Sew a Soft Sunglasses Case using my free pattern! This easy sewing pattern uses foam stabilizer for extra cushion and a soft flannel fabric for interior to help protect your favorite ‘sunnies’ or ‘readers’. Make one for yourself or give it as a gift. Soft Sunglasses Case Features This Soft Sunglasses case finishes at about … Read more
I love the look of pre-made leather handles on a handbag but I don’t love how pricey they sometimes are to purchase. In our book Just for You: Selfish Sewing there’s a pattern for a handbag called the Crafty Satchel (designed by Sara Lawson) that calls for pre-made leather handles. Today I’m going to show you how … Read more
Hello Sewing friends, I finished a quilt this week!! This quilt was one of those unfinished quilt tops that has been waiting in the closet forever. I love how it turned out!! I love the movement produced by the repeated graduated colors so I named it the Onward and Upward Quilt. Finished Onward and Upward Quilt Why I … Read more
I love to read about how other people manage all they do with a bunch of kids, so today I’m writing about just that and giving you a glimpse of how we manage having 4 kids in soccer. Confessions of a Soccer Mom I confess, I was a bit leery of putting all 4 … Read more
Hi friends! I’m back today with another sewing tutorial for the Soccer Mom Series. Everyone uses camping chairs to sit on the sidelines at soccer. The camping chair covers that come with the chairs are always thin and poor quality and rip out way before the chair dies, leaving you with a perfectly good chair but … Read more
My mom recently had her 80th birthday and I was lucky enough to be able to make quick trip to fly out and spend the weekend with her. She loves handmade gifts and she’s been doing a lot of traveling lately so I sewed her up a little travel zipper pouch to that’s just the … Read more
Hi Sewing Friends! Today I’m giving you a little pattern review on the Ava Dress by Pattern Scout. I needed a little cocktail dress for my friends party and I thought it would be fun to sew one instead of spending days shopping for one. I just love how it turned out! I felt pretty … Read more
Hello Sewing Friends! This is Rachel again, popping in to show you a quilt I’ve been working on. I made half square triangles….. now what!? If you are anything like me, you have come across a charm pack full of a new fabric line that you love and you snatch it up, thinking of all the … Read more
I bought the Adventureland quilt pattern this month from Suzy Quilts to sew up for a friend who has a new little baby boy. His dad is a pilot and I thought the windmill look of the design was similar to an airplane propeller. I LOVE the way it turned out. Read on for my … Read more
New Year’s Day we flew to NYC for a little anniversary trip (27 years!) We spent 4 days exploring the city and happened to stay right next to the garment district! Of course I had to checkout Mood Fabrics Inside Mood Fabrics Bolts and Bolts of Fabric on 3 Floors! Seeing Mood Fabrics on Project Runway … Read more
DIY Gorilla Costume I needed to make a simplified DIY Gorilla Costume for my son’s school music concert. They where they were doing a little play adapted from the book, Where the Wild things Are. His amazing music teacher told the kids to where black as the base and add hats etc to make a … Read more
I’m leaving for quilt market in 3 days. I’m so excited and a little nervous. I’m going with my friend Caroline of Sew Can She and in preparation for our big trip we decided to swap our sewing skills. My Dress She made this cute dress for me… Her Bag and I made a lovely … Read more
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