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Origami Bag Tutorial: Easy to Make Market Tote Bag

Origami Bag Tutorial: Easy to Make Market Tote Bag

It’s been a while since we have done a bag tutorial but this one is a good one to get back into the swing of things. The Origami bag (sometimes called the Origami Market bag) is so quick and easy to make. It’s a slouch type bag, so its soft and drapey without any solid …

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Best Press – What is it and Why do I Love it so Much?

Best Press – What is it and Why do I Love it so Much?

If you haven’t tried Mary Ellen’s Best Press, I urge you to pick up a bottle. I love Best Press for a number of reasons. It’s a spray starch alternative that doesn’t leave any residue on your fabric. I find it works well on both dark and light fabric and have never had any of that …

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Brother ScanNCut Canvas Workspace Overview & Review

Brother ScanNCut Canvas Workspace Overview & Review

Brother have recently released a PC based version of the online ScanNCut Canvas Workspace. I am happy to see that Brother have been working on a PC based program and am looking forward to when they roll out the Mac version. The online Canvas Workspace has become very glitchy lately. In this video I take …

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Readers Project: Lisa’s Tote Bag Using Canvas Instead of Tea Towels

Readers Project: Lisa’s Tote Bag Using Canvas Instead of Tea Towels

Note from Alanda Craft:  Lisa took our Tea Towel tote bag tutorial and used a patterned canvas instead of the tea towels.  What a great idea, it’s always great to see how innovative you all are.  I like the contrasting pocket on the front. She also has a tip about the handles.  Fingers crossed,  we haven’t …

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Readers Project: Sue’s Mini 3 tea towel tote bag

Readers Project: Sue’s Mini 3 tea towel tote bag

Note from Alanda Craft: Sue first contacted us on our Youtube channel. Sue decided to use our  3 tea towel tote bag tutorial to make up some mini tote bags to hold fruit and veggies. I think that’s a great idea.  I do love her other uses for these tote bags as well. I find that …

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Beginner Baby Blanket Tutorial – Super Quick and Easy!

Beginner Baby Blanket Tutorial – Super Quick and Easy!

This is such a quick and easy sewing project that even a beginner can tackle. You only need two pieces of fabric and the ability to sew a straight line. ***WATCH THE FULL STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS TUTORIAL*** What You Need 2 pcs fabric measuring 42″ x 42″ each What type of …

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Readers Project: Debbie’s Easy Beginner Rag Quilt

Readers Project: Debbie’s Easy Beginner Rag Quilt

Note from Alanda Craft:  Don’t you just love Debbies gorgeous rag quilt. I love the fabric and the blue showing through from the back makes the floral pattern just pop. I am so glad you found it easy to do and I hope you used rag quilting scissors Debbie, they make such a difference in the …

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Quick Quilt #1: Layer Cake Baby Quilt Tutorial

Quick Quilt #1: Layer Cake Baby Quilt Tutorial

I must admit that I am not one for making long winded quilts that take months to complete. Yes, I know they are worth it in the end but I have a tendency to get over things pretty quickly and want to move on to the next project. So quick and easy quilts are my …

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Today’s Website Meltdown

Today’s Website Meltdown

Well we had a bit of a catastrophe today. We recently changed hosting companies and it turns out that our blog didn’t transfer over as it should have – Panic stations. This meant we lost posts and comments between the 12th Jan 2018 and today  2 Mar 2018.  We managed to recover most of the …

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Readers Project – Full Time Working Grandma and Novice Quilter

Readers Project – Full Time Working Grandma and Novice Quilter

Note from Alanda Craft: Oh wow, doesn’t BJ’s sampler quilt look just awesome. I love how she has quilted each of the squares in a different pattern and the black sashing just makes the colours pop. this is a great way to use up your sampler squares. Nothing need go to waste when you quilt.Thank …

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Quick & Easy Pot Holder Tutorial

Quick & Easy Pot Holder Tutorial

This is a super quick sewing project and they make lovely gifts as you can make them all sorts of colours and sizes. We made ours using 10″ layer cakes but you can cut squares from your fabric stash to suit. SCROLL TO THE END FOR THE FULL STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO What You Need 2 pcs …

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How to Make a String Quilt From Your Scrap Stash – Part 2

How to Make a String Quilt From Your Scrap Stash – Part 2

Once you have your blocks made then you are ready to sew the blocks together. You can refer to our post on ‘How to Make a String Quilt Block’ if you haven’t made your blocks yet. So now we need to join the the blocks together. Cut some contrasting strips that are 1″ wide and …

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