Tips for Sewing Velvet
I love Halloween time! I look forward to it every year because I love making over the top costumes. Over the years my kids have come up with some really unique and crazy ideas, some… Read More »Tips for Sewing Velvet
I love Halloween time! I look forward to it every year because I love making over the top costumes. Over the years my kids have come up with some really unique and crazy ideas, some… Read More »Tips for Sewing Velvet
My oldest is kind of obsessed with collecting treasures from the beach. It’s a little bit of a battle because he wants to keep everything he finds. This mesh seashell collecting bag is great because… Read More »Seashell Collecting Bag Tutorial
I love the beach! We try to make it out to the coast at few times each year. The kids are content to sit around digging holes for the entire day while the hubs and… Read More »Mesh Beach Toy Bag Tutorial
I love applique because it’s so versatile and I end up using it in a lot of my work. It just gives more freedom to do crazy designs that you wouldn’t be able to accomplish… Read More »How to Make a Turned Edge Applique Using Interfacing
My youngest is one of those people who knows exactly what he wants and is unconcerned with what other people think about it. Favorite color? Orange – which is very fitting for his outgoing, happy-go-lucky… Read More »Reversible Orange Dancing Elephant Quilt
Since last week I showed you all my glow-in-the-dark space quilt I thought I would share a few things I learned about glow-in-the-dark thread along the way. It’s seriously fun stuff. You can use it… Read More »Glow-in-the-Dark Thread Tips
My kids love glow in the dark things and since my oldest is obsessed with space (seriously, he has brought home space books from the school library every week for the last two years straight),… Read More »Glow-in-the-Dark Space Quilt
My entire family got that nasty flu that was going around this winter and for a couple months straight someone was sick every day. Since then I’ve been working on catching up on all the… Read More »Tips for Cleaning your Sewing Machine
While the other boys are dressing up for Halloween as scary monsters and superheroes, what does my 8 year old want to be? A squirrel. A big ‘ol fuzzy squirrel because, in his words, they’re… Read More »Tips for Sewing with Faux Fur