Well that’s a bit cheeky. Because it’s a potholder! Get it?! As in, “I will hold the hot things so you don’t have to”? That probably would’ve been funnier if I hadn’t tried to explain it. Let’s ignore my very individual sense of humor (inherited from my mom) and enjoy the freehand concentric heart quilting…
Patchwork Dish Towels: A Tutorial
aka: The One Where I Make the Mistakes so You Don’t Have To. (you’re welcome) Happy Monday everyone! How about we make some dish towels today? But these aren’t just any dish towels. They are super duper patchwork, reverse applique, seasonal, mistake-free dish towels! For 1 dish towel you will need: – 2 16×24 inch…
A Brief Disruption of Twill Tape Week
Tomorrow we’re posting our grand finale for Twill Tape week. Already? We know. We could have done a month. And the roundup has some really fun ideas, many of which came from our own crafterhours readers. But TODAY? We’re taking a teeny tiny little break to be the Creative Guests on UCreate. We can hardly…
Feature Friday: Alabama Chanin (and my skirt decision!)
Not that they need the press from our humble blog, but since I mentioned Alabama Chanin in a previous post, I thought it only fair to expound a little on their fabulousness. They are a group of artisans working to create one of a kind designs and finished products in a sustainable way, and all…
The stockings were hung on the clothesline with care…
….because there is no natural light to speak of in my house for photography purposes. I made these stockings for the girls last year (although it was Z’s 3rd Christmas already – ooops). They are reverse applique with felt. The top of Z’s stocking is embellished with ric rac poinsettias from a tutorial I got…