Tutorial: 4 ways to print fabric on your home printer

Did you know that you can print fabric on your home printer? Obviously, this would be for small projects because the images you print need to fit on a standard 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet (or whatever size papers your printer can handle). Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a tutorial showing how.

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"You hold a pizza my heart" Funny Valentines Gift

Show your partner how much you love them with these funny pizza-themed printables. Simply print them out, cut to size and stick on some gummy pizza candy for a quick-and-easy Valentines gift that's sure to impress any pizza lover! Download the free printable here.

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Foiled and Flocked Valentine Cards

Add some fun texture and shine to your Valentine's Day cards this year with two popular trends, foiling and flocking. Nichol Spohr shows how easy it is to use paste along with foil or flocked sheets from Thermo-Web to get this look. And best of all these products require no heat, so no need for a laminator or foiling machine, …

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The Unicorn Abstractions Quilt

The Unicorn Abstractions quilt is from the multi-option foundation paper piecing project booklet in the Violet Craft Abstractions Series. This pattern includes directions to make either a Unicorn or a Horse and also offers different background options. In this version, a rainbow background with tossed stars surround the unicorn for a colorful quilt. Finished size is 60” x 60”. Purchase …

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Stitch this Gorgeous Dragonfly

Ugly Duckling House did a free cross stitch pattern for subscribers each month last year, and while some of them look familiar, I don't think I had seen this one before. This lovely dragonfly cross stitch chart has kind of an iridescent look to it, and this would be a great project to pull out your sparkly threads for. It …

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Sewing tutorial: Quilted bargello placemats

Add color to your tabletop with these pretty quilted placemats! The bargello design looks complicated, but it's actually quite easy. Crafty Staci has a tutorial showing how. It's fun to see the wavy design emerge from the simple patchwork! Go to Crafty Staci for her tutorial.

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