Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts
Appliquéd sea-print tote
I love the idea of combining fabric-printing with appliqué, thereby adding another texture and dimension to a tote.
Velvet-lined jewelry boxes
What a nice way to jazz up wooden boxes and make a special keepsake box.
Ribbon embroidered flower prints
A beautifully simple project that’s eco-groovy and screams “try me!” I can’t wait to make some embroidered flowers for our bedroom.
Japanese Sashiko Embroidery
I’ve found this stunning embroidery made of small running stitches in a grid-like pattern to be more difficult than it looks, but I’m looking forward to practicing and perfecting my method. These place-mats are stunning.
That book looks wonderful! I am putting it on my library request list :) My sewing machine and I are masters at replacing velcro on baby’s cloth diapers, but Christmas is coming (in my world…holidays must be planned for EARLY so I can finish the gifts in time) and I see some good gift possibilities. Thanks for the inspiration!