37+ Free Handmade Gift Ideas for Kids

We’ve come to the end of the first week of our fourth annual Christmas in July Make Along, which means it must be time for a roundup! Today I’m sharing 37+ free handmade gift ideas for kids. This roundup includes crochet, knitting, and sewing patterns for softies and toys, accessories and garments, and more for … Read more

2022 Christmas in July Make Along

I’ve teamed up with 27 other bloggers for the fourth annual Christmas in July Make Along! We’re bringing you a month full of free patterns to kick start the handmade holiday season — including crochet, knitting, and sewing projects. There’s something new to make every day in July, and you can also enter to win … Read more

2022 Summer Quickies Crochet Along

The Summer Quickies CAL is the third crochet along of 2022 hosted in the CAL Central Facebook and Ravelry groups. We’ve brought together eight of your favorite crochet designers to share free crochet patterns for quick summer projects you can make in an afternoon. Join us to make wonderful projects, chat with other crocheters, and enter for … Read more

Ultimate Guide to Sewing for Charity for Beginners

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I’m always sharing information about charities that accept handmade donations. I even have a series of charity spotlight posts that include free crochet patterns designed specifically to meet donation guidelines. But when I started sewing again, I had a hard time finding updated … Read more

2022 Softie Crochet Along

I’m so excited to kick off our fifth annual Softie Crochet Along! This is the second crochet along of 2022 hosted in the CAL Central Facebook and Ravelry groups. We’ve brought together twelve of your favorite crochet designers to bring you free crochet patterns for huggable softies stuffed with Fairfield World Poly-Fil. Join us to make adorable … Read more

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