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Tell Me A Story Holiday Sewalong!

Amy FriendNovember 1, 2016Aurifil, fussy cutting, holiday, Intentional Piecing, invisible zipper, paper piecing, pillow cover, zipit, zippers3 Comments

You are invited to join my Tell Me A Story holiday sewalong! First off, credit where credit is due, this sewalong was inspired by my … Read More

Happy Halloween

Amy FriendOctober 31, 2015costume, holiday4 Comments

Happy Halloween from Elsa… Hermione… and an archer!  

Valentine’s Day Tutorials

Amy FriendJanuary 22, 2014holiday, tutorial, Valentine's Day2 Comments

  It’s nearly that time already, isn’t it?  I thought I would do a little round up of some Valentine’s Day tutorials that I have … Read More

Felt Wreath Ornaments

Amy FriendDecember 18, 2013Christmas, Eileen Hull, felt, holiday, National Nonwovens, ornament, Sizzix10 Comments

I have always been tempted by the felt wreath ornaments made with lots of colorful circles or squares, like these. I wanted to make something … Read More

From Santa

Amy FriendDecember 11, 2013BasicGrey, Christmas, Craftsy, holiday, paper piecing, pattern9 Comments

I found some time to work on another pattern for my slowly growing collection of winter/Christmas paper pieced patterns. I so look forward to making … Read More

Ice Skate Ornament

Amy FriendDecember 6, 2013Christmas, holiday, National Nonwovens, Sizzix, Therm O Web, Thermoweb6 Comments

I’m just popping in quickly today to share this ornament that I made for an ornament exchange with Melinda. I think it might be arriving … Read More

Pumpkin Pincushion Tutorial

Amy FriendOctober 22, 2013holiday, National Nonwovens, pincushions, Rose Dream, Sizzix14 Comments

I’m smitten! I had so much fun making these pumpkin pincushions. I’ll show you how today on the Sizzix blog. Come join me!

The Making of a Rainbow

Amy FriendOctober 11, 2013apparel, children's clothing, costume, holiday, Marmalade Fabrics, Therm O Web, tutorial, Uncategorized15 Comments

Maybe some of you share my predicament.  Our children are asked to bring their Halloween costumes to school for a Halloween parade.  Like me, you … Read More

Candy Heart Potholder Tutorial

Amy FriendFebruary 12, 2013holiday, potholders, Thermoweb, tutorial, Valentine's Day8 Comments

      I was honored to be asked to join the Thermoweb Design Team.  Today, I am sharing my first tutorial!  You can find … Read More

Valentine’s Day Crossword Sham Tutorial

Amy FriendJanuary 7, 2013Fat Quarter Shop, holiday, Marmalade Fabrics, pillow cover, Sew Fresh Fabrics, sew me a song, Sizzix16 Comments

This project has been planned for some time now.  The idea first came to me when I saw the crossword fabric from Sew Me A … Read More

Blitzen Patchwork Stocking Tutorial

Amy FriendAugust 3, 2012Basic Grey, holiday, tutorial15 Comments

I’m sharing a tutorial for creating this simple patchwork Christmas stocking today at Basic Grey. The stocking is fully lined with a fold over cuff. … Read More

A Partridge in a Pear Tree Ornament Set

Amy FriendJuly 5, 2012Basic Grey, Cosmo Floss, embroidery, felt, holiday, National Nonwovens, ornament, Sizzix20 Comments

You may think that it is too early to start thinking of Christmas.  I might agree except that summer is the perfect time to start … Read More

Blitzen Table Topper

Amy FriendJune 5, 2012Basic Grey, holiday, tutorial12 Comments

Blitzen, BasicGrey’s holiday line, is now available in stores!  I know that you can get it at the Fat Quarter Shop right now.  In honor of … Read More

Christmas Cogs Tutorial is Ready!

Amy FriendMarch 21, 2012Basic Grey, holiday, tutorial6 Comments

I know that there have been a few people patiently waiting for the tutorial for my Christmas Cogs quilt since I showed you pictures of … Read More

Be Mine Wreath

Amy FriendFebruary 7, 2012Basic Grey, holiday, paper12 Comments

I am participating in Basic Grey’s Cupid Countdown! I crafted this Be Mine Wreath using Basic Grey’s new collection “Kissing Booth.” The papers and embellishments … Read More

Christmas Cogs

Amy FriendFebruary 5, 2012Basic Grey, holiday, quilting22 Comments

We’ve only had a dusting of snow since I finished my Blitzen quilt top. I decided to just take some pictures for now and more … Read More

Village Ornaments Printable

Amy FriendDecember 26, 2011holiday, tutorial14 Comments

While Christmas cleaning, I came across the patterns I drafted last year to make village ornaments. I had intended to make the patterns into a … Read More

Christmas Origami Continues

Amy FriendDecember 15, 2011Basic Grey, craft, holiday, paper12 Comments

I loved the look of the flowers I showed this morning made with text from discarded books but I wanted to see what they looked … Read More

Christmas Origami

Amy FriendDecember 15, 2011craft, holiday, paper9 Comments

When I saw this tutorial, I needed to make one! Aren’t they beautiful? They are simple to make but you do need a little bit … Read More

Candy Cane Love

Amy FriendNovember 17, 2011holiday, paper piecing24 Comments

Today Kerry is releasing her second foundation pieced pattern, a perfectly Christmassy item called Candy Cane Love! Kerry has designed the pattern such that you … Read More

Whimsical Walnut Shell Ornament Fun

Amy FriendNovember 8, 2011holiday, ornament17 Comments

My most recent foray into ornament making was was the direct result of reading Franklin’s Thanksgiving to my children the other day. In the book, … Read More

We Forgot the Glasses!

Amy FriendOctober 31, 2011costume, holiday11 Comments

It was mentioned in the comments to my last post, that Harry Potter was missing his glasses. Ack!!! We have them but had forgotten! I … Read More

Happy Halloween!

Amy FriendOctober 31, 2011costume, holiday15 Comments

Happy Halloween! This post is brought to you courtesy of our portable generator. We were hit with a very early snow storm on Saturday night … Read More

Christmas Countdown

Amy FriendOctober 29, 2011Basic Grey, holiday, paper14 Comments

Honestly, I don’t have any more BasicGrey Samplers in the queue! I just completed this “Countdown to Christmas” sampler using a large Rook sampler and … Read More

Warming Up

Amy FriendOctober 11, 2011holiday, ornament16 Comments

I joined the Trim the Tree Handmade Ornament Swap on Flickr for the second year in a row. I am trying to back off swaps … Read More

Easter Eggs using Natural Dyes

Amy FriendApril 18, 2011holiday2 Comments

I have loved the idea of natural dyes since I was in junior high. I did a science fair project testing how ph changed the … Read More

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