Free Easter Projects and Decorating Ideas

Felted Easter Eggs
We've got a new project that is fun for kids and adults alike. These Felted Easter Eggs are easily made using just a few items from the local craft store. Oh, well, and maybe your underwear drawer! Once they're felted you can sew or pin beads and ribbons to them for an extra fancy look! Read more...


Preserving a delicate craft
ReporterHerald.com - Loveland,CO,USA
Then, he can dip the egg in a color, apply more wax and dip it again to get the different colors needed on a single pattern or area of the egg. ...


Knit This Bunny Dishcloth With This Free Pattern! « Knitting
By Terrye
You've got the cute little chicks and eggs for your table. You've got the chocolate rabbit and marshmallow peeps in the Easter Basket. But do you have the Bunny dishcloth to go with the after dinner festivities?


Easter Bunny Pattern - Craftbits.com! « Craft Gossip
By Shellie
Free Knitted Easter Bunny Pattern Crafts | Gift Ideas | DIY Projects - Craftbits.com!....


Felted Knitted Carrot Pattern by ME! « Felting
By Linda Lanese
Carrots, Carrots everywhere! At night when I'm watching television I like to do smaller projects and I've been knitting things for Easter. I've tried several carrots as you can see from the pictures.


my ramblings: Day 4 of the Egg-ceptional Egg-xtravaganza
By Fiona Carter
Hello, and thanks for dropping by for day 4 of our Egg-ceptional Egg-xtravaganza. Today Mel and I have made some bunny softies using another bunny pattern which caught our eye out in blog-land. This bunny pattern has been designed by
revoluzZza, and here is the link to the RevoluzZzionary Easter Bunny pattern and tutorial. Mel and I made this pattern into little bunny toys, but the pattern is great as a template for any Easter craft, as you will see in RevoluzZza's post
. ...


Elegant Easter centerpieces give you a break from the usual ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
We applied glue dots (found in the scrapbooking section of the craft store) to undyed blown-out eggs. The glue dots are super sticky and easy to use. 1. ...


Easter cupcake pattern « Needlework News
By Denise Felton
Book Reviews · Craft Competitions · Craft Events · Craft Shops · Crafting for a cause · Needlework artists · Needlework general news · Applique · Bargello · Bead embroidery · Chickenscratch · Crazy quilting · Cross stitch ...


The Magic Bean: Freebie Friday - Free Easter Patterns
By Colleen Babcock
Here's some great free bunny and chick patterns to keep you entertained over the holidays. This pattern is so cute for a chick with attitude called Chickummyjig by Tania Ennor. These spring chicks are sweet and an easy sewing project. ...


Tutorial: Sew an easter egg pouch · Sewing @ CraftGossip
By anneweaver
Hot Craft News - Most Popular. Tutorial: Sew a liner for a pail or round basket · Tutorial: A cloth napkin becomes a toddler's skirt · Tutorial: Sew a hobby horse · Tutorial: Chalkcloth tags! Tutorial: Fairy dolls from antique photos ...


Upcoming knitting events; free Easter patterns
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
If you're looking for some free Easter knitting patterns, check out Knitting Pattern Central (the Bunny Beanie is adorable!); for crochet ones, Lion Brand ...

Info for Beginner Knitters and Free Knitting Patterns!

Knitting beginners supplies (what you need and what you don't)
Examiner.com - USA
They mark a place in your knitting (beginning of the round, where you increase, etc) according to the pattern so you don’t have to count your stitches every ...

Find the perfect yarn with Ravelry
Examiner.com - USA
You're going through your stash of knitting books/patterns/magazines (yes, you can stash these, too) and dig out an old Rowan magazine from a couple years ...
Free Knitting Patterns:

Knitting a Scarf Pattern That Has Yarn Overs
CyberSeams
We put together this tutorial for a simple scarf pattern that involves yarn overs, dropped yarn overs and basic knitting skills. Follow along with the pattern and video!

Free Hemlock Ring Doily Pattern « Knitting
By Terrye
This is so pretty. It reminds me of a sunrise. Measures about 15". But I really can't tell you anything about it, as the original post is in what I think is Icelandic, which is really a cool looking language. The free pattern is here: ...

