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Zoey & Bean Fabrics – a Canadian Online Fabric Store {+ discount & giveaway!}
Happy Tuesday! Today I am happy to be interviewing Kristi, owner of Zoey & Bean Fabrics and recent blog sponsor. Amazingly, this is the 18th Canadian Online Fabric Store interview - a great collection of home-grown Canadian shops! Zoey & Bean Fabrics...
The Sewing Diaries – Week 3: Sewing Thick Fabric {discount + giveaway!}
I hope you are enjoying getting to know your sewing machine! This week I worked with heavier fabrics, using the on-loan Janome Skyline S7 to sew layers of leather, canvas and denim. From a mini Forest Glen Satchel (it's b-a-ack!) to the necessity of hemming jeans....
Violette Easter Dresses (+ Tips for Sewing Insane Amounts of Tulle!}
Ummm... so maybe I went a bit overboard with this year's Easter dresses! But before we get to that... Last week was March Break with busy-ness and lots of fun. I was excited that we had a very manageable work week! It is SO encouraging for me that they are old enough...
The Sewing Diaries – Week 2: Zippers and Buttonholes, Oh My!
Do buttonholes and zipper installations get you feelin' like "Where's my Velcro stash again?" Even if they don't make you to run in the other direction, chances are with a new machine (or an old one!) there's something you don't know. Welcome to Week 2 of the Sewing...
How to Empty Your Husband’s Closet
My husband and I differ in the amount of closet space we need. Here's a quick run-down. Every time I purge my "half" of the closet and get rid of clothing, it results in my husband appropriating the extra space for himself. I am starting to wonder if leaving piles of...
The Sewing Diaries – Meet Your New Machine! Week 1 {Part 2}
Welcome to the second installment of this week's Sewing Diaries! Yesterday we talked about: 1) Unboxing the Machine, 2) Preparing to take care of it and 3) Learning what it can do. Now we are ready to sew! Today we talk about getting the machine ready, two projects I...
The Sewing Diaries – Meet Your New Machine! Week 1 {Part 1}
Sewing on a new machine, or even infrequently on an old one might make you wonder how best to learn about it. Even a seasoned sewer doesn't likely know everything their sewing machine has to offer - and how do you go about planning to learn? I felt this way a few...
Handmade Style – Zip Top Tote
Last fall my husband and I went away on a week-long vacation. We'd been planning for forever because it was for our 10th wedding anniversary. As I was packing, last minute of course, I realized it might be nice to have a large beach bag to use while we were there....
Granny’s Sewing Basket – Tips & Tricks: Thread Spools
You know that little sticker on the end of your thread spool, the one with the colour number on it? It's great, until you try to place it on your machine. The sticker comes off and gets lost, breaks unevenly or sticks to the spool pin making it hard for the spool to...
Embellished Gathered Skirt {tutorial}
I have a good stash of ribbon... well, maybe more than a good stash. More like an entire cute Ikea garbage can full! They collect much faster than I can sew them into all the things. This skirt , however, saved me a bit of stash-guilt by using up about 44" each of 10...