Join Creativebug this autumn as we celebrate gratitude, gathering, and all things cozy. Watch this quick promo to get a sneak peek of our all-new releases and seasonal favorites.  Click here to watch all of the classes shown in the promo.  

Make gratitude a part of your daily art practice with artist and Faber Castell creative Mou Saha. Each day this month she’ll share a prompt and technique focusing on the moments, people, and themes of her life for which she is the most thankful. You’ll use ink and paint to make drawings, paintings, and hand-lettering to complete your spreads. Learning to take a moment out of your every day to visually express gratitude takes a bit of practice but after a full month will become second nature, and you’ll be amazed by how your perception shifts.

Sewist Ashley Nickels demonstrates how to make her very favorite studio accessory - the infinity apron. This stylish and versatile wrap apron is easy to pull on and off and looks both fantastic and functional on a variety of body types. Ashley guides you through this beginner level pattern that is comprised of a series of rectangles to customize the apron to your size. Get a classic look with a solid woven cotton or linen or use a printed fabric for a vibrant look.

With decades of experience as a professional sewist, there’s still nothing Michele Muska loves more than sewing for the home. Use an 18 degree template to make a Dresden Plate, then quilt using both hand and machine. You’ll use heat-resistant batting to make the runner table-safe and will finish by making your own fabric bias tape. Choose your favorite fabrics to customize your runner for any season.

Jenn Sbranti from Hostess with the Mostess guides you through Cricut Design Space to create a trio of trees that stand up in a container of your choosing. This customizable centerpiece will spruce up your table for any holiday gathering. Jenn will also walk you through cutting out intricate vinyl accents for your merry and bright container (with special tips and tricks for how to place those tiny adhesive vinyl pieces just right). This project makes a sensational holiday centerpiece for a table or mantle.

Knitting speed increases with time and practice of course, but there are other small factors to take into consideration that can affect your knitting speed in a big way. Professional knitter and knitwear designer Carla Scott demonstrates the specific technique she uses to get so many stitches worked up so quickly.

It's all too easy to make a gauge swatch and then promptly forget the size of the needles you've used. When swatching, expert knitter Carla Scott suggests using this simple (and ingenious!) tip to keep track of your needle size.

There are many variables that can change the gauge of your swatch, but you may not realize that the needle material can be one of them. Expert knitter Carla Scott demonstrates how to get consistent gauge across swatches and project knitting by keeping in mind this simple fact. 

Make easy work of transporting your freshly baked pie with this simply stitched pie carrier. Sewist-with-a-sweet-tooth Liana Allday shows how two pieces of cotton fabric plus handy cotton webbing straps quickly come together to make a classy bag to tote your torte. Whether the pie carrier is for transporting your own desserts or as a gift to your favorite baker,  this project comes together in less than an hour – just enough time to whip up something delicious.

This traditional block is a true stunner. Made up of lots of little pieces, the tips and tricks you will learn in this class make the patchwork come together easily. Heather Jones uses solid colors to make this bold, modern block, and with a finished size of 16” square, you won’t need many blocks to make a full size quilt.

This lightweight scarf requires no sewing machine, so you can cut your fabric and dive right into adding your edging. Anna Maria will teach you how to blanket stitch around the edges and create a scalloped double crochet edging to flatter any outfit and wear in any season.

 

Stenciling on cotton jersey is at the core of all of Natalie’s designs for Alabama Chanin. In this workshop, Natalie will teach you how to create the cut stencil and then apply the paint that becomes the guide for all her designs. You’ll see Natalie’s tried-and-true method of air brushing the stencil onto fabric, as well as simple alternatives that use basic materials.

Suminagashi, or “floating ink,” is an ancient paper marbling technique that involves alternating ink and a resist to create a beautiful sequence of rings. The effect can be subtle or more pronounced, and the resulting prints can be used for book and art projects. One lovely aspect of this process is how unpredictable it is, with the water determining the pattern so you will be surprised every time.

Steeking can be downright terrifying, because it requires taking a pair of scissors to your precious knitting. But once you watch this workshop with Kristin, you’ll wonder what you were scared of. Steeking makes fancy colorwork patterns much easier to knit, because you can knit in the round and then open your work up to lay flat. Kristin shows step by step how to knit in the round, reinforce your steeks, cut them and then add mitered corners to create this stunner of a pillow and shed all of your steeking fears once and for all.

A coat may seem like an ambitious sewing project, but Deborah Kreiling – the Design Development Director at Simplicity Patterns – breaks it down into simple steps that you can do at home. In this class, Deborah shows how to make a fit and flared coat by Leanne Marshall, featuring all of the bells and whistles: lining, princess seams, double collar, and toggles. This coat can be made in two lengths and in a variety of fabric weights for all seasons. Deborah will be with you every step of the way, sharing expert insight from her 35 years of experience at Simplicity Pattern Company. 

Punch needle embroidery has taken the craft world by storm, and Arounna Khounnoraj of Bookhou is at the helm of this movement. In this thorough workshop, Arounna gives the traditional craft of punch needle embroidery a modern makeover and shows how you can do the same. You will not only learn the fundamentals of how to use the punch needle tool, but also how to create a successful design from scratch and punch it up quickly with bulky weight wool. Along the way, Arounna troubleshoots potential issues and shows you how to bind off your piece to make a wall hanging, trivet or stool cover. 

Kids can transform their drawings from paper to fabric in this clever workshop. Rebecca Ringquist shows you how to draw directly onto fabric, or transfer an existing drawing with special markers, and then use kid-friendly stitches to translate a drawing into a piece of portable décor. Also included are variations on stitches and tips to make this satisfying for little hands. 

 

Make a festive wreath with shimmery paper leaves, perfect for fall decorating. Lia Griffith shows you how to score and cut a variety of leaf shapes, then add dimension by folding leaves for a more realistic look. Attach leaves to a withered and rustic grapevine wreath for a statement piece you can hang on the door or on a wall.