2009 Green Living Expo & Education Fair and Sewing Pattern Roundup!

Bonnie Holub: Save some money without saving the feed sacks at the 2009 Green Living Expo & Education Fair
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
And I venture to guess that the money-saving practices offered at the Expo beat sewing (or wearing) feed sack undershorts, any day.


Sewing Patterns - Most, if not all of these are free!


Art You Wear and me: Folkwear Patterns, Museum News, Patsy Monk
By Rosalie Cooke
I am sewing more than ever, looking forward to less fear of failure and fear of what others think, and finding new creative heights. I'll still talk about the best patterns and books for wearable art. To write to me via email, ...

Memories are and always will be forever: Current Sewing Project ...
By Mel
Current Sewing Project - Flipsy Skirt ... Toni Coward has a beautiful range of patterns and is a very talented SAHM :) The material featured in the photographs on the flipsy pattern are part of range of fabrics designed by a lady ...

A laying-on of hands Project Linus coordinator, partner develop ...
The Hudson Reporter - Hoboken,NJ,USA
And I started sewing by helping her.” Zawacki and Bogdanowicz said they each sewed throughout their teens and adult lives, but had never thought about ...

Een: Easy Sewing Projects For Beginning Quilters and Anyone Else
By bakeczihs
With this pattern, you will get used to sewing in a straight line and using your walking foot. Once you are confident with wallets, your next project can be a quilted purse. Pillowcases. Pillowcases are all straight lines. ...

Baby Blanket Pattern « Curiositys
By Kate Martinez
Posted in Crafts, Patterns, Printing, Sewing | Tagged baby, Blanket, block printing, Crafts, fabric, free, free pattern, hand printing, hand-made, home decor, pattern, print, Printing, sewing | No Comments. Trackback URI | Comments RSS ...

luvinthemommyhood: make your own heat pack
By luvinthemommyhood
i am a lover of a good heat pack. this sewing pattern for making your own heat pack caught my eye this morning. chez larsson offers a simple and customizable way to whip up your own heat pack. so grab some cozy fabric, sew this puppy up ...

Free Sewing & Knitting Pattern resources; Charity Knitting

Thursday 13 - Free Pattern Resources from around the web ...
By Grandmother Wren
1. Lion Brand Yarn – 100’s of free knit and crochet patterns. You do have to register on the site, but it only takes a minute, it’s free and it’s So.


Grandmother's Pattern Book
Crocheters answer the call
Explore Howard County - Ellicott City,MD,USA
It was Fan who founded the church's knitting group two years ago to produce prayer shawls, and who helped organize the free class. ...

More good news for Crafters in the Recession | FaveCraftsBlog
The CHA reports the the 4 categories getting the most push during these times are: Scrapbooking, Green Crafting, Kid’s Crafts, and Sewing - saying “sewing is the new knitting.” To read the whole story, click here. Share and Enjoy: ...

Phyllis can't stop knitting!
Dunmow Broadcast - Stevenage,England,UK
EVER heard the one about the granny who cannot stop knitting? Neither had we, until we met 70-year-old pensioner Phyllis Smith from Redbond Lodge in Great ...

Shamrock Bread Basket Liner - Free Knitting Pattern for a Shamrock ...
By knitting
This versatile and easy knitting pattern that includes a shamrock works as a bread basket liner or a small placemat. Because the shamrock is subtle you can use this piece around St. Patrick's Day or throughout the year.

Neighbors: Wardrobe refashioning saves money
Red Bluff Daily News - Red Bluff,CA,USA
Refashioning is a great way to learn to sew. Most ideas take some sewing skill and require the use of a sewing machine but some do not. ...

Baby Dresses:
By admin
Place the free baby clothes sewing pattern that results on a piece of fabric and cut around the pattern leaving enough room on the edge of each piece for a seam. Remove the paper, place the material pieces together as they will be sewn ...

Jo-Ann Stores Reports Sew-Sew Results
Mediapost.com - New York,NY,USA
"Our core sewing and crafts businesses continued to exhibit growth throughout the year, despite the deterioration in economic conditions," the company says. ...

FREE Pattern - Easter Placemat #2 « Quiltingcindy’s Weblog
By quiltingcindy
Didn’t the The Heart of Sewing make an adorable placemat? She claims it is for kids but I could see myself eating off this placemat. :D If you liked that placemat just look how cute this one is also by The Heart of Sewing. Happy sewing! ...

