These fabric scrap bowls were a quick project I made to use up some of my fabric scraps and some cording rope I was given. I really enjoyed choosing the coordinating fabric strips, and I found the repetitive wrapping and sewing motion a relaxing afternoon project.
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Rib Knit Baby Blanket
Well, this blanket only took me a year...but it is finished before his 1st birthday!
I started knitting this baby blanket about a 6 weeks before I was due last year. I was too tired to crawl around on the floor cutting fabric and too tired to run back and forth from the sewing table to the ...
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Sketchbook to Pattern // Chinese Tea
This pattern is inspired by the Spoonflower "Chinese Paper Cutting" contest. I wanted my design to reflect something of the Chinese culture, but also some of my own personal taste.
The beautiful designs found on Chinese teapots and teacups inspired these doodles. (Like these and these...) I ...
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Sewing with a Twin Needle (How to Thread it and Examples)
Wondering what a twin needle is and why you would need to use one? Read my first post about sewing with a twin needle here.
In this post, I explain how to thread a double needle and show you some examples of twin needle use on stretch knit fabrics and on woven fabrics.
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What is a Twin Needle and When Should I Use It?
Recently, a friend and I were talking about the difficulties of sewing with stretch knits. When I mentioned that sewing with a twin needle had made my stretch knit sewing easier and more fun, she told me that she had never used one. She wasn't even sure why you would need to sew with a twin needle, ...
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Economy Quilt Blocks
I've been saving a small pile of leftover fabric from various projects to make a quilt. I've been looking at the pile for a while now, trying to figure out the what exactly to do with it. Somehow the idea of making a big quilt seemed overwhelming when I only have smaller bits of time to ...
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