Craft Recipes

Today you'll enjoy browsing the craft recipes offered at www.patternmart.com. Below are a few tantalizing patterns to get you started.



Easy Primitive Pie Pattern 3 RECIPES LCP
Price: US$3.00






Americana Cherry Pie
Price: US$5.99






Grubby and Cake Candle E-Recipe
Price: US$3.50

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Down on the Farm

Below are a few farm animal patterns. What a fun way to decorate the country home. You can find lots more country patterns at www.patternmart.com.



Country Chick Stove Covers Pattern PLJ
Price: US$6.00






Countryside Sheep
Price: US$9.50






Cow Door Hanger
Price: US$4.00

Chicken Patterns

If you decorate with a chicken theme, you will love the adorable patterns below. If you don't already decorate with this theme, you'll probably begin now. Ü

Find more chicken patterns at www.patternmart.com.



Chicken Bag Holder Pattern PM
Price: US$5.00






Chicken Bowl Fillers
Price: US$4.00






SG215PM Funky FolkArt Chicken Dishtowels
Price: US$8.00

Fall Decorating

The first signs of fall are beginning to appear in nature. There was a red leaf in the driveway the other day, the crickets are chirping, the sun is setting earlier and the shadows are getting longer. The sounds are even different.

With this, fall decorating comes to mind. You don't have to get extravagant to decorate for fall. As a matter of fact the most subtle and inexpensive changes can be very effective. And most will work through the entire fall season.

1. Add a few candles around the home using fall colors and fall scents. The same idea will work for tarts (using a fall themed tart warmer would also add a nice touch to your decorating).
2. Change the welcome mats to fall themes.
3. Add small apple, pumpkin, candy corn, witch, bat, turkey, leaf, or other small fall wax bowl fillers to your potpourri baskets.
4. Better yet, many people like to add the small Christmas lights to their potpourri baskets as the warmth stimulates the aroma. Why not add a small strand of lights with fall colors. Never leave plugged-in lights unattended!
5. While we're discussing lighting, you can add a few fall colored lights to the green garland you normally use at Christmas. Hang around the windows or doors, over the mantle or on stair rails.
6. Add basket garland to a basket using fall themed buttons on wire or jute, or candle collars to a candle using fall colored beads on a wire. You will find a nice article about how to make basket garland and candle collars in the upcoming issue of Creative Times that will be released for download on September 1, 2008.
7. Glue pin backs to fall themed buttons or purchase low cost fall themed pins to attach to pillows.
8. Purchase pillow covers with fall themes that will fit over your existing throw pillows.
9. Use fall themed potholders in the kitchen.
10. For the dining area, buy inexpensive placemats with fall colors or themes. Make it interesting....mix and match 2 or 3 patterns that will work nicely together.

For those who would like to attempt making some of the above-mentioned decorations or other fall items yourself, visit www.patternmart.com. You'll find several patterns for your fall decorating needs. We also have supplies that may work with your fall decorating ideas.

Clown Patterns

Brighten up a child's room with any of these clown patterns. Dolls made from these patterns are for decorative purposes only. Always keep dolls with buttons and other small objects out of the reach of small children. If you like these patterns, you'll enjoy more doll patterns at www.patternmart.com.




AMERICANA Libby and Uncle Sam Folk Art Primitive e pattern DoLL BPP27
Price: US$10.00






PRIMITIVE CLARENCE CLOWN 105
Price: US$5.00






Primitive Dot the Clown
Price: US$6.00

Fall Hang Tag Patterns

Today we're featuring hang tags for your fall projects. These are fun to hang on your handmade dolls, on baskets, add to your scrapbook or other craft creations. You can find tag patterns for almost any occasion at www.patternmart.com.



FALL HAND-DRAWN E-TAGS - 12 LARGE!
Price: US$3.00






Halloween wool Tags primitive Pattern !
Price: US$4.99






Printable Tags - Harvest - pm
Price: US$2.00

Selecting the Right Needle for your Craft Project

Needless to say, there are a variety of needles to select from when it comes to crafting - by hand or by machine. Selecting the right needle for your sewing project isn’t always as easy as it may seem. I will touch briefly on the sewing needles most commonly used with Pattern Mart patterns.

Hand Sewing Needles
For general sewing purposes, a sharp needle will do the trick every time. As depicted by its name, a sharp needle has a sharp point, as well as, a round eye and is of medium length.

Embroidery, or crewel, needles are identical to sharps but have a longer eye to enable easier threading of multiple embroidery threads and thicker yarns. I personally like to use these for my general sewing because of their ease to thread. Ü

Betweens, or quilting, needles are shorter with a small rounded eye. These are usually used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics such as in tailoring, quilt making and other detailed handwork.

Beading needles are very fine with a narrow eye so as to more easily fit through the center of beads and sequins. They are usually long so that a number of beads can be threaded at a time.

Doll needles are long and thin and are used for soft sculpturing on dolls, particularly facial details. Size normally ranges between 2.5"-7" long.

Sewing Machine Needles
Below are some general rules when selecting a sewing machine needle, however it’s always a good idea to check your sewing machine manual for proper needle selection.

All sewing machine needles are numbered. The smaller the number, the smaller the needle. Therefore it’s a good idea to use the smaller numbers (11 – 14) for light to medium weight fabrics, such as sheers and cottons. Use the higher numbered needles (16 -18) for thicker fabric such as denim. If you’re unsure of the size you should use, purchase a package of assorted needles and practice on scrap pieces of your actual project. You’ll be looking for the needle to penetrate the fabric without breaking due to being to thin or leaving huge holes due to being too large and there should be no loops or puckers in the stitches. Sometimes a simple tension adjustment will fix puckers (loosen the tension) or loops (tighten the tension).

Happy sewing!

Frisky Felines

This morning, the spotlight is on cat patterns. Check out all the delightful patterns at www.patternmart.com.



Auntie Tea and Snack
Price: US$8.00






Attack Cat (PM472)
Price: US$4.50






Antoinette the Feline
Price: US$8.00

Inspirational Patterns

I hope you'll enjoy the inspirational pattern selection below. Visit www.patternmart.com for a large selection of patterns and supplies.



Ark Pattern - Noah and his Animal Friends c 1995
Price: US$11.00






Camels & Christmas Star Folk Art Pattern
Price: US$8.00






Mary Angel had a little Lamb
Price: US$7.99

Thank You! Welcome!

Today, we want to thank all Pattern Mart patrons and welcome those who have recently begun to shop on the site. Below are some tips that should make each transaction and download go more smoothly.

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Happy downloading!

Newest Flower Patterns

Below are a few of the newest flower patterns available at Pattern Mart. For a large bouquet assortment, visit www.patternmart.com.



Aged Primitive Folk Art Poppy & Violet Flowers For Your Arrangements. LAAT05
Price: US$6.00






BODACIOUS BOUQUET PM
Price: US$8.50






SPring Envelope Door Greeter
Price: US$5.00

Christmas Stocking Patterns

Welcome to the first day of August. From today, on, many of us will be busy creating for craft shows or for holiday gift-giving. If you enjoy giving home made gifts then a home made stocking may be a nice way for you to deliver those gifts in. Or maybe you simply need new stockings to hang this upcoming Christmas season. Below are a few patterns to get you started. Select from several more stocking patterns at www.patternmart.com.



10 Prim Christmas Boots
Price: US$5.25





FWP Rug Hookng Christmas Stocking 27 inches
Price: US$12.00





~Homespun Stocking & Mitten Ornaments~ Pattern
Price: US$7.50