Free patterns, giveaway, charity and sewing news

Figaflors i Braves: Fish baby fleece beanie
By Martin
Free Sewing Pattern!
To celebrate I was sewing a fish hat for the kid. This are the parts needed. I invented the sewing pattern myself. In the middle of production. The finished product modeled by Pingu. Inspiration found here. Publicado por Martin ...

Psychologist proves doodling improves concentration at boring meetings
Examiner.com - USA
Doing something that occupies that semi-conscious part of the brain, such as doodling or knitting, helps to keep that other part of the brain from ...

Free Knitting Pattern!Craftzine.com blog: Grumpasaurus Knitting Pattern
By Natalie Zee Drieu
Kathy of Kat Knits has a free knitting pattern of Grumpasaurus, a cute grumpy knit dinosaur....

heather knitz patterns: BLOG GIVEAWAY: Pick a Pattern!
By heather knitz
BLOG GIVEAWAY: Pick a Pattern! This month is National Crochet Month...but, don't worry, if you knit you can win too:). --------------------------. *I will be choosing 4 different winners for this contest!*. The rules. ...

How long would it take a competent knitter to knit a scarf?
By admin
Depends on how much time you have to dedicate to knitting it. I knitted a scarf while watching a movie. Then all done! But it was a VERY simple pattern and my kids were asleep. So I had no interruptions. References : ...

AHS students cast off for charities
Millstone Examiner - Millstone,NJ,USA
The school's Knitting Club, supervised by history teacher Judy Briar, meets bimonthly and has over 40 members. Those involved in the extracurricular ...

Swimming, running and... knitting: Triathlon with a difference ...
This Is Sleaford - Sleaford,Lincolnshire,UK
More than £5000 was pledged as people swam, ran and knitted for charity at Sleaford Leisure Centre. The event – described by organisers the Rotary Club as a ...

Needles, yarn keep group together
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
By Ceri Larson Danes • Staff Writer • March 4, 2009 PUNGOTEAGUE -- Think of a knitting circle and likely what comes to mind is a group of grandmotherly ...

Don't starve to death-sell your junk on Ebay! Part four-strategory.
Examiner.com - USA
If you have ten scarves, ten balls of yard, ten needles, ten knitting organizers, and ten knitting patterns for sale at the same time, suddenly, ...

Sewn on to sustainability
Ecotextile News - Pontefract,England,UK
NOTTINGHAM – [03.03.09] A new study by boffins at Nottingham Trent University says that a return to the tradition of sewing on buttons and stitching hems is ...

Elma students stitch pillowcases with care for hospitals
Cresco Times Plain Dealer - Cresco,IA,USA
By Sara Daehn / TPD April Jackson, 12, takes a turn on the sewing machine with some help from a parent volunteer. By Sara Daehn Denise Shekleton’s fourth, ...

All dolled up
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
"We're in the depth of winter here, and I decided to focus on a warmer place by sewing a new Obama doll," Barry said. "With his ties to Hawaii, ...

Local retailer keeps dogs across the nation warm and fashionable
The Bee - Portland,OR,USA
“It was a little bitty business with three sewing people,” she recalls. “And when we bought it, the lady said, ‘I would look into the dog market. ...

Free Knitting Patterns Plus Crafting News and Gossip

Free Knitting Patterns from Around the Web:

Happy Frugal Year!: FREE EASTER BUNNY KNITTING PATTERN
By Sally
FREE EASTER BUNNY KNITTING PATTERN. This pattern is for a knitted, 20" jointed bunny, with a delightful pouch into which you can pop small chocolate Easter eggs. This is a slightly larger than normal easter project, but could also ...

Celtic Bag Pattern, Free on Ravelry « Knitting
By Terrye
I'm thinking laptop bag if made just a bit bigger, or knitting bag, or just a classy tote bag. Any way you look at it, it's a really nice pattern, just in time for the March holiday! Cables and eyelet lattice make a statement no matter ...

A Tribble A Day…. « Knitting
By admin
It's a bird, it's a frog, it's a Tribble! Made from leftover bits and pieces of dishcloth yarn, they're handy as pot scrubbers and bath scrubbies. And, the pattern is free.... here: http://1870pearl.typepad.com/TRIBBLE2. ...

Free Mini Easter Basket Pattern is Soooo Cute…. « Knitting
By Terrye
This cute knitting pattern is fast and easy and holds one special Easter egg! It doesn't get any easier than this! Knit every row for the stockinette variety, or do the garter stitch thing for more texture! From Knitting On The Net ...


