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What’s Your Maker Style? {quiz!}
We're doing something totally new-to-Thread Riding Hood today! Take our Quiz to find out "What's Your Maker Style?" This is a super-fun look at different sewing styles, coinciding with the release of the new Janome M Series of machines and the M Series Look Book full...
How to Sew Shorts with a Faux Skirt Front {tutorial}
Wow, these photos are from 2 years ago! I'm switching to a new, much faster (Thank goodness!), computer right now and am in the process of sorting files. Yup - super fun! (haha) But, there's a silver lining! I found this tutorial, all photographed and ready to go....
Up and coming (soon)!
The past year has been full with preparation. I've been working behind the scenes and can finally share them with you. It's so hard to keep a secret and I've been allowed to be a part of some super amazing projects since last April! First off, I've been fortunate to...
Re-purpose ruined leggings, sew them into bike shorts! {tutorial}
My daughters love their leggings, into the ground - literally! They get run into the asphalt school yard, sidewalk, brick walls - you name it! Take a couple of active kids, add in some biking and school-related spills and you end up with a pile of leggings with holes...
My Daughter’s Quilt
Whew - time flies when you are turning your house upside down and moving everyone around! I want to make sure I squeeze a post into this week though, and I'm excited to share a throw quilt with you today. Waaaaay back at the Creativ Festival in April, Rita from Fabric...
Back to School… already!
Not sure how the fall sneaks up on me, all of a sudden it's our first week of school. It seems every year the summer goes by a bit faster. The re-set to our schedule is always refreshing, despite not wanting to say goodbye to our lazy summer pajama days! Speaking of...
My Six Year Old’s Cat Birthday Party
Wow - did I just say six?! Craziness - my little baby is so big! This year for her birthday party she requested a cat theme and I was really happy to comply. This party was the simplest we've pulled off yet - just add cat ears to everything! Since she is a summer...
Quick Alphabet Panel Projects
This blog post is brought to you today by the letters "L" and "B" and by the number 2! Kudos to everyone who remembers where that reference is from. Ah, the days of childhood! When I worked with my sponsor Fabric Spark to make my daughter's isogram mini-quilt earlier...
Quilts at the Creek
Before I get too far past the event - because it's going on a month now (already!) - I want to talk about Quilts at the Creek. I was thrilled to be asked to speak in one of their Trunk Show presentations this year - and the venue and event don't disappoint either. My...
My New Favorite Bag ~ the Chobe from Elle Puls
I try not to start my blog posts with "I'm so excited to share" - but today I can't help it - I'm really so excited about my new bag! It's the Chobe from Elle Puls - same pattern designer that brought us the amazing Bethioua top. When Elke emailed me a few months ago,...