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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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What's on Crafting a Green World Today?

  • Crafting a Green World
    Why Shein Sucks, and What You Should Wear Instead - But alas, Shein is yet another imported fast fashion outlet, even more insidiously unsustainable than the other imported fast fashion outlets. So if Shein...

Crafty Blogs

  • flax & twine | craft + diy
    Crochet the Pauline Flax Potholders Kit - I’m so excited to introduce a new crochet kit to the Flax & Twine family! The Pauline Flax Potholder Kit includes everything you need to crochet a pair o...
  • smitten kitchen
    grilled nectarines with gorgonzola and hazelnuts - Listen, I don’t make the rules. These things aren’t rational. But at some point over our vacation in Scotland — a time when we mostly consumed fish and c...
  • The Polkadot Chair
    15 Must Know Bag Making Tips and Tricks - [image: Image of duffle bag on sewing table with colorful thread in background] Here are 15 of my favorite bag-making tips and tricks! If you have a tip ...
  • Project Run and Play
    Back to School Sewing Inspiration - Childhood is all about learning and growing so Project Run and Play naturally incorporates both! Children grow and need new clothes so we learn to sew new ...
  • FanningSparks
    Lessons Learned from my First Barn Quilt Block - [image: My Finished Lilies & Hummingbird Barn Quilt Block with Bench @FanningSparks]“Please bring a smile and wear comfortable clothing you don’t mind gett...
  • EPBOT
    Trying Something New At Leaky Con 2022 - Halloo! I'm still easing back into a full work schedule, so what better way than with MORE FUN CON COVERAGE? John and I weren't even planning to attend...
  • Jenny's Crayon Collection
    Best Toys from Sweet Suite 2022 (Christmas Ideas) - For the first time since 2019 I had the opportunity to go to Sweet Suite in New York City. The past couple years we have had to do it at home because of ...
  • Brown Eyed Baker
    Dominic Update 3.0 - Dominic Update 3.0 Hello friends! I hope that your summer has been absolutely wonderful ☀️ I’m popping in today to provide an update on Dominic; so many o...
  • Bear, Dolly and Moi
    a snowy mantel with a new deer embroidery - After the New Year, I removed most of the Christmas décor,but I missed so much all the lightsthat I decided to leave the garland on the fireplace mantel.Th...
  • Serving Pink Lemonade
    Aaronic Priesthood Theme for Young Men - FREE - My son is new to the youth organization at our church. He and his quorum have set a goal to memorize the new Aaronic Priesthood theme for the Young Men. T...
  • Quilt Art by Lena Pugachova
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Homeschool Blogs

  • angelicscalliwags
    Precious Moments {August 2022} - The past month has been fairly relaxed as we learnt about the Romans and just enjoyed being with each other. Back in May, Becca had asked if she could th...
    2 hours ago
  • Bloggy Come Lately
    10 READS FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN NEEDS - A horror spooktacular! I have spent a good portion of my life trying to find a horror novel that actually scares me. It’s not that I’m oh-so-tough or bra...
    17 hours ago
  • Science Lessons That Rock
    A Classroom Restroom Policy That Works - We’ve all been there. You are in the middle of teaching, and a student raises their hand. Expecting a question, you call on them, only to hear “can I go ...
    3 days ago
  • Making Your Own Sense
    The line joining two complex points using i-arrows - Reminder about i-arrows Nearly two weeks ago, I first wrote about the i-arrow visualisation of the points in the complex plane. Here’s a reminder of how th...
    4 days ago
  • The Daring English Teacher
    3 Reasons to Teach Email Etiquette - [image: 3 Reasons to Teach Email Etiquette] The start of a new school year brings promise and new hope. It also brings a fresh set of students unfamiliar w...
    5 days ago
  • Resourceaholic
    5 Maths Gems #160 - Welcome to my 160th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers. 1. Algebra Warm-Ups@geoffkrall shared...
    1 week ago
  • The Geometry Code
    High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera photos - I suppose one might say that these amazing images are more about geography than geometry, but I imagine that you might also notice that the abstract and ...
    1 week ago
  • Frontier Dreams
    Blossom Butterflies via The Simple Living Collection *LIVE!* - That early morning light. I can never get enough - especially when there is artwork hanging...
    1 month ago
  • Use Resources Wisely
    7 Ways To Highlight Girl Scouts On Your College Application - Girl Scouts can be an activity on your college application. But is it more than a check box or can you highlight more than years involved? 7 Tips for highl...
    3 months ago
  • Why My Daughter Cannot Go to School – Incredible Journey of Giftedness
    Being the Odd One Out - I’m not going to post a picture of Madison for this post. Because that’s not the point. I have run into many instances where both her and I have been the o...
    7 months ago
  • mamascout
    Holiday Lab 2021 - It is time to find a turkey, get a tree, start freaking out, and sign up for Holiday Lab.
    8 months ago
  • The Magic Onions
    Members-only practise2 - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis...
    10 months ago
  • Eclectic Homeschooling
    Canada History Study - When I was living in Canada I discovered an excellent resource at our local library. Canada: A People’s History is an excellent video series that gives an ...
    1 year ago
  • The Helpful Garden
    - Big and Wonderful News! Everyone needs great friends. They make life lovely and bearable. Sometimes it is your support network that keeps you afloat and ...
    1 year ago
  • Math=Love
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  • What Do We Do All Day?
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Popular Posts

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