I’ve been meaning to do a repeat of the mobile phone holder tutorial I did way back, as I used bias binding which was a bit of a disaster. So I’ve finally gotten another one together. Plus, this is one of the prizes you can win if you post a ‘made from Stashtacular tutorial’ picture… Read More Stashtacular Tutorial Tuesday: Quilted iPod/Phone Holder
Welcome to the 2nd week of Stashtacular! There’s a lot goin on, so go check it out. There’s still time if you’d like to get in on Manic Monday linky party and the Jelly Roll Giveaway from Fat Quarter Shop. This lovely Pleated Hostess Apron tutorial is my contribution to this week’s Stashtacular celebrations, and… Read More Stashtacular Tutorial Tuesday: Pleated Hostess Apron (& Giveaway)
Welcome to Stashtacular! We’re on a fabric diet, and are gearing up to swap our old fabrics for new! If you’d like the tutorial for my Sweet Baby Dreams quilt, you can click here to access it. It’s a super easy quilt to piece, perfect for the beginner, or really quick for the more experienced.… Read More Tutorial Tue: Sweet Baby Dreams Quilt
Today’s tutorial is a remarkably easy one and I’m almost ashamed to present it to you. But after stitching happily all evening long on Sunday and putting it together yesterday I decided to share the fun anyway. After all, if you don’t want to make one you don’t have to, right? You only need a… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Reverse Applique Bookmarks
Hey! Stashtacular is coming upon us, so buy your fabric now so you can go on a fabric diet and swap with us for 4 weeks, starting 11 July! You can read all about it here on my Stashtacular page and on the Flickr page. You can swap with the North American swap or the… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Has Your Content Been Copied? Part 3 of Protect Your Blog
Would you like to get in on the Mug Rug Swap v.2? Only a few days left to sign up! And don’t forget to add your link to Manic Monday’s Linky Party! This is installment 2 in my Protect Your Blog Series. First we covered watermarking your photos, and next week we’ll be looking at… Read More Tutorial Tue: Know Your (Copy)Rights! Part 2 of Protect Your Blog series
Well, here we are. We know now that there are unscrupulous, lazy ass people out there who have no qualms with copying and pasting your tutorial into a blog plastered with ads. Or maybe just to make it look like they’ve written your tutorial, like recently happened to the lovely Susy of Suzy’s Sitcom. My… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Protect Your Blog – part 1 of 3 (photos)
Today’s tutorial is a super easy, very quick one, which would make a perfect gift to that Starbucks addict you know (or, if you’re in the UK, the Cafe Nero addict!). This cosy doesn’t take much fabric, and you could easily use the template to make up a patchwork front if you have smaller scraps… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Coffee Cup Cosy with free pdf template
Today’s tutorial is a celebration of the first Mug Rug Swap’s successful end, and the beginning of Mug Rug Swap v.2 here at SewHappyGeek. If you’d like to get in on it, just visit the page! {Click here for Manic Monday Linky Party!} This mug rug ended up being quite large – I’m not sure… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Fly Away (big) Mug Rug Tutorial
Some of you guys already have blog grab buttons and know how to make them, but I figured there were at least a few who wouldn’t mind a tutorial and basic breakdown of the HTML code involved: <center><a href=”http://www.sewhappygeek.blogspot.com” target=”_blank”><img alt=”SewHappyGeek” src=”http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/sewhappygeek/newbutton1.jpg” alt=”Sew Happy Geek” /></a></center> 1. Make your button for free – you can… Read More Blog Grab Button Tutorial (HTML somewhat explained, too!)