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BOBBIN HOLDER

May 20, 2019 By The Crafty Author

BOBBIN HOLDER | DOLLAR TREE DIY

BOBBIN HOLDER

WATCH THE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO HERE!

TIN CAN PIN CUSHION

May 20, 2019 By The Crafty Author

TIN CAN PIN CUSHION | DOLLAR TREE DIY

TIN CAN PIN CUSHION | DOLLAR TREE DIY

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NEEDLE BOOK TUTORIAL

April 30, 2019 By The Crafty Author

NEEDLE BOOK TUTORIAL

NEEDLE BOOK TUTORIAL

In this tutorial, I teach you how to make a needle book to store your extra pins, needles, thread, scissors, clips and other sewing items you need for on the go access. I like to use my needle book for when I do hand binding on a quilt. It enable me to take all of the tools I need with me while I watch TV and have them in one convenient place. It really is nice to have everything organized right where you need it.  

Supplies Needed:

2 pieces of fabric of your choice at lease 7″ wide

Pinking shears (Optional)

Scissors

Sewing Machine

Ruler for cutting

Rotary Cutter

Thread

Fabric for the inside of the needle book (Scraps)

Embellishments (Optional)

Ribbon

https://youtu.be/ZGMieIAOjh0

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EASY BABY RAG QUILT NO CUTTING BLOCKS

March 5, 2019 By The Crafty Author

EASY BABY RAG QUILT WITHOUT CUTTING BLOCKS

 

EASY BABY RAG QUILT NO CUTTING BLOCKS

 

 

Craft Room Tour

March 4, 2019 By The Crafty Author

SCRAP QUILT SERIES

January 30, 2019 By The Crafty Author

HOW TO MAKE A QUILT FROM START TO FINISH

SCRAP QUILT SERIES | THE CRAFTY AUTHOR

SCRAP QUILT SERIES

In this quilting series I will be teaching you how to make a quilt from start to finish. That includes, showing how to pick the pieces for your quilt and how to sew them together. I will also show you how to sew the blocks together, add small borders to increase the length of the quilt and add a larger border all around the quilt.

Additionally, I will be showing you how to piece the backing, and how to get the quilt ready for quilting. In this series, we will also learn how to free motion quilt a design on our quilt, square it up and bind it. I hope you enjoy this quilting adventure and I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations as well.

You can find all of the videos in the series, below. Or you can click on the tab, My Videos to view them there as well. 🙂 Happy Quilting!

SCRAP QUILT SERIES 1
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Harry Potter Quilt

January 25, 2019 By The Crafty Author

The Project of Doom (POD)

I have had the pleasure of making 2 Harry Potter quilts, using a technique called paper piecing. I found this to be quite challenging but the end result is just amazing!

You can get the FREE pattern by clicking the link below.

http://www.fandominstitches.com/2015/07/harry-potter-bookcase-quilt-along.html

Thank you to Jennifer Ofenstein for creating such amazing patterns and then sharing them with us! Happy Quilting!

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ADDING VINYL TO CANVAS

November 22, 2018 By The Crafty Author

ADDING VINYL TO CANVAS

How to Add Vinyl to Canvas with Cricut Maker

ADDING VINYL TO CANVAS

I often get asked how to do I get vinyl to stick to canvas.  Well… the solution is actually quite simple.  You can either use acrylic paint or ModPodge before you lay the vinyl down.  In this tutorial, I show you how to incorporate this method by using acrylic paint as a base.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Cricut Vinyl

Cricut Machine

Weeding Tool

Canvas

Acrylic Paint

ModPodge

Design in Design Space (Available with your Cricut Machine)

Contact Paper

Scraper

Scissors

VIEW THE VIDEO HERE

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I hope you find this tutorial helpful.  Happy Crafting!  🙂

 

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