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19 Helpful #Sewing #Hashtags You Should Know About
We're talking about hashtags today. Either you #loveem, #hateem or wonder #whatisahashtag anyway?! A hashtag is added to many types of social media platforms as a categorizing tool. It can be written as anything you'd like, so long as it has no spaces and is prefaced...
Coiled Rope Baskets
I have given in and gone after the trend, copied the masses and followed the crowd. Yes.... I too made rope bowls this past Christmas! It seemed everywhere I turned on Instagram last month there was photo after photo of rope bowls being made. Gifts for teachers,...
Liberty Wall Clock
Wow! It's been a quiet few weeks around here! I've been grateful for the pause, when the girls are home from school it's always busier. We are also in the middle of organizing and de-cluttering our home and doing a mini-renovation in the basement. We are moving from...
Year in Review – 3 Top 15’s from 2015!
Happy New Year! Thank you so much for following along with me through 2015. I love analytics and it is especially fun to see which post you loved most last year. So... here are the 15 most popular blog, instagram and pinterest posts from 2015. Plus, a few numbers to...
Fabric Spark Big Deal Clearance and Giveaway!
Merry Boxing Day for all you Canadians, and "the day after Christmas" to the Americans! Boxing Week is great for after Christmas sales and amazing deals. My sponsor Fabric Spark is having a great Boxing Week sale starting today. Plus she has a 12 fat quarter giveaway...
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from our family to yours! May you have many happy memories going forward from this year. And may you find many spare moments to sew something fun during the holidays!
Last Minute 1 Hour Dopp Kit {tutorial}
Update 2020-09-17: Since Craftsy is not available anymore - please find the tutorial on the Way Back Machine by clicking the link below: Access the FREE ONE HOUR DOPP KIT TUTORIAL here. ______________________________________________________________ Needing a...
Introducing… My Mom!
I am so pleased to feature another Maker today, my mom! I grew up crafting, and sewing was a natural extension of that. I am so grateful that my mom taught me how to sew, it has been such an amazing part of my life. The freedom to create and turn fabric into something...
Organize Your Sewing Room: Re-purpose the Roll
(Quick! Go get those empty wrapping paper rolls out of your recycling bin. You're going to need them!) I have recently thought it might be fun to post a series on Organizing Your Sewing Room. This is the second post in the series. The first one had a free label...
How to Sew a Reversible Pinafore {in any size!}
Yesterday I introduced Meerkat Shweshwe and showed you how to draft a pinafore pattern in any size. Today's tutorial tells you how to sew up a reversible pinafore using that pattern! (This post is sponsored by Meerkat Shweshwe. Thank you for supporting the sponsors...