I just published several Christmas designs in my Spoonflower shop in a collection called "Farmhouse Christmas Joy". It's perfect for holiday home decor and gifts!
I ordered several fat quarters of linen-cotton canvas to make Christmas tea towels for my kitchen and for gifts. Fat quarters are ...
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8 Stylish Sewing & Bag Making Supplies on Etsy
Would you like to improve the quality & style of the bags you are sewing? If you are going to take the time to make your own bags, you need to invest in high-quality bag making supplies and fabrics. The best materials aren't usually available at the craft store chains, but you can find great bag ...
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Handmade Potholders from the Flower City Pattern Testers
As always, pattern testers are amazing! They really help clarify instructions and perfect the pattern. The Flower City Potholders pattern is better because of their hard work and ideas.
They have some great creative twists, with patchwork and paper pieced sections. I hope they inspire you to try ...
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Introducing the Flower City Potholders Sewing Pattern
It's been a while, but today I'm introducing a new sewing pattern! The Flower City Potholders sewing pattern is a simple and modern potholder set for your kitchen. It includes a basic square potholder with a pocket, a long double-pocket potholder for casserole dishes, and a stylish oven ...
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Notebook Cover $5 Pattern Sale!
Just a quick post today...$5 flash sale on the North Pond Notebook Cover through Saturday! (extended through Monday, Aug. 27th)
The notebook cover is perfect as a handmade back-to-school gift, or you can get a head start on your Christmas gift sewing!
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Sew a Sunglasses Case with Scraps & Kantha Stitching
Summertime means sunglasses! I usually have mine on my head, but sometimes I want to throw them in my bag with a layer of protection. This sunglasses case is a great way to use up scraps and practice some kantha stitching. (Kantha is just a fancy word for Indian style running stitches and they don't ...
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Chambray Ogden Cami
Another Ogden Cami...this time in scraps of chambray from my Marigold Dress. I think I only had about a yard left, but I was able to cut out a size 4 with no problems. (You may have noticed it in my previous post about the wide-leg rayon pants...)
I already reviewed the pattern in my Rayon ...
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How to Make Wide-Leg Rayon Pants with the Parkside Shorts Pattern
A couple of weeks ago, I tried on some black and white wide-leg rayon pants in the store and loved them. I couldn't bring myself to pay $40 for thin, cheap fabric and less than perfect pattern matching and construction though. Don't we all do that? How many times do we leave things behind because we ...
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Striped Knit Dance Dresses
This year, my oldest daughter started taking ballet lessons. As with most girls their age, our daughters love to put on "shows" and regularly choreograph dances for us. They've been practicing a dance for our family reunion talent show for weeks and requested matching dance dresses. I used a striped ...
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