how-to: tessuti’s favourite top

Nikkishell shares this cute top pattern that’s a current favourite with the ladies at Tessuti. Link to pattern.

tutorial: linen drawstring gift bag

Love the use of the vintage doily here. Link to tutorial.

how-to: make a reversible placemat cover

Kirsty has come up with a cracking idea again! Link to tutorial.

books: Make Good Crafts + Life series

Carefree Clothes for Girls: 20 Patterns for Outdoor Frocks, Playdate Dresses, and More (Make Good: Crafts + Life) By Junko Okawa. Trumpeter; 1 edition (October 13, 2009).

Felting for Baby: 25 Warm and Woolly Projects for the Little Ones in Your Life (Make Good: Crafts + Life) By Saori Yamazaki. Trumpeter; 1 edition (October 13, 2009).

The latest additions in the make good series (Japanese craft books published in English by Trumpeter) are 2 books for parents or those who love to make things for children.

felting for baby

Felting for baby has instructions and patterns to make lovely tiny felted shoes, felted teddy bears, hand puppets and other cute accessories with lots of adorable little details. The best thing really about this book is the exquisite detailed photos of the felting process, and includes both wet and needle felting techniques. A treasure of a book.

carefree clothes for girls

Carefree clothes for girls is filled with adorable romantic and rustic clothing for active little girls. Some outfits are more practical than others – depends on how many trees your little girl likes to climb. However these outfits are so gorgeous with some beautiful detailing – such as raw edges, buttons and hand stitching, antique lace and found fabrics, layers of fabric, the use of natural raw unbleached linens and simple cottons. The designs are not difficult, a-line styles, ruffled skirts, square front bodices, and wrap-over tunics. This is such a sweet, sentimental, romantic book of designs for little girls – and mothers who love to dress up their little girls. [You can download full size patterns of the designs from Make Good Crafts Website + download a couple of sample projects.]

tutorial and pattern: cashmere batbaby hat & beddy-bye beast

A.DORABLE. Totally. Link to tutorial and pattern.

how-to: vintage sheet as shower curtain

Great idea. Link to tutorial.

tutorial: hedgehog

But not any kind of hedgehog softie, a ruffly hedgie. Link to tutorial.

tutorial: passport cover

Going away for the silly season? Need a nifty passport cover? Link to tutorial.

how-to: use flexible purse frames

I love those flexible purse frames, but am often stumped when it comes to actually using them. Nicole gives us a pattern to create a sweet little purse. Link to tutorial.

Oven Hand Mitt Tutorial

great idea LINK

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