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Tutorial: Cherry pie pin cushion

Denise Felton — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:14:40 +0000

Christy of Sweet Tidings teaches us how to make this cherry pie pin cushion, complete with cherry and leaf pins. Wouldn’t this make a charming gift for a stitcher you know? For the perfect finishing touch, build it in a thrifted brioche pan! Go to the tute.

Free pattern and tutorial: Sweetheart Pie

Denise Felton — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:06:42 +0000

You knew Mollie of Wild Olive would do something unusual for Valentine’s Day! She’s sharing the pattern and instructions for a Sweetheart Pie softie–a sweet but zero-calorie way to show your affection. Go to her blog post for the pattern and tute.

Free pattern: Ice cream!

Denise Felton — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:05:14 +0000

This sweet felt-applique and embroidery block actually made my tummy growl! Kimara of Wee Folk Art is sharing the free pattern. She says,

We added sprinkles using a straight stitch and 6 strands of floss, but you could easily add glass beads for extra glitter. Or, cover in French knots.

Or matte bugle beads. So many possibilities. Go to her blog post to get the pattern.

Appliqued Easter baskets

Denise Felton — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:01:52 +0000

Rachel of Roxy Creations employed her felt-applique and embroidery skills to make these charming Easter baskets. She says,

They…could be used in and Easter egg hunt or even better to decorate the house or easter table. They would look great with little Easter eggs in them, flowers or even make for sweet gift baskets.

She doesn’t provide a tutorial; but the image on her blog can be clicked and enlarged for study. Go to her post.

Felt soft sculpture in motion

Denise Felton — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:01:43 +0000

Felt Mistress shares a time-lapse video of the making of this awesome felt soft sculpture for Jon Burgerman’s Fast Food art show. See the video.

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Make a pouch for mini business cards

Denise Felton — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:42:31 +0000

Jodi of Sew Fearless shows us how to make a beautiful, practical embroidered felt pouch for mini business cards. See her tute.

And many thanks to Haley of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.

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Tutorial: Mushroom love brooch

Denise Felton — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:12:17 +0000

Whip Up says,

Lark Craft’s upcoming book Heart-Felt Holidays: 40 Festive Felt Projects to Celebrate the Seasons is the follow-up to Fa La La La Felt. The book comes out in April, but Lark Crafts are starting the fun early by offering this Mushroom love brooch project by Lisa Jordan.

Go to the Whip Up post to see the tute.

Inspiration: Kayla Coo

Denise Felton — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:07:54 +0000

If you think the tiny felting-and-embroidery creations of Kayla Coo are amazing, just wait till you see her large sculptural pieces. See more of the large-scale work of Michala Gyetvai (aka Kayla Coo) at her blog post.

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Tutorial: Felt heart brooch with lots of kisses

Denise Felton — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:05:23 +0000

Laura of Bugs and Fishes shows us how to make this adorable kiss-filled heart brooch. (In my culture, Xs represent kisses and Os represent hugs.) You still have time to make one of these easy pins as a valentine gift for everyone you love. See Laura’s tute. XOXO

How to embroider on felt

Denise Felton — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:07:09 +0000

Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shares tips for embroidering on felt. See her post.

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Loving hearts from Troublet

Denise Felton — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:06:34 +0000

Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting created these awesome heart ornaments for a Craftster swap. She says,

Some heart buttons, simple lazy daisy and french knot stitches with some ribbon and I made a pretty little heart Valentine for my Craftster Sisters.

She isn’t sharing how she did it, but click her photo to see it larger and give yourself some stitchy ideas. Go to her post.

Hearts galore

Denise Felton — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:01:18 +0000

As Valentine’s Day approaches, rockin hearts are popping up all over the web. Here are some of my faves:

(1) Embroidered felt pendants by WindyRiver
(2) Hearts of the Ocean from Fog and Swell
(3) An intricately beaded purse from The Lone Beader
(4) New embroidery on vintage linens by Domesticated Bee

A softie in costume

Denise Felton — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:45:45 +0000

Nat of The Smallest Forest created and stitched this adorable little softie for her goddaughter, Lotti. The doll itself is too sweet for words. But teamed with a teeny teddy and a removable bunny costume, it makes me wriggle with delight. See all the views at Nat’s blog post.

Dolls for everybody!

Denise Felton — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:03:30 +0000

Louana of Eleventh Monkey assigned herself an amazing project last Christmas. See the crowd of felt dolls above? Louana says,

It’s not just any family, it’s my family! For Christmas I decided to gift all my family members a felt doll that looked like him or her, so everyone could have their own “mini-me” and feel powerful like a giant, you know when they needed it.

Learn a bit about her process and see more photos at her blog post.

Easy star appliques

Denise Felton — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:05:20 +0000

Megan of The Crafty CPA shares her technique for easy but rockin star appliques. See her tute.

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