Are you looking for a creative way to store your sewing tools or office supplies? This wallorganizer is simple, fun and easy to travel with, just like Audrey! Download the instructions.

There is a great blog over at Japan Craft Journal featuring some of the coolest crafts from around that great country. Get a quick lesson in Japanese, and check out the amazing fabrics and designs.

One of my first experiences with sewing - and recycling, for that matter - was in 6th Grade Camp. Before we left, each student had to make a bag out of an old pair of blue jeans. It was so simple: cut off a leg, sew up one end, hem and fold over the other and voilà!

The other day I stumbled across this great post on Life Hackery about reusing blue jeans. You’ll find links to 25 great projects - and like that bag from 6th grade, some are so simple and yet incredibly practical and useful. My Grandma freaked out when I told her about Idea #1 - making draft stoppers for your doors out of jeans legs. I think that is what I am getting for Christmas.

Need further convincing? I’ll give you four words:

POCKETS. FOR. YOUR. FRIDGE.

How cute is that? How seriously cute and practical and useful and cute? This makes me want to put pockets on everything. Visit Life Hackery for a link to that and plenty of other cool projects that you can make out of jeans.

You’ve probably heard of a cool technique called landscape quilting… if not, check out Nancy Zieman’s books and DVDs on the topic. She’s pretty much the master of creating realistic images through quilting.

Artist Leah Evans has taken quilting “landscapes” to a whole new level, however, with her unique and imaginative textile work. She uses actual landscapes as inspiration:

Leah combines appliqué, needle-felting, embroidery and more to create gorgeous imagery based on maps, satellite imagery and aerial photography. Click here to view her incredible online portfolio.

I love finding unique fabrics, especially prints that are bold in color with lots of texture! Hollabee is an online store where you can purchase hand painted fabrics, guaranteed to be one-of-a-kind! Here are two of my favorites:

Summer is here and it’s pretty hot, so you’ve probably been running around in flip flops and open toe shoes (and NOT those appalling gladiator sandals, though if you are I guess I won’t judge you). AND if you’re like me, you probably lost and/or destroyed a few socks over the winter.

So what do you do with all those poor extra socks – especially the reallyreally cute ones that you loved? Well, Nicky from Monster-Munch likes to make sock monsters (seriously, who doesn’t?), and she created this awesome poster for a quick, easy-to-follow lesson on how to make your own:

You can download your own Sock Monsters poster by clicking here. And man, how fun does the Making Things Club sound?

I have so many friends who decided on a whim that they wanted to learn how to sew… so they ran to the nearest Target and grabbed the cheapest machine they could find. And then, guess what? They had no idea how to use it – or even thread it, for that matter. Eventually, the machine either broke or they just gave up.

That’s why the new A-Line series from Baby Lock is so awesome – these machines are built to last, but they don’t cost an entire paycheck. AND you aren’t left figuring out how to use it by yourself. Your Baby Lock Retailer will tell you everything you need to know about it, and even let you take a test drive to find the machine you’re the most comfortable with.

Seriously!! They’re super cute with names like Natalie, Maria and Lauren. They’re perfect for anyone interested in fashion sewing or crafting.  So if you’ve been itching to stitch, or if you have a junky machine collecting dust, now’s your chance to get a great machine and a free lesson all in one!

Go to the find it/buy it link to see where your nearest Baby Lock retailer is and then check the A-Line out!