Category Archives: Fabric Crafts

Process Art Fun: Layered Hearts Sewing Project

Sarah White February 6, 2019 Art / Fabric Crafts / Sewing0 Comments

Give yourself an open-ended, process art project by gathering some materials to make decorated, layered hearts. This is a great project for adults and kids and can be done with other shapes, too, or no shapes at all. Affiliate links included for your convenience. Fun with Process Art Sometimes I …

Make a Crocheted Rug from an Old Sheet

Sarah White January 30, 2019 Crochet / Fabric Crafts / Yarn Craft1 Comment

Upcycling old fabric is fun and easy, and making a crocheted rug from an old sheet gives new life to otherwise unusable fabrics. Affiliate links included for your convenience. Why I Needed a Crocheted Rug Last summer we performed what I took to calling the Great Room Swap of 2018. …

How to Make Fabric Yarn: Turn Flat Fabric into a Continuous Piece of Yarn

Sarah White October 8, 2018 Fabric Crafts0 Comments

Sure, yarn is available everywhere in all sorts of styles, but it can be fun — and a great way to upcycle — to make fabric yarn out of an old sheet or fabric you don’t like or want to use in another way. This post contains affiliate links for …

How to Make a Felt Origami Valentine Bag

Sarah White January 27, 2017 Fabric Crafts / Holidays0 Comments

I guess I should call this faux origmai (fauxgami?), because this felt origami Valentine bag/decoration isn’t really origami. There is folding involved, but also cutting to make the heart shape, which is pretty much frowned on in real origami. Plus it’s felt, not paper. This design was inspired by the …

No-Sew Fleece Scarves #givewarmth

Sarah White November 29, 2016 Fabric Crafts0 Comments

If you were inspired by my call to #givewarmth this holiday season, I want to help make it as easy for you as I can. Even if you don’t consider yourself very crafty, it is possible for you to quickly and easily (and rather inexpensively) make a whole heap of …

Upcycled Suffragette Flower Pin {Creativity Boost}

Sarah White November 7, 2016 Fabric Crafts1 Comment

This weeks’ creativity boost theme is upcycle, but instead of writing all about the different ways you can use old items in different ways, I wanted to share a specific project I made in honor of Election Day. No matter who you are voting for, if you are a woman, …

Stitch Up Some Cuteness with Crafty Critters

Sarah White July 15, 2016 Fabric Crafts / Stitching1 Comment

I am an affiliate of Leisure Arts and was sent a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. When I was teaching fiber arts to kids at my daughter’s school last month, I wanted to offer them a lot of potential means of entry into different crafts, …