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Embroidered Leather Zipper Pouch

Have you ever tried to embroider leather? (or faux leather in this case...) I had some faux leather scraps and decided to experiment with a running stitch across the leather to make this little, embroidered leather zipper pouch. There are zipper pouch tutorials all over the web, so ...
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Emerald Market Dress

Sewing

A few weeks ago I splurged on some beautiful emerald green rayon at an upscale fabric shop. I knew I wanted to make a nice summer dress—something easy to wear, but not too plain. With Spring Top Sew-along and Selfish Sewing Week going on, I knew I wanted to pull out that fabric and make my ...
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Tea Towel

Fabric Design

For those of you that love those chocolate chip banana muffins I bring to church...good news! Now you have the recipe on a pretty tea towel! This week I placed in the top ten in Spoonflower's weekly contest, "Mom's Recipe Tea Towels". My banana bread tea towel design is now for sale, and you can ...
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12 Beautiful Fabric Designs for Bags & Purses

Fabric Design· Sewing

When I started formulating ideas and designing sewing patterns over a year ago, I struggled to find fabric designs that I loved in the chain fabric stores. Through my searching, I came across Spoonflower. Designers from anywhere could upload their designs and the options were endless. My ...
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Jersey Knit Wiksten Tank

Sewing

There are two online community sewing events going on this week—Selfish Sewing Week and Spring Top Sew-along—both of which are meant to motivate moms to sew for themselves. Kids clothes are quick and easy to sew and rarely have fitting issues, so we end up sewing lots of cute things for the kids and ...
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Skirt Pocket Tutorial: Add Pockets to {Almost} Any Skirt

Sewing· Tutorials

A few weeks ago I made a "Paris Skirt" with front hip pockets. I took photos along the way, but most of them were blurred. I had planned to sew up another one this week but was short about another 1/4 yd. of fabric for the pockets. So instead, I made illustrated instructions for adding pockets to ...
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The Retro Rucksack is here!

Sewing Patterns

I'm so excited to release my new pattern today–the Retro Rucksack! UPDATE: This pattern has been fully updated and redesigned in 2020! I've been testing and tweaking this bag for many weeks. My pattern testers were amazingly patient and helpful. I am very grateful for all of their questions ...
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A Caroline Party Dress in Seersucker

Pattern Review· Sewing· Uncategorized

There were so many great patterns in Pattern Parcel #2. I made the Celestial Tee and Hosh Pants from from the pattern bundle, but I loved all of the beautiful dresses that I saw many of the other bloggers making from the Caroline Party Dress pattern. My 7 year old daughter grew out of most of ...
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