Pop culture meets craft in this wonderful sweater designed by Craftster member Kaby (a/k/a Practical Polly). Using a vintage sweater pattern and many pics of Wonder Woman as inspiration, the end result is flattering and clever. See more pics and read about the process on her blog. [via] Link.
Still Dottie has a pattern and tutorial for making this easy and super stylin’ smock apron. Link.
This week’s CRAFT Pattern Podcast is a featured pattern from the new book, Softies: Simple Instructions for 25 Plush Pals by Therese Laskey. This cute Treeling softie by Lynda Lye of Little Odd Forest is a simple little friend you can sew up from felt. You can even use up your old scraps to make […]
Nayantara on Burda Style has a complete how-to on making your own pattern for sewing in-seam pockets. Link.
With al the recent scary news of the toy recall ( list here), now more than ever is the time to take back our children’s safety in our own hands and have fun in the process by crafting our own toys! To get you started, here’s a roundup of some great toy projects you can […]
Geek Sugar points us to a delightful sweater by Etsy seller n2Imaginations, featuring Space Invaders! The scoring is shown along the sleeve. She also makes binary Christmas stockings (for which you can also buy the pattern). Space Invaders Sweater – [via] Link.
I’ve just finished listening to a great interview by Sister Diane of CraftyPod where she talks to Nora and Benedika of BurdaStyle about open source sewing and community-shared knowledge makes everyone a better seamster. Link.
