Needle book tutorial

June 17, 2015 Getting Clever with Upholstery Fabric I love making things and creating using all kinds of materials and one of my favourites is upholstery fabric. This fabric has several advantages over other kinds of fabric. It is strong and durable, which means that you always get good results and what you make lasts. Plus, of course, you can easily pick up off cuts at low prices. Here are a few fun projects for you to try if you have some upholstery fabric lying around or see some for sale…

Read this tutorial to find out how to make an diy embroidered needle case. Clear instructions, plenty of pics and free templates to download.

The Pay It Forward (PIF) gifts should have arrived, so here is my tutorial to share with you. There are a lot of needle keepers out there. This is just my version. I made it big enough for the b…

Stitchers are sure to appreciate this lovely collection of free needle books to make. Includes designs featuring simple felt pages to elaborate pocket keepers.

A curated list of diy sewing needle cases and needlebook sewing patterns, including free needlebook tutorials.

This post is so photo heavy! I apologize in advance but hopefully all the pictures will answer all of your questions! If not, fire away! You will need: 3 coordinating fabrics (fat quarter or smaller will work) 1 piece of batting 1 button 6 inches of thin elastic Felt Printed template (you can download it here) Use the template to cut your cover fabric and your inside fabric Then fold template on line And cut your third piece of fabric for the pocket You'll have one cover, one inside and one…

Recently my lovely friend Yoko from Lecien Fabrics sent me a parcel of 10" origami squares (layer cakes) to play with and I instantly fell in love with the new "Quilter's Basics Smoothie Color Set". Many of the 'smoothie' fabrics are perfect for embroidery backgrounds with their pretty pastel spots and tonal designs... As I was looking over the prints in the layer cake an idea popped into my head - now you know I love adventuring, so naturally I followed it along Idea Avenue and ended up…

Free Tutorial: Antique Quilt Needle Case — The Stitchery

This video shows you how to make a simple needle book out of wool.