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Sweet Talk Phone Bag
We are on vacation! I'm excited to have visited Chicago early this week and now we are relaxing in Minneapolis with family. Know any good quilt stores over here?! I'm trying to get a few photos on Instagram if you want to follow along. When Brenda contacted me to see...
Breathe… Summer Vacation is about to begin!
Wow - time flies! Says everyone every year, right?! It's the kids' last day of school today, and we are so ready for some down-time this summer. As is the custom, here are the comparison shots - first day of school, last day of school. I've officially got two kids in...
Fedora Hat by Elegance & Elephants {giveaway & discount)
I made hats - real hats - Fedoras, even! These were sewn as part of the Canadian Sewing Blog Hop, a collection of Canadian bloggers gushing about the amazing Canadian resources we have available - and giving 3 huge prizes away ! (Find the giveaway below and click here...
Earth Indigo Fabric – a Canadian Online Fabric Store {+ discount & giveaway!}
Good Monday to you! I'm happy to introduce the 19th Canadian Online Fabric Store in this series to you today! Monica from Earth Indigo will be joining us for an interview, a little bit about her shop and a giveaway & discount for you! Earth Indigo is not the...
500th Post Giveaway!
It's taken 3 years and 341 days, but we got here and this is the 500th post I've written for Thread Riding Hood! I figured I should make a big deal about it since I'm feeling like it's kind of a big milestone. Crazy things have happened over the past almost-four...
A Very Hungry Caterpillar Skirt
Thank you so much everyone for all of your kind words on my last post. I have found that rest is helping so, so much, and I am doing my very best to not overbook myself going forward. It's so easy to feel overwhelmed by the number of creative things available for...
Bloggy News {+giveaway winner!}
I've got a few exciting catch-up newsy things to share with you today! I am thrilled to let you know that I will be speaking at Quilts at the Creek in Toronto this summer. I was fortunate to talk to a few members of the York Heritage Quilters Guild while at the spring...
How to Lengthen Any Dolman Sleeve!
I've spent the last few weeks slowly getting into gear and planning the next few months of blog posts. So many things to share! I think I could schedule posts until November if I wanted to. I've also been cleaning house here - literally - and donating/organizing and...
How to Sew Leather {a Round Up}
Happy School PD Day to you! I know it might be a regular school-day in your area, but my kids (and vicariously) I are on vacation today so here's a quick post with some fun tips for sewing leather, vinyl and faux/vegan leather. When my oldest was little, I went to a...
Creativ Festival – Spring 2016 {+ a giveaway!}
This year's Creativ Festival was definitely a different experience. I met with some new amazing shop owners, connected with new friends, met online friends in person and talked to old ones too. (Including Among Brenda's Quilts and Bags who is providing a giveaway...