Tutorial: Felt sunflower embellishment

Emily from daily Art shows how to make a lovely felt sunflower with shaped petals plus a beaded center.  It s all hand-sewn which means you can easily take this project with you to parks, waiting rooms, or the couch whilst you watch a little TV.  It would make a pretty embellishment for a bag or hair accessory.    See More..

Tutorial: Flying High Fleece Jacket with embroidered paper airplanes

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to make her Flying High Fleece Jacket.  The snuggly warm fleece jacket is embellished with hand-embroidered paper airplane motifs.  How cute is that!  It was part of her entry into the For the Boys challenge at Project Run and Play.  She shows the jacket made for a baby, but this style  See More..

Free Pattern, Toboggan Sideapproaches Cardigan

And I m totally surprised that I spelled toboggan the correctly!
But never mind that, this cabled, cap sleeved cardigan is just the ticket for the cooler weather. The name comes from Classic Elite s yarn, Toboggan, merino and alpaca.
and as well the pattern is free. Can t beat that, eh?
Click HERE to pay a visit to Classic Elite s Newsletter and as well the FREE pattern!
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Tutorial: 30-minute belts

Sew4residence shows how to make a brand new belt in just 30 minutes.  Make one from plaid for a fun new accent to your fall wardrobe.  Get the tutorial.
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Recycled Halloween Candle Jars

Grab those old glass jars you saved to make these fun Halloween candle holders. It’s an quite cute and inexpensive way to get into the spooky spirit.
You’ll at the same time require paint and tea lights, alalthough if you’re in a pinch, permanent markers would work.
For full instructions and more fun Halloween decorating ideas, visit Décor Made Simple: Halloween Candles.
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Giveaway – Knit Local. Celebrating America’s Homegrown Yarns.

This  book, by Tanis Gray is a treasure! Gorgeous full color pages describing different fiber operations from around the country (USA). The beautiful pictures will have you wanting to go out and pet your own lambs, alpaca or yaks. Well, ok, possibly not the yaks ..
Organized by region of the country, you get the beatiful pictures, stories of the owners  See More..

Tutorial: Cross-Terrain quilt

Lee Heinrich from freshly pieced has her initial Moda Bake Shop project; a recipe for a Cross-Terrain Quilt, shown. She showsituations the Terrain fabric line by Kate Spain. So pretty. Get the know-how.
Image credit: Moda Bake Shop
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