K’Nex Lightbox Tutorial

fantastic idea – kooky and cool – seems like it might be fun to make and work well too – link courtesy of craft - K’Nex Lightbox Tutorial

knex_lightbox_tutorial

reusable snack bag tutorial

love this fabric washable snack bag - tutorial here

snack bag

invisible zip cushion tutorial

lovely cushions with invisible side zipper - tutorial at kirin notebook

invisible zip cushion

kids easy softie

great visual tutorial for kids - how to make a softie – using screen printed designs.

softie

secretary skirt makeover

via wardrobe refashion - how to makeover a plain secretary skirt.

makeover secretary skirt

ric rac lampshade

Sister Diane shares how to make this ric rac lampshade on craftzine.

ric rac lampshade

tutorials: purses and wallets

meetmeatmikes has a great roundup of tutorials and patterns for making purses and wallets.

u-handbag purse

Some of my faves:
whipup’s Wallet-Sized Fold-Up Re-Usable Shopping Bag
ric rac’s pencil case tutorial
U-handbag’s clip purse [above pic]
summer wallet

recycled art journal

creative kismet made these lovely journals using paper grocery bags.

paper journal

how to: smocked sundress

How to make Heather Ross’s smocked sundress from her book Weekend Sewing
is shared on The storque.

sundress_steps_2-3

quilt block tutorials roundup

A little roundup of some online tutorials for various quilt block techniques and patterns:

circle geese

foundation piecing circular ‘geese’ block [image above] … more foundation pieced ‘geese’ … a really neat method of sewing triangles for those flying geese …

English paper piecing Hexagons: how to from Alicia … and another one from sunshine creations … and from thimble blossoms … here is a different method using fabric glue … and a no basting method hexagons without the english paper piecing method

foundation pieced spiderweb block … and a foundation pieced string block tutorial

crazy nine-patch squares

designing your own quilt block with freezer paper … and a freezer paper star

wonky butterfly tutorial … and foundation pieced teapot

foundation crazy patchwork

drunken path quilt block … and a whirligig block

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