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Category Archives: Projects
Terrie Sandelin’s Kaffe Fasset Scraps Placemat Project
If you are anything like me, you like to begin the new year with a new look for your dining room. Lucky for us, C&T Publishing author, Terrie Sandelin, has been hard at work creating a free mini-quilt placemat project for us using scraps of Kaffe Fasset’s fabrics. The project uses the 13-Square foundation from Terrie’s book Miniatures in Minutes for the pieced squares. Click here to automatically begin downloading the project instructions, and in (Continue Reading...)
CHA Sneak Peek: Loving Lutradur!
I just can not get enough of this stuff—Lutradur® Mixed Media Sheets are ALL that! Like paper, but better…like fabric, but better! We’ll be demonstrating lots of different creative ways to use Lutradur at both the Super Show and the Trade Show.
Here is a lovely Lutradur dahlia, designed by Glenna Valley, that we can show you how to make at the LisaLizaLou booth #758 on Saturday morning, January 23. But if you can’t make it to the show…Glenna (Continue Reading...)
Ornaments for next year
Here’s a great way to upcyle those teeny tiny scraps of fabric into something pretty for the tree. Take advantage of the post-holiday sales at your local craft store and pick up a bunch of these empty glass ornaments for a song. Take off the tops and stuff them full of pretty fabric scraps and you’re all set!
Thanks to C&T author Diana Taylor for this timely suggestion. We hope you are having a warm and wonderful (Continue Reading...)
Mary Link’s No-Sew, Fabric Animals Project
Here’s another great project out of 100+ No-Sew Fabric Crafts for Kids by Mary Link. Make a zany zoo or a dinosaur park for a dresser top. These creatures come with slotted parts that slide together, so the critters can really come to life and stand on their own.
Holiday Fashion Crafting: Lutradur Brooch Project
Embellishments are a prerequisite for all aspects of a successfully charmed-out holiday look. Winter season creative endeavors including home decorating, gift wrapping, and outfit accessorizing require just a touch of know-how and a spark of festive flair to come off beautifully. So why not indulge in as many craft projects as possible in the days leading up to your holiday celebrations?
Easy Birdhouses Make Great Gifts
I took a 2-day staycation a few months ago and finally got started on a couple of birdhouse projects I’d been planning to make as gifts for my Aunt and Grandmother. Both ladies love it when birds visit their gardens. I bought the unfinished wood birdhouses at Joann and used just a few simple supplies to turn them into bold, colorful garden pieces. The Paper Crafter’s Color Companion always comes in handy for me (Continue Reading...)
Free Patchwork Pup Project from Beth Ferrier
I have been addicted to needlework my entire life. My grandmother taught me how to embroider when I was just four years old, and even then I knew it was my calling. As a kid I would collect pop bottles to earn money for yarn and bits of fabric. My babysitting money went towards patterns and fabric. I sewed my own prom dresses and knit aran sweaters for my boyfriend. (I married the boyfriend and kept the sweaters.)
Embossed Quilt Batting Project and Weekly Giveaway
Anyone that knows me can tell you how much I love all things vintage. I frequent flea markets and antique stores looking for old laces, fabrics, and trims. While writing my book Fabric Art Collage, I was able to use some of my favorite finds in really unique ways.
One of my techniques involves using lace or doilies to create embossed quilt batting. Yes, quilt batting! The batting I use is Fairfield’s Nature-Fil Bamboo Batting. It is so soft, embosses well, and (Continue Reading...)
Blank Board Block Décor Lights Papercraft Project
When we put a call out to our Creative Troupe we never know what we’ll get in return. Trouper Kathleen Brown surprised us with this fun string of décor lights made from our Ready-to-Go!® Blank Board 3” Blocks and Timtex, These could easily be altered for any occasion. Read on for project instructions.
Lorraine Olsen’s Half Block Handbag Project
Author of Little Lone Star Quilts, Lorraine Olsen, has come up with a brilliant way to show off some of her scraps from hand dying. It’s called the Half Block Handbag and uses techniques from her new book. Would you like to make this? Click here to automatically download free project instructions.
