Craftivism in Action: Sew a Quilt for a Foster Child
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Craftivism in Action: Sew a Quilt for a Foster Child Read More 👉
I'm a writer, crafter, Zombie Preparedness Planner, and homeschooling momma of two kids who will hopefully someday transition into using their genius for good, not the evil machinations and mess-making in which they currently indulge. I'm interested in recycling and nature crafts, food security, STEM education, and the DIY lifestyle, however it's manifested--making myself some underwear out of T-shirts? Done it. Teaching myself guitar? Doing it right now. Visit my blog Craft Knife for a peek at our very weird handmade homeschool life, and my etsy shop Pumpkin+Bear for a truly odd number of rainbow-themed beeswax pretties.
Dyed Epsom salts are a cheap, easy, and fun sensory material for preschoolers.
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Shopping at arts and crafts thrift stores is becoming a popular and clever way to save otherwise unwanted craft supplies from the waste stream, often while raising money for non-profits.
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Want a batch of play dough in a hurry? This two-ingredient, no-cook play dough is ready in minutes!
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Your next perfect candle holder is as easy as a store-bought mold and some plaster of Paris or cement!
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These handmade greeting cards don’t require a PhD in Scrapbooking!
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You can lay out the pieces the way that they look the prettiest, of course. You can cut your fabric to the exact dimensions you want. You can even use a design wall and plan the whole thing before you sew a stitch.
But what you WON’T have to do is follow a pattern! All of the quilt blocks in my list, below, are ones that you can construct as you go or that are so dead simple that you don’t need a pattern to make them. Even if you’re the most beginning-est of beginners at sewing, I promise that you can hold all the instructions for sewing a nine-patch quilt block in your head!
10 Quilt Blocks That Don’t Require a Pattern Read More 👉
You’ll never need store-bought greeting cards again!
I don’t like to buy things new when I know that they could be handmade, but I’m also not much of a paper crafter.
Fortunately, there are so many ways to handmake greeting cards using my favorite craft: sewing!
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These bookshelf quilt blocks are a LOT easier to sew than they look!
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These quilted greeting cards have a whopping two additional steps over my quilted postcards, so they’re still a terrifically quick and easy way to do some scrap-busting of your sewing stash. You should also already either have a mini quilt block in mind OR know how to do the quilt-as-you-go method–here are a ton of mini quilt blocks to pick from, and here’s how to quilt as you go!
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