... time, but my boyfriend bought me a new sewing machine last Christmas (yeah!) for my soon-to-be-completed craft room (double ... question. A friend of mine said that I should get something called a "sewing cabinet" (presumably something like this) but I am a novice sewer, and I would prefer ... tray in the table top that brings the height of your sewing surface flush with the table. Ikea Hacker ...

WOODBRIDGE - The Woodbridge Library will hold an open drop-in Friday Morning Adult Craft Club from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 11. Crafters seeking to meet "fellow crafty individuals who share your love of knitting, sewing, quilting, scrapbooking, beading, needlepoint, and other handicrafts," are invited. Partcipants are asked to bring their latest project ...

... up.  The draw is open to EVERYONE. Janome will be delivering the Sewing Machine. Regular readers will know that I've reviewed each ... : Curtains book AND a Janome Mega Sewing & Craft Tote worth £50!! Read The ... the pic. The machine doesn't need to be plugged in. There needs to be some 'sewing' under your machine foot - a scrap of fabric will ...

... total chaos all of the time. Remember I've been sewing for 34 years now and I have a lot of stuff and I haven' ... place to put it until now. I really love having easy access to all of my craft tools & supplies along with my quilting tools ... TV and out of the room into the hallway. This is where I sit when I'm sewing. I plan on getting two more cubes with double drawers for the bottom ...

This is a really easy craft project that you can do with older children and it only requires a few supplies. Since there is a little hand sewing involved, I recommend ages 7 and up with adult supervision. I find that this ... need two wreath shapes out of felt for each ornament that you make. Using some dark green sewing thread, hand sew on red beads to the front side of ...

... I'm plugging it here too. Just some recent sewing ventures I'm participating in an online craft competition called S ... a tight-scoring football game for sewers. In other sewing news I was featured in a UK based publication ... grow (which is really exciting). Of course the trick is trying to find a balance between doing my craft and making sure I give enough time to the kids. Lucy ...

... version of the tissue holder that I've been making. Next item on the project list? Euro Sham for the bedroom, on the same principle (and with a really neat Asian inspired fabric I scored at the St. Thomas Episcopal church tag sale earlier this year). Then? Finish needlepointing Cookie Monster and make him into a pillow. Then? Superhero cape. That sewing machine is getting a work out.

... acrylic, cotton etc. You kind find the acrylic kind at any craft store or an old stuffed animal ready to be thrown out or ... material is inside out before you re-pin the material in place. 4) Before sewing around outside of the body, pin an area between the arm and leg on ... in order to flip the body inside out when you are finished sewing the body. 5) Now sew around the outside of the body. 6) Once ...

... room into a craft room. I've been slowly chipping away at it. Yesterday I finished the big feature in the room, a sewing table. Now I don't sew. Not yet anyway. So ignor the dinosaur sitting on top ... maybe window boxes would be cute. Then end tables. And finally, this sewing table. But I am NOT handy (this is where Tannie comes in) and so I inquired how it could possibly be done. ...

... 's tells me that Jane Austen's Sewing Box is out. I don't have a copy for review yet, and I' ... Morgan Library. Maybe I'll check that out next week too. (via Craft)In the Important Craft News category, the American ... part of a larger shift in the focus of the future of the craft movement. What do you think?I'm also interested to know what you all think about Regretsy and Badder ...

... I was buying this to surprise my mother b. the only 'sewing term' I used correctly was "bobbin" ... to launch into a mini-soliloquy on how I hadn't touched a sewing machine for the last 13 years and how I had no scissors before valiantly presenting the ... of sharp cloth scissors from Daiso + an online pattern for a sewing machine cover + three hours of measuring, cutting, tacking ...

... a craft person. Sure, over the years I have tried. When I was pregnant with Ms. Bean I even asked my mom to buy me a sewing machine and ... Ginger Bread House. I wasn't sure if we wanted to go the this because the craft looked lame in the promotional photo, but it was really cute! ... box as well, but we were needing to prepare of part 2 of craft day. Following lunch at Fridays (the kids wanted ...

... Today I would like to introduce my dear blogging friend Lynette, from Get Your Craft On! She was sweet enough to ask me to blog swap with her today, and of course, I was excited to! She has some ... the style she has...isn't she amazing!?! I'm Lynette, from Get Your Craft On. I love all craftiness, but especially sewing. Here are 10 things you might not know about me: 1.) I have 2 kids and ...

... a slew of craft shows in the D.C. area. With that in mind, check out DC Craft Mafia’s Holiday Heist in Vienna, VA on Saturday. ... 2 pm: Sewing Demo with DC Threads Sewing Lounge Holiday Heist presented by DC Craft Mafia When: This Saturday, 11/21, noon-6pm Where: The Soundry (316 Dominion Road, Vienna, VA 22180) More info: Check out the DC Craft Mafia Blog for introductions to the vendors

... thinking about all the things I still need to make for Christmas (because, you know, thinking about it is so much easier than actually doing it) and, since my sewing machine is in the shop, looking at tons of other peoples' ideas. My ... really not my strength. I've decided the solution is a free craft fair. You make whatever your specialty is, then you trade with your group of friends for ...