chroniclebooks.com - 11/5/2009
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craftblogicon.jpg Goodbye, October . . . hello, November. I’m so excited for Thanksgiving in San Francisco. The city empties out, the weather is always crisp and sunny, and the farmers markets will be bountiful. This year I’m feasting with friends. Since I’m not hosting, I want to spend some ...
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One Pretty Thing —
... Martha. *Sew a potholder makeup bag with Obsessively Stitching. *Knit a cozy mushroom hat with The Purl Bee. *Stitch a festive candle cozy with Not-So-Plain-Jane. *Create a genie pillow with Sew4Home. *Craft adorable stacked fabric owl embellishments with Lollychops. *Create a sewing machine cover with pockets with a tutorial from Sew Diva Diane. *I love how Carbon Couture beaded her own black dress cherry tree. Beautiful! *Create floral cocktail coasters with an excerpted project from Home Sewn on Chronicle Books Blog. ...
Tutorial: Flower-shaped fabric coasters
Craft Gossip —
... to find out how to make these flower-shaped fabric coasters. The edges are finished with a satin stitch. Go to the tutorial. ...
Floral Cocktail Coasters
CRAFT —
From the Chronicle Books blog, make this floral cocktail coaster, an excerpt from one of my favorite sewing books, Home Sewn by Kaari Meng who's also the proprietor of the cool LA-based shop, French General.
From the excerpt:
Using remnants from some printed linen, cut out large flowers, back them with hemp fabric, and stitch both fabrics together using your sewing machine's zigzag stitch. Homespun or heavier linen works well for the coasters backs, as both will absorb liquid and dry quite fast. Pair this ...
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Thanks again to Amy, who has done a whole series of guest posts for us! She truly does rock! I think these would be great for shower decorations too (you could then use them as prizes for games)! – Heather
This is Amy from Mod Podge Rocks , and lately I’ve been thinking a lot ...