Latest News and Gossip

SE Idaho sewing program to help thrifty
Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA
... but also teach skills to those who never learned to sew. The class will also teach students how to create their own clothes by following a sewing pattern.

Fashionology Brings Tween Do-It-Yourself Clothing Design Online
MediaPost Publications - New York,USA
But after the task proved as difficult to a 7-year-old as it did for a 70-year-old, the idea of sewing morphed into decorating. It made the experience more ...

Students use knitting skills to help Afghan children
ASU Web Devil - Tempe,AZ,USA
The group will be knitting items for children in need in Afghanistan. (Erik Hilburn/The State Press) A new club that will knit items for Afghan children in ...

Sewing making a comeback
Exmouth Journal - UK
And now people - who just a few years ago wouldn't have thought twice about buying a new outfit - are turning back to sewing says Sara Radford. ...

Zilla Vikash Sangam donated sewing machine to hapless women
Orissadiary.com - Bhubaneswar,Orissa,India
But now Rajkumari has some hope of earning some money as she was donated a sewing machine by Zilla Vikash Sangam. 100 such poor and hapless women were ...

Arlington native's 'Switch Craft' projects marry fashion, technology
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
But a lot of the challenge was just marrying the two subjects together — the technology and the sewing and craft. I want to help the next generation learn ...

Fashionably 'Seussical'
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
Or that this whirl of color started months ago with about $1000 worth of fabric and enough feathers to fill a sewing room. Head costumer/designer Lorraine ...

Interview with Marti Michell - part 2
Examiner.com - USA
Marti said that she quilts because she loves the sewing, fabric, geometry, and the business of it too. She would love to have a six-month sabbatical where ...

Relative scarcity makes columnist's photographs of needleworkers ...
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
Where are the photos of my great-grandmothers Herrick fashioning silk and velvet crazy quilts or sewing baby clothes? Where are the photos of my grandfather ...

Craft Gossip - http://craftgossip.com/
Craft Gossip. Craft Gossip is your place to hear about the latest in crafts and DIY ideas put together by a dedicated team of editors. Explore the site at your leisure, see what topics interests you and give us your feedback ...

Access Fashion: It Girl Knits by Phonex Bess
By Jillian
She has a knitting pattern line and has published designs in magazines such as Knit Simple, Knitscene, and Creative Knitting. She also sells her knitted pieces online through her online store, and in boutiques. I like how Bess designs ...

Prayer Shawls, American Girl Dolls, Knitting for Hope

Prayer shawls give comfort for cancer patients
Branson Daily News - MO, United States
“We have patterns for knitting or crocheting for anyone looking to get started.” Proceeds from a recent auxiliary book sale bought yarn for knitters to use, ...

Costly American Girl duds inspire homespun alternatives for dolls
Chicago Tribune - United States
They're knitting because it's relaxing." Craft sites such as kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com have helped the hobby spread by offering patterns, ...

Hand-made hope
Brattleboro Reformer - VT, United States
It's basically two "sides" that are knitted in a circular pattern and then stuffed with a soft material like what goes into a teddy bear. ...

Three ways women band together to banish the winter blahs
Appleton Post Crescent - WI, USA
For Angie Dunn, 44, of Neenah, nothing fends off winter's literal and figurative chill like knitting with a group of women. When she gathers with the ...

Technique: Use paper to figure out pattern problems « Sewing
By anneweaver
When the going gets tough, the tough get... out the paper? That's what Jennifer Stern at CraftStylish suggests doing when trying to get the kinks out of a pattern, whether it's a pattern that you're designing or a commercial pattern ...

Nordic knitting patterns are not your basic cable
Seattle Times - United States
Lavold's work is showing in the "Knitting Along the Viking Trail" exhibit at the Nordic Heritage Museum through April 5. The Nordic Heritage Museum offers ...

Pattern review: stay-on baby booties
Examiner.com - USA
This is the pattern I knit whenever I have a baby shower to attend or a new child to welcome. It is a joy to knit for anyone who is comfortable with ...

Knit-in event draws about 100 participants, raises money for Held4Kids
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Bernie Remillard, a Help4Kids volunteer, also left with six bags of knitted wares such as hats, scarves and blankets for distribution to needy families. ...