Create & Celebrate

Elizabeth from Oh, Fransson! designed a doorstop pattern for our Handmade Holidays in November. One of her nine patch doorstops is now featured in the May 2008 issue of Hallmark magazine and on their website too!

Anna was inspired by Quilting Month to create her very first quilt! Learn more about it (she feels like she has a whole new bed now!) on Anna’s forty-two roads blog.

Carrie writes, “One of my fiber art pieces was selected for the Northern Colorado Weaver’s Guild: Fiber Celebration 2008 set to open in Fort Collins in May. The piece I submitted is called “Lost In Thought” and includes hand-felted wool, paint, wool scraps and hand-embroidery. This is the first juried show I have applied for.” Find more of Carrie’s work on her Whole Cloth Designs blog.

• Jessica would like to direct you to two fun things she’s recently discovered: 1. The new CraftPad blog and 2. The Sparkle Power Sew-Along which is a new sew-along group started by Candace at sparkle power…

It just so happens that Candace also wrote in! She elaborates on the group: “I recently formed the sparkle power sew along group as a way to feel accountable for completing projects & a way to connect with other crafters. We are getting ready to focus on clothing & accessories for the months of April & May. It’s a great time to start on some spring/summer clothes for yourself or the little ones. Information on joining us is found on the blog: spsewalong.blogspot.com.”

• Jennifer is having a giveaway on her Life On the Roof blog in honor of her 500th post. You can comment anywhere on her blog to enter. Congrats on the blog milestone, Jennifer!

• Tammy has a new tutorial for sewing cloth napkins on her Tammy’s Times blog, written with the “beginner seamstress in mind!”

Doreen made her first dress without a pattern or tutorial! It was an Easter dress for her daughter and was a resounding success. Doreen wrote about the process and finished product on her My Creativity Journal blog.

Molly from apple cyder shows a neat technique using photo silhouettes in her freezer paper photo stencil tutorial.

These tutorials and links were all submitted to us at Sew,Mama,Sew! For information on how to share your own Create & Celebrate items, visit this post. Please note that entries must be non-commercial.

24 Responses to “Create & Celebrate”

1. Tori responds:
   Posted: April 2nd, 2008 at 11:53 pm →

   Once again, great ideas! Have I told you before how much I ♥LOVE♥ this blog!!!

2. Amy W responds:
   Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 am →

   Wow! What gorgeous things! So much to do so little time!

3. Amy responds:
   Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 am →

   Anna’s Quilt is gorgeous!! What a sweet dress by Doreen – cute summery fabric! And I loved Tammy’s cloth napkin tutorial
   (Bookmarking Sparkle Power Sew Along Blog)
   Some really great links to check out! Thanks!

   Amy
   http://newenglandquilter.blogspot.com/

4. Heather responds:
   Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 5:54 am →

   What creativity! I LOVE the doorstop pattern but all these are equally wonderful!

5. Renee responds:
   Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 6:44 am →

   I really like the photo stencil idea and I love the way it looks on the tote bag. I’ll have to give that a try.

6. andrea responds:
   Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 7:32 am →

   bravo doreen, your daughter’s dress is wonderful!

7. Anary responds:
   Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 am →

   What a great bunch of talented people! WOW.

8. Rachel Ehorn responds:
   Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 7:47 am →

   What fun ideas! I am so happy to see all the fun thing people are making – and boy oh boy are all the fabrics and color ideas cute!!!

9. kathy responds:
   Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 7:53 am →

   great ideas-I love the photo silhouettes!

10. Mellissa responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 8:07 am →

    All of those are so creative and beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing!

11. kira responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 8:14 am →

    LOVE the quilt and door stop … and what a fun stencil idea for a bag! Definitely going to bookmark a few of these ideas!

12. Barbara responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 8:16 am →

    I like that last suggestion – so many ideas now of how I could use that myself. Thanks for posting about it!

13. Delaina responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 10:28 am →

    The apple cyder tutorial rocked!

14. Samantha responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 10:38 am →

    YEAH!!! Lots of tutorials and projects again!

15. Michele responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 11:22 am →

    Wow…thanks again for all of the great links! Have I mentioned how much I love this blog?!

16. Annie responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm →

    Wow- thanks for the great links and ideas. I love those doorstops- I really need a doorstop for my room at school but the kids would probably muck it all up on the first day-especially with the spring rains still coming and going (wet, muddy kid shoes abound!). I’ll probably just get another hideous gray rubber one…

17. Patti Fletcher responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 3:01 pm →

    These are some of best looking craft projects I have seen in along time. I have never been on a blog before. There is so much great information. Thanks to all!!!

18. Libby responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 6:21 pm →

    Wonderful ideas. I especially love the quilt and the little dress.

19. Kim responds:
    Posted: April 3rd, 2008 at 7:05 pm →

    I liked the napkin tutorial, too, and have also seen that nifty corner trick on hankies on the Purlsoho blog, I think. Wonder if it would work for quilt corners…

20. Lisa responds:
    Posted: April 4th, 2008 at 12:07 pm →

    What a great tutorial…I want to make one, too. I already bookmarked this blog. Thanks!

21. Molly responds:
    Posted: April 4th, 2008 at 1:07 pm →

    I totally love this blog! I get mounds of inspiration everytime I read! Thanks to everyone for sharing!

22. Christine responds:
    Posted: April 5th, 2008 at 9:09 am →

    What an adorable dress. So sweet.

23. Doris responds:
    Posted: April 6th, 2008 at 8:38 am →

    Can’t wait for more!!! Thanks

24. C. Warren responds:
    Posted: April 9th, 2008 at 12:40 pm →

    Thanks for the blog mention! (Craftpad) I love your site and appreciate all of your ideas.