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Fabric Pumpkins- Tutorial
Hi there, Erin from CraftsEverywhere here! Today I’m bringing you a tutorial for fabric pumpkins! These are so adorable for the fall and you can make them in so many different patterns and colors to go with every kind of decor. They’re perfect for gifts, Halloween and Thanksgiving too. I made a turquoise one last year to help trick-or-treaters differentiate the regular and allergy-friendly options on our porch. My daughter and I both have food allergies so this was a fun way to make a blue pumpkin. I also made…
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Lounge Dress- Tutorial
Now that it’s the beginning of October and what I like to think of as the start of the holiday season, the temperature starts to dip a little and lazy days at home are most welcome. This project is a comfy lounge dress made from 4 rectangles that can be thrown on to spend time doing chores around the house or even go outside to run some quick errands. This project incorporates part of Rosery Apparel’s shirring guidelines (with some unintentional deviation) from this video as well as Contour…
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Pixie Pebble Shrug- Crochet Pattern
Hello, fellow fiber artists! I am Eleanor Jane, The Crochet Faerie, here with my first pattern for Clover USA. The Pixie Pebble Shrug, like the majority of my designs, is inspired by faeries and fantasy, and I’ve been using Clover Amour Hooks to create stitch magic for some time now. My hope for this pattern was to capture the essence of Autumn from a pixie’s point of view. I’ve always imagined pixies, and other faeries, wearing different kinds of gloves and sleeves. As an impatient stitcher, I enjoy using mesh…
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The Ultimate Quilt `n Stitch Presser Foot
The Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot with Instructor Steve Butler Class 164 Visit Our Website Here! What is it? The ultimate goal of any sewing tool or notion is to arm the creator of a project with the ability to achieve his or her creative intent. No limitations, no holds barred. If you can see it in your mind you should be able to put thread to fabric and reproduce that vision. But some self-limiting notions, or the complete lack thereof, often produce more myopic versions of that creative vision. Without specific notion…
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Jack-o-lantern Tote Bag- Crochet Pattern
Create this adorable pumpkin tote bag just in time for the Halloween season! This bag is the perfect accessory for any Halloween party or trick or treating. How much candy can you fit inside? The design of this bag is by Molly Uhl of Lou Loops Co. and the finished product measures 11×15. Now let’s get started! Materials: Clover Amour K (6.5mm)- Art No. 1053/K Clover Amour I (5.5 mm) hook- Art No. 1048/I Darning needle Scissors Medium-weight yarn in colors of your choice. ( Cotton yarn would…
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Straight Pins
Straight Pins with Instructor Steve Butler Class 163 Visit Our Website Here! What is it? Let’s assume you’ve just found that perfect sewing project. Fashion, fashion accessories, heirloom, quilts, home décor, crafts, whatever. Fabric and pattern are identified and are on hand ready to go to work. What else do we need? Tools! We’ve got to measure, mark and cut our fabric to very precise standards. All set now, time to sew, right? But wait, how do we hold all of those perfectly shaped gems of fabric in perfect position? ‘Cause we know if the alignment and…
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Twisted Cable Beanie: Tunisian Crochet Pattern
Hello yarn friends! I’m Alex, the crochet and Tunisian crochet designer behind With Alex. I’m so happy to be back on the Clover Blog today with a new, Tunisian crochet pattern and video tutorial! The Twisted Cable Beanie is full of beautiful cables and it’s a lot of fun to make. All you need is a second crochet hook! Scroll down for the pattern. The cables for this hat were inspired by all the beautiful, cabled hats I see in my favorite winter and holiday movies. I think this beanie…
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Extra Credit: Pins
Pins By Shannon and Jason It goes without much debate that the pins are the multi-tasking wonder of any creative space. And, more often than not, we tend to take them for granted until we can’t find one… or as the case might be, find the RIGHT one. Our philosophy in our art and life is to Embrace the Creative Chaos which means we have a w-i-i-i-de variety of projects going on all at once at any given time. So, for us, having the right pin at the right time…
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Leaf Welcome Pillow- Crochet Pattern
Hello crochet friends! Rachel Alford from Cozy Nooks Designs here. I am a crochet & knit designer, blogger, YouTuber, and Crochet Instructor. Today I am going to share with you a new tapestry crochet pattern – the Leaf Welcome Pillow! You may recognize this design because I have made 5 Welcome Pillows in the series now. I have a Fall Winter, Valentine’s St Patrick’s, Spring Easter, Summer Independence, and Apple Sun Welcome Pillows which you can check out HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. If you want to make sure you don’t miss…
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Easy Fall Felt Projects- Tutorial
Hello my sewing friends!!! Happy National Sewing Month! It’s Dori, back with you again this month to share two very simple projects with you that require very little sewing… and only hand sewing! Sometimes we get the idea that sewing must mean using a sewing machine, and for some people that can be intimidating if they don’t own one. So my sewing projects this month are easy and all done by simple hand sewing stitches! These finished felt garlands are such fun fall decoration and so satisfying to make –…