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Sewing

Tips, tricks, and tutorials, everything from hand-sewing to that dang-blasted Wal-mart rip-off curse of my existence serger, can be found below:

Fat Quarter Cloth Napkins

Superhero Cape Pattern

Using an Eyelet Setter

Camera Strap Cover

Oliver + S Puppet Show Shorts



 Waldorf Pocket Dolls

Dinosaur Log Cabin T-Shirt Quilt

How to Repair Adjustable Elastic-Waist Pants

Log Cabin Courthouse Steps Quilt Block

Jersey Knit Bias Tape

Jersey Knit Sheet Skirt

Patch Applique

Reverse Applique Handprint Turkey Shirt

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Crafty Blogs

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    Maddie Harvey Nettle Earnest Vest - Now that it's autumn I've started knitting again. The starting point for this was the yarn which I bought at the 2024 woozy good gathering and had sittin...
  • Art Teacherin' 101
    4 Easy Ideas for {Surviving} Halloween! - Hi, y'all! With Halloween (thankfully!) falling on a Friday this year, I thought I'd share some make-n-take art lessons with you for the big day. One thi...
  • FanningSparks
    Cast a Wide Net - [image: Fishing Nets Ropes and Buoys in North Rustico PEI @FanningSparks]Fish and seafood are consumed by the citizens of nearly every country around the g...
  • FanningSparks
    Cast a Wide Net - [image: Fishing Nets Ropes and Buoys in North Rustico PEI @FanningSparks]Fish and seafood are consumed by the citizens of nearly every country around the g...
  • The Polkadot Chair
    DIY Halloween Pumpkin and Candle Pins - [image: pumpkins on kitchen counter with bat and ghost candle pins] Create a fun and clever Halloween decoration by using a bit of polymer clay to make pin...
  • smitten kitchen
    brown butter snickerdoodles - Friends, it’s snickerdoodle season. If you didn’t know that snickerdoodles had a season, let me paint a picture for you: you’re coming inside on a bluste...
  • Slice of Pi Quilts
    Berries and Cream Quilt - It's always such a fun day when I get to play with new fabric! Jennifer Thomas of Curlicue Creations asked if I would like to sew with some of her new Berr...
  • Papercrafts and other fun things
    A STEM Project:A Spooky Halloween Ferris wheel - A Spooky Halloween Ferris wheel This Halloween-themed project has been a labor of love that's been months in the making. I completed most of the work back...
  • Brown Eyed Baker
    Friday Things Update - Friday Things Update Hi friends, I know it’s been a little while since I’ve provided an update on how Dominic has been doing, so I wanted to pop in and le...
  • In Color Order
    Shop News: Moving Sale! - Happy Friday! Things have been a bit busy behind the scenes over here as we prepare to move to PA. We're in the process of finding a place to live (finger...
  • Jenny's Crayon Collection
    36 Posca Oil Based Colored Pencils - These are 36 uni Posca Pencils. They are oil based pencils, 4.0mm thick lead. On the Posca website it says these have a creamy glide with vivid colors. T...
  • Project Run and Play
    A New Chapter for Project Run and Play - With the new year comes new changes to Project Run and Play.First, all new blog posts going forward will be shared on the shop website, projectrunandplay....
  • Bear, Dolly and Moi
    Christmas crafting: it was a busy month! - This December was very busy with a lotof crafting, sewing, quilting, baking.I found it easier to share on Instagram(not something I thought I would say) So ...
  • CLONEHENGE
    Happy Solstice! Clonehenge Says Good Bye :’-( - Happy solstice and happy/merry other end of the year holidays to all! May 2024 surprise us by being wonderful. Friends, when I started Clonehenge the inter...
  • EPBOT
    Epbot Is Changing: It's Time To PIVOT - Hi, friends! Happy Friday! You probably noticed I've been doing more video content lately, mostly to stay afloat on social media. It's been a hard adjust...
  • flax & twine | craft + diy
    Knit a Pair! The Amazing Pauly Flax Potholders - The happiest kitchen table starts with little handmade touches… and ends with sips and sweets! Introducing the Pauly Flax Potholder Kit, the perfect comp...
  • Serving Pink Lemonade
    Snow Globe Ornament (Gifts Kids Can Make) - I ran into these laminated snow globe ornaments on Crafty Morning last year and thought they were so cute and clever. My kids helped me to make some to ...
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My Special Interests

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    Book of the month: Bachtyar Ali - I’m very fortunate to receive messages from readers and writers around the world telling me about books I might like to read. Many of the titles I’ve featu...
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  • Sewhooked
    A Beautiful Day for Vampires, What we Do in the Shadows FINISH (TTMT #854 Quilting Show and Tell) - Welcome neighbor, I hope you enjoy today’s Halloween show & tell! What We Do in the Shadows on Fandom in Stitches (these can also be found on sewhooked.com...
    2 days ago
  • The Pioneer Girl Project
    Of Artists, Editors, and First Cuttings - Once the South Dakota Historical Society Press earned the right to publish Laura Ingalls Wilder’s memoir as Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography, the ...
    5 weeks ago
  • The Geometry Code
    2026 Martineau Solar System Geometry Wall Calendars now available - This perennial wall calendar – of ray-traced planetary art representing very accurate models of geometric relationships between planetary orbits in our s...
    1 month ago
  • Use Resources Wisely
    Finding requirements for retired badges and interest projects - I've heard from more and more leaders who want their girls to find badges that meet their interests. They're not content to a few dozen options, or the vag...
    11 months ago
  • Bloggy Come Lately
    BAD DOG – RAFIL KROLL-ZAIDI - Bad Dog by Rafil Kroll-Zaidi My rating: 4/5 cats WELCOME TO DECEMBER PROJECT! this explanation/intro will be posted before each day’s short story. scroll...
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Popular Posts

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    We've got a medium-sized stash of random, mixed-up, unsorted beads, and one day I dream that we shall instead have a stash--of any size-...
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    Nobody, and I mean nobody, matches socks around here. A giant hamper of clean socks lives in the closet. When my partner and I need clean ...
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    I know I told you over and over that the Cadette Book Artist badge is my favorite, but y'all--that's before the kids wanted to earn...

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