Crafters Medley: 25 Neat-O Projects To Make (March)

Thread, Thimble & Pins

1. Fat Quarter Reading Companion: Very clever, here’s a tute for a fabric bookmark attached to a case to hold your reading glasses.
2. Tutorial: Hot Pads: Love these, designs made by using reverse [machine] appliqué.
3. Doily Lamp Makeover: Clever idea to transform a lampshade into something pretty & unique.
4. Ribbed Lip Balm Holder: Hang this goody on your keychain, knitting pattern.
5. Beach Bag Tutorial: Large tote with a removable solid bottom and a pocket.
6. Turning Your Kid’s Art Into A Keychain: Sweet idea!
7. Matroyshka Dolls: Russian-style nesting dolls, but these are made in beautiful softly-coloured fabrics, including Cath Kidston and vintage feedsack scraps, and embellished with vintage buttons. Tutorial is available via pdf download.
8. Quilted Bowl Tutorial: Oh my, gorgeous and it’s reversible too! Templates available via pdf download.
9. Tutorial: Scrappy Loyalty Card Wallet: These wallets are a great scrap busting project!
10. Pretty Flower Magnets Tutorial: Open up your button jar for this sweet project.
11. Placemat Expanding File Tutorial: If you’d like to ditch that plastic or cardboard expanding file and replace it with something prettier, this is the tute for you.
12. Tea Towel Travel Wallet: Functional and cute!
13. Oval Headphone Covers: Includes link to round headphone covers pattern as well. Crochet patterns.
14. Crooked Coasters: Ohhh I like these! Pattern available via pdf.
15. Shell Frame Tutorial: Sigh. This tute will have you dreaming of summer, nice job!
16. Journal Cover Tutorial: Simple & nice cover for a journal with a unique twist: a strip of patchwork. Lovely!
17. Laundry Sack Tutorial: This sack is perfect for hanging over a doorknob and it makes more room where space is limited on the floor. You could also take this in your suitcase when you travel.
18. Yoga Bag Tutorial: Repurpose a pillowcase into this easy to make yoga bag.
19. Simple Spring Basket: How To: Very charming felt basket.
20. Seed Stitch Hot Pad (or Trivet): Project example made from Jute, crochet pattern.
21. Buttercup Bag Tutorial: Uses two fat quarters, one for the bag and one for the lining. Cute!
22. Paper Flower Tutorial: You need a large 6 petal flower punch to make this cutie.
23. Super Easy DIY Sock Blockers (Tutorial): Use a plastic placemat or any thick-ish plastics sheet to make these handy guys on the cheap.
24. Crochet Phone Case: Whip this up in under an hour.
25. Stuffed Fabric Bowls: I found these interesting and thought how great these would be for holding notions and needlework projects.

Bonus Goodies:

• Shape Collage: This is free software that you can download and use to make shaped picture collages in less than a minute with just a few mouse clicks. Software is cross-platform and free for personal use with no ads, viruses, spyware, trial periods, or watermarks.
• Resources for Dyeing Fabric and Thread
• How To Make T-Shirt Yarn
• How To Sew A Pocket
• Spring Cleaning For Your Sewing Machine

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