re pretty much guaranteed not to misplace them.
I’ve had pincushions on the brain after this post, so today I made a handy wrist pincushion. Simple to sew, it’s made from one fabric scrap, some filling and velcro. Easy! The measurements should be correct for an average sized woman’s wrist, but you can measure your own wrist and make necessary adjustments. The pincushion in the center takes up 3″ of space, so be sure to account for that. I thought about adding a cardboard piece to keep you from poking your arm with pins, but decided to leave that out as I found that I didn’t have any problems. But use caution!
Instructions are below. And if you make one of these, we’d love to see it! Add your photo to the Make it Monday Flickr pool here.
