tute, tute!

even though craft stylish had to lay off all of us weekly bloggers back in may (thanks to the screwy economy), i am still writing one or two project tutorials a month for them. i'm kind of into my newest one, for a braided leather headband, and want to make a whole bunch of these if i can just get my hands on some nice leather scraps somewhere! you can always find all of my articles here, and even subscribe to my RSS feed if you like.

i also swapped interviews with my crafty friend kayte of love forever. you can read my queries for kayte and hers for me.

new sewing class at lena's

i have been loving teaching at lena's studio in fort greene. her space is lovely and very functional (those cutting tables are a dream!) and the best part is the beautiful vegetarian lunch she prepares for us to eat mid-way through the class. amy's dress turned out great; she went for the simpler elastic neckline. lena took some better photos.

we have a new class lined up for saturday july 18, using this pattern, which is for knits. here are all the details...

naturally

shockingly, i have been remiss in showing you my projects for craft stylish over the past month. april's theme was crafty by nature, and there were so many fab ideas for reducing, re-using, and re-styling you'll just have to take a look! my own contributions included two more t-shirt re-do's (one involving no sewing at all!), a hanging crochet planter for a terrarium, a hand-stitched eyeglass case, and a recycled twine doormat.

also, wendy, the winner of the contest used one of my tutorials for her entry! i met wendy last year at the alabama chanin workshop. her prize was a Yudu screen printer and she is one lucky girl... way to go wendy!

poet tunic

you may not know that there is an actual printed on paper and available on newsstands version of CraftStylish too, but there is! i have a project in the current issue that i really love: this sweet poet's tunic made from a big ol' ugly T. i wish i could get the sample back because it's a lovely shade of green and i'd really like to wear it, but alas, i'll just have to make my own. the whole issue is about restyling what you already have. look for it at your local newsstand or bookstore because this one's not available online! you can, however, order the magazine here.