Needlecraft category

  • Project – Pillowcase Tote Bag

    This cute tote bag comes together quickly because you start with a zippered throw pillowcase for the body, meaning you don’t have to sew the body together or insert the zipper yourself. All you ...
    Sep 30, 2011 10 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #39 – Pillowcase Tote Bag

    It took me a little while to figure out what I wanted to make for this week’s challenge. Then I took a look around the living room and realized I have all sorts of projects in the works in plast...
    Sep 28, 2011 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #39 – Teeny Tiny bag

    I have a bag “issue”. Seriously. I cannot have enough bags. (Call “Hoarders”) And the bigger the better. My parents speak Spanish, so my Mom always called the big bags “b...
    Sep 28, 2011 1 Comment

  • 8,000 Feet Hoodie – The Body

    Woohoo! I am through the biggest stockinette section of the hoodie. And it fits! (The safety pins give you the idea of how it will fit closed with a 1″ button band) This is probably the easies...
    Sep 26, 2011 No Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    Pretty inspirations that caught our eye this week… Wine Bottle Lights from Wit & Whistle Lunchbag or small craft tote from Pink Penguin Rose Pillow from Alisa Burke Candles Cardigan ...
    Sep 24, 2011 3 Comments

  • Project – Little Black Owl

    Here’s a little black owl to haunt your trees for Halloween. Too bad he’s much cuter than scary! This project is a pretty easy one if you can knit in the round on double pointed needles a...
    Sep 21, 2011 79 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #38 – Little Black Owl

    After missing two weeks of Iron Craft challenges because I was on vacation in Alaska it’s great to be back in my craft room. This week’s challenge was to create something black and white. ...
    Sep 21, 2011 5 Comments

  • Quilt of the Day: Silk Orange Peel Quilt

    You might need to sit down for this one. I saw the thumbnail of this, and thought it looked interesting. I opened it, and my jaw dropped. And I read about it, and I gasped. This quilt is made from si...
    Sep 20, 2011 5 Comments

  • Quilt Class

    I went to ‘my’ Stencil quilt class on Sunday, taught by Dan Rouse. He is a lovely man. Super stylish and understated. The ladies in the class are all fans of his, and I came to learn that ...
    Sep 19, 2011 6 Comments

  • Architecture of a Sleeve: Part 2

    The Architecture of a sleeve: Part one is how to get started when you are stuck. Here is Part 2: How to proceed with the second sleeve. When I was done with my first sleeve, I took a needle and thread...
    Sep 14, 2011 No Comments