So I have a little pincushion addiction. I love making these little guys and after making a few dozen of them, I’ve figured out a few tricks to make them even more useful. The most important part is adding some weight. I also add covered buttons for a special pop. For my own and those […]
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I’m excited to be the one to kick off the Handmade Holidays over at Sew,Mama,Sew! If you’re new to the series, you’re gonna love this. Every year Handmade Holidays runs through November, each day offering up tutorials gathered by a variety of designers, authors, and bloggers. My focus was Gifts for Crafty People and I
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I love when clients send me pics because this is why I make quilts: The first quilt I made was for my son, twenty-three years ago. Since then I’ve made dozens more, both for my family members and for clients. Every time I make one, I imagine how it will not only wrap the little
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I first saw this pattern at work; one of our sample sewists had made it up in a cute print and it sat out on the floor taunting me for weeks. Then I saw it on Instagram. Then I ran into Michelle at Quilt! Knit! Stitch! and she was wearing it. I asked a few
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“It’s a waste of time. I’ll just iron it when I’m done.” The first time I heard someone say this I audibly gasped, horrified that anyone would put off pressing. But the mm-hmming of those around me made me realize that it was a common sentiment. As a long-time garment sewist, the need to press as-you-go has been drilled into
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The pockets for the Hexy Bottom Bag are not a part of the original design but as I worked through samples I thought it could be a fun and functional addition. If you want to do the same, here’s how:
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Before this spring I’d never even heard of the Row by Row Experience, but from what I hear, I’m not the only one. This nationwide shop hop is right up my alley, promoting brick-and-mortar shops and the quilters who love them. My work over the years with shop owners has given me a real love
Row by Row Experience — have you played along? Read More »
Head over to Sew, Mama, Sew for an inside scoop on how to make pillows that look more professional than a simple envelope pillow cover. I did a guest post for them earlier in the month, but forgot to get it published over here. Oops! I’ve been making pillows for a while and have them
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Did you know that your sewing machine has its own holiday? It certainly deserves it, if you ask me. I’ll forever be grateful to all those curious and industrious men who developed stitching machines that evolved into the beauty I get to sew on today. Go do a little sewing and celebrate this lovely invention.
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I’ve been working on mastering the Negroni shirt pattern and the flat fell seams were one aspect that I just wasn’t happy with on the first version I made. I also put the cuff buttonholes in the wrong place, so overall it wasn’t exactly my best work. So of course for the next version I chose
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