Insulated Grocery Tote Tutorial

How cool is this tote!!! (Did you catch the play on words?) The Insulated Grocery Tote is perfect for those items that need to stay cool without having to carry around a cooler with you...and it's so much prettier too!

Reanna Lily Designs has a great tutorial that uses an auto shade as the insulator...now that's really a smart idea!!! For the instructions and wonderful pictures, click on the photo above. This easy tutorial will work up so fast that you'll want to make a few of them and with everyone going green, your friends are going to want a few too :-)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Crochet Pumpkins Tutorial

Getting that time of year again. My favorite time of the year! I LOVE FALL! The colors are so beautiful and harvest time is so nice. Today I thought I would share this video on how to crochet pumpkins from Bella Coco. Get that yarn ready and start crocheting. :)

Happy Sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: 4th of July Mug Rug Tutorial Video

Hellooooooooo.....I am finally back "online". Been gone for a couple of months moving to our new home. Whew.....what a job. The builder was 5 weeks over schedule and then it took 10 days to get my satellite internet back so I was "disconnected" for two months!! Terrible not to have your computer for that long. Thank goodness for my smartphone! :)

So hope everyone is having a good summer so far. It is pretty dry where we live. Need rain bad! Fourth of July is right around the corner, but I think you still have time to make this cute mug rug from Missouri Star Company. Looks pretty simple. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Wool Spring Candle Mat Tutorial

I have just got started doing wool applique candle mats and it is so fun! I have been a quilter for many years and applique is my favorite. I saw so many really neat patterns for wool applique so I thought......hmmmmm......I need to try that. This pattern from Sew Felt is such a pretty pastel spring pattern that I thought I would share it with you. :)

Happy stitching!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Easter Egg Mug Rug Tutorial

Man oh man....I just noticed that Easter is early this year! Time just keeps flying along. Looks like we need to get our Easter decorating done a little earlier this year. There still are a couple of weeks before Easter so you still have time to make this cute little egg shaped mug rug from Sew today Clean tomorrow. Very easy and quick so you can use that Easter fabric stash to make several of them. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Heart Mug Rug Sewing Tutorial

I know that Valentine's Day is tomorrow and we will be moving on to St. Patrick's Day, but I still thought we could look at this tutorial to make a heart mug rug because hearts can go in your decorating all year around. It is from Jacquelynne Steves  and she makes it look very easy. 

Happy sewing and Happy Valentine's Day!!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Quilt As You Go Stocking Tutorial

Now that the Christmas season is in full swing let's work on making a scrappy stocking that you can quilt as you go. If you are like me I have a HUGE stash of Christmas fabrics that would work well for this project. It is from Scrappy Patch. 

Have fun!

Colleen :)

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Caravan Pincushion Tutorial

This is just too cute for words...except to say "Off You Sew"!!! Crafts Beautiful has a downloadable pattern, materials list and the instructions to stitch and go sew :-) Simply click on the photo above and make your own little Caravan Pincushion.

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Primrose Pincushion Tutorial

What a pretty Primrose Pincushion! Wouldn't this make a nice gift for a special friend? Or, perhaps make one for a friend and one for you. Made from wool and beads, this will work up pretty quickly. Better Homes and Gardens has a downloadable pattern and full instructions. Simply click on the photo above.

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Ghost Mug Rugs Tutorial

Halloween is "creeping" up on us (he!he!) so let's get your table ready for those witches brew with these ghost mug rugs from PatchworkPosse. I think they look really cute. 

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Pumpkin Coasters

Following the Autumn theme (can you tell I just love Fall! LOL!) we are going to keep on rolling with pumpkins. (pun not intended. LOL!) 

Do you have a lot of fall colored fabrics in your scrap pile? If so, Brandi from abrandicreation is going to show us how to make really cute pumpkin coaster that you can use that fabric stash on. :)

These look really easy to make and you can make coasters for every season like Christmas ornaments, Easter eggs, hearts for Valentine Day to name a few, if you want. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Fall Placemats

If you need to make some new Fall placemats for your table I found this great tutorial from Craftsy that I thought you might like. Looks easy and a nice way to dress up your fall table. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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The Sweetest Little Thread Catcher - Tutorial

If you do hand stitching or embroidery, you know you have a LOT of tiny thread snippets. I know I do AND I find them EVERYWHERE! Teresa of Fabric Therapy has the perfect solution...a little thread Catcher! For the full tutorial, simply click on the photo above...there is also a video tutorial by Angies Bits and Pieces posted in Teresa's tutorial that you might find helpful.

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Sewing Zipper Bag Tutorial

Do you have all that little loose stuff at the bottom of your purse that you keep saying you need a little bag to keep them in? Do you have a stash of fabric like mine that just keeps growing? If so....let's kill two birds with one stone (as they say) and make these really cute zipper bags. Melly Sews shows how to make them in this tutorial. I actually have a little zipper bag like this one that I have stuffed full! :)

Pretty easy I would say. Great gift idea too. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Flower Mug Rug Tutorial

We are well into May now so lots of flowers are out there. I thought a cute and easy mug rug would be a fun Spring project to work on. I found this tutorial from JenniferJangles Blogspot on an easy sewing flower mug rug you might want to try. Great for your fabric stash and you can use all sorts of pretty colors!

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Flower Placemats

If it is time to start sprucing up your home for spring where you are at I think flower placemats would help with that. There are so many beautiful fabrics out there with pretty spring flowers on the print that you have so many choices to pick from for your placemats. I found this video to show how you can make some reversible placemats for your table. I make LOTS of placemats throughout the year for all occasions and this tutorial seems to be very easy to do. So why not give it a shot and make some really pretty spring flower placemats for your table. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pin Stitcheries: Time For Tulips

I think for most of us Spring is right around the corner and there may be some of you that are already getting a touch of spring with the crocuses and tulips sticking their heads out. Tulips are always a sure sign that Spring is on it's way. 

So, I thought today with tulips in mind maybe we could make some fabric tulips. I found this easy tutorial from Clare's Craftroom for making fabric tulips. Looks very simple and you could make lots and lots of them and display them in a nice vase. I think maybe I could even make these. LOL! :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Hearts For Valentine's Sewing Projects

Ok.....I guess we can be done with snowmen now and move onto Valentine's Day. I must say I do like all the pinks and reds that you see at Valentine's Day. Makes you get anxious about spring coming. Now....for all the sewer's out there why not make a table runner or placemats for your Valentine's Day decorating. I found this video from my favorite quilting video lady at Missouri Star Quilt Company. Yep....Jenny! In this video she shows you how to make hearts from charm packs that you can use for all your Valentine's Day projects. :)

Enjoy!

Colleen 


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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: School Pencil Bags

I am still thinking about kids going back to school this week. :)  I am sure all of  you with school age kids have been busy getting their school supplies and fighting the people and checkout lanes of the big box stores. That is always sooooooooooo stressful. Why not take a little stress off and make something for your kids school supplies. Since it has been awhile I am not up to par with what kids have on their school supply list, but if pencil bags are still there here is a great tutorial on how to make one. I saw this tutorial from Thermoweb.com that Amy Warner wrote for their blog on making a pencil bag with photo transfer sheets. So if your kiddo needs a new pencil bag why not try this one. 

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: DIY School Bag

One of my granddaughters started school yesterday and the other one's start in a few weeks. My oh my where did the summer go! :(

If your daughter or granddaughter needs a new bag for school why not make her one like this one from Calli at Make It Do. I think this over the shoulder bag is so cute and you could come up with all kinds of designs for a bag like this one. Why not give it a try. :)

 Happy Sewing!

Colleen :)

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