Each month Mollie Johanson organizes her blog, Wild Olive, around a particular animal. All of her projects, patterns, and printables for the month incorporate that animal motif. I think this is a really brilliant way to blog. A month-long visual theme can help you to brainstorm new ideas (what if I put it on a…
A Need for Modern Judaic Fabrics and Sewing Patterns
My older daughters go to Hebrew School at our synagogue three times a week. They learn to read and speak Hebrew, they learn Jewish prayers and Jewish history, they learn about holidays and about Israel. Most of all, they develop a strong, positive identity as Jewish people. When Hebrew School started up again this fall…
How to Do Weekly Bookkeeping and Why It’s Your Most Powerful Business Tool
When I was a senior in high school we were allowed to take one class pass/fail. I chose math and thank goodness I did. I was really good at school. Straight A’s, Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa and all that, but math had started to be my downfall and it was about to get worse….
Enhance Your Lighting With a Sewing Machine LED Light Kit
I sew in a corner of our bedroom where there’s not much natural light. The windows are small and mostly screened by trees. In addition to the overhead lights, I have all sorts of extra lamps set up – one on my desk, another clamped to the ironing board, and another next to the sewing…
Darcy the Dachshund is the Friday Fiver Today!
Guess what? Today the pattern for Darcy the Dachshund is just $5! Crafterhours celebrates Fridays by choosing a pattern or indie-made item to be the Friday Fiver and I’m so excited that they’ve chosen Darcy this week. I have a few fun additions to this pattern in celebration. First, I made a template for a…
Getting Your Handmade Goods into the Hands of Celebrities
Allison Hoffman’s tagline sums it up well: “I make weird stuff out of yarn. Anything pop culture goes.” In fact, it would be fair to say that Allison Hoffman’s career as a crochet designer is fueled by pop culture. She recreates celebrities as yarn dolls and fairly often those celebrities find their doll likenesses to…
New Pattern: Roger the Pirate
Ahoy, matey! Meet Roger the Pirate. He’s my new PDF pattern and he’s on sale for $7 through Wednesday, September 3. This pattern includes: step-by-step photos easy to follow instructions full-sized templates you can print again and again links to supplemental blog posts and special videos to guide you through I’ve got a collection of…
Market Research Takes the Fear Out of Getting Started
In 2011 I was at a crossroads. I had just turned in the manuscript for Stuffed Animals and I wasn’t sure what to do next. For a year I’d been writing a book which meant I was in the rhythm of creating a new pattern every three weeks. I’d learned a lot in the process…
Book Review: Sew Cute to Cuddle by Mariska Vos-Bolman
I pre-ordered Sew Cute to Cuddle by Mariska Vos-Bolman as soon as I saw it on Amazon and was so excited when it arrived last week. Aside from sewing, playing games like judi roulette online is also a great pastime. Mariska is the designer of the popular PDF softie pattern business, DIY Fluffies. She’s Dutch…
4 Doll Makers You Should Know About
Making a three-dimensional creature from fabric is a creative challenge, but creating a person from fabric is perhaps even harder. We’re quick to judge the beauty of a doll. You have to get the proportions and the features just right to make an appealing fabric human, don’t you think? When I come across an artist…
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