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Punch Needle Bunny- DIY Craft
Hey everyone! It’s Amy from curiouspapaya. Maybe it’s this exceptionally cold weather – but it feels like this year’s winter has been EXTRA long! I’m itching to feel the sunshine again. (Okay, I know I shouldn’t be complaining because I live in California – but even here, we’ve been needing to gear up in uggs and heavy parkas for the 30 degree mornings and freeze warnings). Anywho, what better time to try out a new hobby while we’re bundled up at home? Ever since I saw Country Peony’s punch needling…
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Blooming Poppies Bookmark – D.I.Y. Craft
Hey Clover Family, are you an avid reader that enjoys cross-stitching? Well, I have the perfect spring bookmark for you! Today I will share how to create a cross-stitch bookmark using my new blooming poppies pattern. Poppies symbolize so many things, but they are most known for remembrance, hope, and undying love. We will stitch the bookmark out on perforated canvas, but if you prefer Aida Fabric, that’s totally fine. Alright, Let’s gather the materials and get to cross-stitching! Here are the materials that you’ll need to create this bookmark:…
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Scrappy Pencil Case Bookmark- Sewing Tutorial
Hi friends! My name is Faith Essenburg, I am a maker of quilts and small things and contribute here at Clover monthly. This month I went practical and made something that has been missing from my life, and of course, I had to make it scrappy with my special horded Neon Liberty fabrics and big stitches. This Scrappy Pencil Case Bookmark can be whipped up in under an hour and you can customize the closure with what you have on hand, snaps, buttons, and even a length of ribbon to…
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Pearl Studded Headband- Sewing Tutorial
Hi all, happy new year! As we are almost a month into 2023, some of us may have decided to set new intentions going forward. One of mine is to take things a little slower and not be so overwhelmed by projects. With respect to sewing, one way for me to slow down is by sewing by hand instead of by machine as I typically do. This project in particular was an opportunity to really practice patience and appreciate the present. What you’ll need: Scrap fabric (long enough to…
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Vintage Patchwork Jeans- Sewing Tutorial
Hey everyone! This is Cheri from Tinkerellen. If you follow me on Instagram you know really well how much I enjoy thrifting AND customizing almost everything I own. It’s such a great and inexpensive way to create a completely custom wardrobe, as I’m about to show you, using some vintage linens, quilting cotton and a pair of second-hand jeans. Let’s get started with some Clover supplies and any vintage items you’d like to reuse. I’ve found myself some quilt scraps along with old handiwork linens to incorporate. Several items…
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The Woolly Petals Project Tote- Sewing Tutorial
Hi and welcome to the new year! My name is Faith Essenburg, quilter, maker and mom to three boys. I contribute to Clover monthly and this month was asked to show a patchwork tote, and lucky for us my friend Kristen of @wollypetals went and made this wonderfully large tote that is just perfect. This is a free pattern with loads of instructions that can be found HERE. And if you need more inspiration for fabrics and ideas check out the #woollypetalsprojecttote, I think it’s safe to say this…
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Felted Daisy Keychain- DIY Craft
Hey Clover Family, it’s Danielle from sprinklesofzeal, and this month I’m back to share how to create a felted daisy keychain. It’s been a while since I last used felt for a project, so I’m excited to share something new with you. Clover has some excellent needle-felting products on the market that I have enjoyed using for quite some time. Not only do the tools feel comfortable in your hand, but they also have excellent safety features, like the locked option and the plastic appliqué mold. Today we will use…
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Making A Quiet Busy Book {Part Two} – Sewing Tutorial
Hello Friends! I’m back with Part Two of the Quiet Book series! If you missed Part One you can find it here. Lets start by talking about the activity pages you plan to do. I discovered that people have amazing, creative ideas for all kinds of activity pages and so many of them are shared on Pinterest. So, I really drew my ideas from there and didn’t go wild on thinking up my own! I limited my activity pages to five to get started. As soon as…
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Making A Quiet Busy Book {Part One}- Sewing Tutorial
Happy New Year Friends!!! I can’t even tell you how excited I am about this blog post today! I’ve had on my mind for some time the need to make a Quiet Book for a precious grand-baby in my life and it occurred to me that you might also want to make one – but maybe you’re not quite sure where to start! Well I’m happy to tell you that I’m going to make one with YOU!!! This will be a series of four blog posts and today we are jumping right…
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Embroidered Ornament- DIY
Hey there, it’s Cheri from Tinkerellen and Tinkinstitches here to show you how to create an easy embroidered tree ornament to impress your friends this Christmas. These make great gifts for teachers, helpers, friends and even mailpersons. In fact, I may make one for our mail lady this week! The most fun part about this project is picking out a holiday fabric you love. I found this great Santa-themed green fabric from a local big box craft shop, but there are loads of fabrics you could pick up online or…
