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Retro Rucksack Inspiration {Day 2}

Buy the Retro Rucksack Pattern here! Stephanie is a young mom that loves all kinds of sewing and crafting. She particularly enjoys quilting and has pages of lovely quilts to inspire you! She made a fun floral bag with contrasting black accents. You can see all the details on her blog, ...
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Retro Rucksack Inspiration Tour {Day 1}

Sewing Patterns

Buy the Retro Rucksack Pattern here! I knew these ladies were talented, but I've been blown away by the bags they have made. I hope you will visit their blogs to browse their beautiful pictures and stick around to be inspired by their other projects... Today, Courtney is kicking off the ...
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Fabric Scrap Embroidery {Heart Wall Art}

Crafts· Embroidery· Tutorials

For the past few weeks, I've been experimenting with embroidery using small strips of fabric instead of thread. I saw a beautiful pillow at a home decorating store while I was browsing a few weeks ago that inspired me to try something like this. As usual, my first thought when I saw it was, "Hey, I ...
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Coastal Tote Pattern Testers Needed

Sewing Patterns

I've been busy finishing up my new Coastal Tote pattern. The pattern is written, but I'm still looking for a few people to test the pattern before the pattern release! It's a large, nautical style tote bag with wrapped rope handles. It has a full-width patch pocket, which is divided into 3 ...
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Sketchbook to Pattern // Beautify the Sky

Fabric Design

These are few of the sketches I used to create my design for the Spoonflower & Robert Kaufman Fabric8 fabric design competition. The theme was "Cosmic Voyage". I wanted to add a girlish twist to the traditional rocket ship design, so I imagined rockets leaving trails of beautiful flowers all ...
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Water Bottle Tote for Pattern Parcel #3

Sewing Patterns

Exciting news! My Water Bottle Tote pattern is part of Perfect Pattern Parcel #3! For the next 2 weeks, you can purchase my pattern as part of the bundle. You'll be supporting indie pattern designers and an educational charity called Donors Choose. This is a fun summer pattern bundle, including ...
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Pillowcase Dress…with Love from her Sister

Sewing

My oldest daughter (she's 7) has been watching me sew for her whole life. I began teaching her to use the sewing machine about a year ago, and her skills have been improving all year. This week she made another pillowcase dress! This year her skills went from confusion and crazy seam allowances ...
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6 Ways to Share Your Sewing Projects (No Blog Required!)

Sewing

I know there are many, many talented sewists and crafters out there that have inspiring projects to share, but no place to share them! You don't have to have a blog in order to share your sewing projects with the online crafting community. Here are 6 Ways to Share Your Sewing Projects—No ...
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Declutter Your Sewing Space & Supplies to Spark Creativity

Introducing the Flower City Potholders Sewing Pattern

How to Make a Waxed Canvas Gift Pouch

Retro Rucksack Inspiration {Day 2}

Retro Rucksack Inspiration Tour {Day 1}

Fabric Scrap Embroidery {Heart Wall Art}

Coastal Tote Pattern Testers Needed

Sketchbook to Pattern // Beautify the Sky

Water Bottle Tote for Pattern Parcel #3

Pillowcase Dress…with Love from her Sister

6 Ways to Share Your Sewing Projects (No Blog Required!)

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