A faithful and super talented reader of my blog, Lara Buccella, contacted me recently to ask if I would like to review her new book Crafted Applique. Lara has been super dear to me, so I might have said yes just because of that…but it turns out that her book is about a process that …
I’m so excited to FINALLY share with you a bookmark that I made for a Valentine’s day swap. I had to keep it a secret until my partner received it. But clearly we are past Valentine’s day now and I can share it now. My partner requested a bookmark that she saw on Pinterest which …
I’m so excited about the dress I just finished for my six year old!! The pattern is from RabbitRabbitCreations on Etsy (she’s got tons of great patterns at great prices! I bought a bundle of five patterns to try out). I was introduced to this pattern by my friend Emily and I’ve wanted to make …
I’m soooo excited! I have FINALLY done something with the beautiful paper pieced Nativity Scene I made a couple of years ago. No I didn’t design it. I bought the pattern from Paper Panache and the pattern is named O Holy Night. (If you are feeling super ambitious there is a crazy epic full nativity …
I don’t do too many swaps anymore where I actually make things for other people. I wish I could, but I just don’t have the time and can’t over commit. But when I found out that there was IG edition of the Pillow Talk Swap (a perennial favorite from Flickr days), I decided to hop …
You guys. I have a new love. And it involves clothes line and zig zag stitches….who knew?! I’m not here to tell you how to make them. There are tons of pins on pinterest for these and tutorials on you tube. They all do a good job…so just go find those. Try searching under coilbaskets …
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I’m VERY new to sewing with knits. It’s one of the things that I wanted to at least tackle this year, so I’ve been gathering patterns slowly and carefully. I want to set myself up for success so that I keep working at it. One advantage I already have is that I bought myself a …
Earlier this summer, my friend Emily was in town to visit her family and she stopped by one evening for a sewing date. I LOVE when she does this. She always introduces me to a new pattern and has great projects going. It is such a treat for me to sew with someone else! I’m …
I know I already showed you all the finished top for the pillow that I made at Sewtopia in the class by Rita of Red Pepper Quilts. I absolutely love how it turned out! I did a simple cross hatch quilting a la Rita to just play with the lines of the design. I used …
