Hello Sewing friends!! I have a fun make to show you today!! I sewed up this beautiful pillow for my sister’s birthday and I am in love with how it turned out. I made it using the Patchwork Prism Pattern designed by Anna Maria Horner for Janome. I used the pillow sham variation and now that I see how beautiful it … Read more
Hi Sewing Friends! Did you know that you can reuse a Uniform Patch? I didn’t, until my friend asked me to sew on some patches for her onto new uniform shirts. I wish I would have known this when my own kids had to wear uniforms. It would have been such a money saver. Plain … Read more
Hello Sewing Friends! Today I’m popping in to show you how to use this handy seam guide tool for all your straight line quilting needs. Do you have one of these? If you have a walking foot you probably have one even if you have never used it. I’m going to teach you all about … Read more
Hi there Today I’m kicking off a new sewing series on my blog. It’s called Sewing Saves the Day! Today I’ll show you how to make a kids “too small” football jersey bigger. One of my favorite things about sewing is that I can use it to fix problems, make my kids dreams come true, … Read more
Thank you so much for reading along with my I Am A Soccer Mom series. It has been especially fun for me to host it. I got so much accomplished that I’ve been wanting to make. Here is a little recap of all of the fun… I am a Soccer Mom Posts from the Soccer Mom Series Find … Read more
Thanks for joining me today! I’m so excited to show you my Venna Tote and Painter’s clutch projects from our new book Just For You. But before I get to that I want to give you a little more info on what inspired this book and what Caroline and I hope you’ll do with it. We … Read more
Hello Sewing friends! School starts for us this week so I’m coming at you today with a new tutorial… How to make a Colored Pencil Roll! These little colored pencil holders come in handy in so many places. They are great for school but they are also great to throw in your bag for travel, … Read more
The weekend before Christmas one year we dropped everything to make Meredith a Chiffon Party Skirt. Because even big girls gotta have something fancy to wear for Christmas, right?Here’s the story on Meredith’s fabulous party skirt… This was a sewing win!! She strutted around all day twirling and gushing about how beautiful her chiffon party … Read more
One year made a Cell Phone Zipper Pouch for a friend that took a little experimenting. (Take #1 is on the Right, Take #2 is on the Left) We finally got it right and discovered a few things I thought I’d share. Cell Phone Zipper Pouch Experiment My friend frequently rides her bike with her … Read more
Hi Sewing friends! I sewed something for my baby the other day…he is more like a toddler now and not so much like a baby. He had grown out of all his little bibs so it was high time I made him some new ones. Plus, I have a baby!! I should be sewing cute … Read more
Hi Sewing friends! Today I get to be a part of the Crafty Little Things to Sew Blog Hop. I get to give you a peek into it today and show you my reversible chair cushions that I made. Have you seen this book yet? It’s the newest book by Caroline Critchfield-Fairbanks and the bloggers of SewCanShe. This … Read more
Introducing my Sunrise Zipper Pouch! It’s the 3rd pouch in my Zipper Pouches to Gift Series. I love the idea of making something pretty to give to a friend to lift their spirits. This one is inspired by the beautiful sunrise. When I was little, I loved to sing “Tomorrow” from the “Annie” movie soundtrack. My … Read more
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