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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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Goodreads

Goodreads: Book reviews, recommendations, and discussion

What's on Crafting a Green World Today?

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    Mending Jeans: All Our Favorite Tips and Tricks from the Archives - Here’s

Crafty Blogs

  • FanningSparks
    Valentine’s Make & Give Roundup - [image: Valentines Make & Give Roundup Numbered fea @FanningSparks]As the world reels from the horrific situation in the United States, there is a tad of r...
  • FanningSparks
    Valentine’s Make & Give Roundup - [image: Valentines Make & Give Roundup Numbered fea @FanningSparks]As the world reels from the horrific situation in the United States, there is a tad of r...
  • Slice of Pi Quilts
    Besties Affirmation Quilt - Last week, I shared the original Besties quilt (see that post here), and this week, I'm sharing my favorite version I've made! [image: besties quilt with...
  • The Polkadot Chair
    Turn Your Fabric Scraps into a Colorful Quilt by Creating String Quilt Blocks - [image: Red, pink and white string quilt blocks on white countertop] String quilt blocks are one of the most satisfying ways to turn fabric scraps into som...
  • Art Teacherin' 101
    Line, Color, Shape Review: A Colorful Village Collage! - Hey, friends! I'm coming to you from a snowed and iced in middle Tennessee! I hope you are staying warm and cozy where you are. We lost power for several ...
  • smitten kitchen
    simple crispy pan pizza - If you want a homemade pizza that requires no kneading, no special flour, or long wait time (because who among has ever said “what I really crave is pizz...
  • In Color Order
    2026 Crafty Goals - Today I wanted to share my 2026 crafty goals! Similar to the last few years, my goal list for this year is short and simple. I don't have a lot of time to...
  • Papercrafts and other fun things
    Nested Platonic Solids: From Kepler to the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meeting - A nested model of all five Platonic solids with windows cut into the outer layers to reveal the inner solids. At the center is a metallic silver tetrahed...
  • Brown Eyed Baker
    A (Tuesday) Update! - A (Tuesday) Update! Hello friends! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season and that your new year is off to a great start. The days and weeks (...
  • CLONEHENGE
    Brief Clonehenge Update - Hi, I don’t know who will see this. We’ve been on hiatus for a while on WordPress. But in case anyone is interested, Clonehenge wants to let you know that ...
  • apple franca
    Peppermint Samford Set Kids Hack - Ellis has asked for some satin traditional pyjamas with a notched collar for Christmas. It was surprisingly hard to find a kids pattern in that style, an...
  • Jenny's Crayon Collection
    Posca Green Shade Makers with Two New Colors! - Did you know that Posca came out with 2 brand new colors in 2025? The new colors Posca colors are Grape Green and Forest Green. This brings the total num...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Quilt Art by Lena Pugachova
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My Special Interests

  • MathHappens
    Take and Make: Lunar New Year at the Bullock - Sponsored by HEB Grocers, this free day at the Texas State History Museum is always very well attended. With a theme of Lunar New Year, and a Full Moon o...
    20 hours ago
  • The Geometry Code
    Email List Update 2026! Please re-subscribe … again! - IMPORTANT UPDATE, February 2, 2026: We are conducting a major cleanup on our email list, so we kindly request that you resubscribe. We did this 3 years ago...
    1 day ago
  • A year of reading the world
    Book of the month: Raharimanana - In the midst of some pretty gloomy headlines over the last month or so, online African literature magazine Brittle Paper brought heartening news. Its 100 N...
    5 days ago
  • Sewhooked
    Peace, Love, & HSTs (TTMT #866 Quilting Show and Tell) - Hello, friends. I’m here as usual, bringing you love and warm fuzzies from my sewing room. Be sure to stay until the end for some winter wildlife video. Ov...
    6 days ago
  • The Pioneer Girl Project
    Greeting the New Year with Laura Ingalls Wilder - Although Christmas is celebrated in each of Wilder’s Little House novels, a celebration of New Year’s Day occurs only in By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939...
    4 weeks 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...
    1 year 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...
    3 years ago
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Popular Posts

  • Here's Every National Park Junior Ranger Badge You Can Earn By Mail (Updated September 2025)
    January 2025: A reader, Elena, made the coolest Excel spreadsheet for the Junior Ranger badges that can be earned by mail , and was kind eno...
  • Tutorial: Melted Crayon Canvas Art
    At any given moment, I have on the back burner easily two dozen projects that are kid-centric, just waiting for a willing kid or two to come...
  • Nightmare before Christmas before Labor Day
    My partner and the kiddos are off having lunch at China Buffet right now--it's a place into which I will not step, but I did ask them ...
  • Our DIY Aerial Silks Rig
    I believe that this is called a "Princess Sit?" I've resigned myself to the fact that in every photo that I share of this rig ...
  • Upcycle Your Crayons!: How to Make New Crayons from Old Crayons
    When I was researching melted crayon tutorials for my last post on upcycling crayons , I realized, "Hey! Everybody else does it wrong!...
  • Cornstarch Glue, and Valentines, Too
    Have I spoken to you of my famous kid, spokeschild for the line of bulk cornstarch for sale at Kodo Kids ? I traded them usage of the photos...
  • DIY Cat Scratcher from Upcycled Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
    This tutorial was originally posted on Crafting a Green World . This upcycled cardboard cat scratcher is a great way to use up all your corr...
  • How NOT to Make Melted Plastic Bead Ornaments (and also How to)
    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-...
  • Tie-Dyed Socks on our Feet
    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 ...
  • How We Earned the Girl Scout Cadette New Cuisines Badge
    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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