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Tutorial Tuesday: Fat Quarter Fabric Folder

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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Tutorial Tuesday: Fat Quarter Fabric Folder

I can’t believe that summer is almost over and everyone is getting their kiddos ready to go back to school. In our Back To School themed sewing camp this week I’ve got the girls working on their first project, a reusable fabric folder. I have to say that they are turning out fabulously and the [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Needle Notebook

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Tutorial Tuesday: Needle Notebook

Sew a Needle Notebook to keep all your needles easily accessible in one place.

Tutorial Tuesday: Pieced Fabric Necklace

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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At Christmas I visited with my family and my mom made a few of those cute little beaded fabric necklaces.  You know the ones where you make a small tube of fabric, put a wooden bead or marble inside, and knot between each one?  I thought it would be fun to make one with scraps [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Christmas Stocking with Ruffle

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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Thought I’d share this stocking pattern I made with you.  It’s easy to make, comes together fast, and you learn how to make ruffles!  Download the full instructions and pattern here as a PDF. Picture from CityCraft.  (Where I teach!  They’ve got a great selection of modern fabrics, and they are available to purchase online.) [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Ruffled Knit Scarf

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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How has everyone been?  I’ve been busy with my sewing classes!  I love teaching people how to make things and the sewing projects we’ve been working on are super fun!  I’ve made a lot of projects recently!  This might be my new favorite simple sewing pattern.  I can’t stop making these, they’re super easy to [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Halloween and Thanksgiving Place Settings

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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I’ve been working on some projects for BurdaStyle and teaching some classes at my local sewing shop and boy have I been having fun!  This weekend I taught 5 very talented and stylish ladies how to make my cute little stuffed pumpkin decorations!  (I’ll have pictures of their projects soon!)  One of my upcoming classes [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Fabric Flower Necklace

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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Tutorial Tuesday: Fabric Flower Necklace

Poppies to wear!

Tutorial Tuesday: Fabric Flower Rings

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Tutorial Tuesday: Fabric Flower Rings

Make a fabric flower ring!

Tutorial Tuesday: Baby Onesies

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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Tutorial Tuesday: Baby Onesies

Use a printed fabric for quick and easy applique patterns!

Tutorial Tuesday: Custom Stylish Luggage

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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Tutorial Tuesday: Custom Stylish Luggage

By now you can probably tell that I love to add my own style to things (like the custom passport cover) so I decided that my plain black luggage was also fair game!  Well, the almost plain luggage.  I got it free, but wanted something a little more “me” for the trip. For this project [...]


1. Master the art of French macaroons
2. Sew a dress
3. Get my scuba diving license
4. Go somewhere warm to use my scuba diving license.
5. Find a perfect Go-To recipe for Pizza Dough
6. Sew a quilt
7. Make a piece of furniture
8. Learn Adobe InDesign
9. Master the recipe for Creme Brulee
10. Publish a sewing project in a magazine
11. Scrapbook/Blurb all our photos from Europe
12. Make some jelly using a pressure cooker
13. Print my own design on fabric & make something
14. Refashion a cardigan
15. Make salt water taffy
16. Find a Go-To recipe for delicious homemade bread
17. Make 5 projects from my sketchbook
18. Embroider something with my sewing machine
19. Self-Publish 10 new sewing patterns
20. Visit the Grand Canyon
21. Expand my french vocabulary
22. Make a stained glass window
23. Swim with dolphins
24. Find the perfect gelato recipe
25. Write one Thank You note a week
26. Learn How to Properly Handle a gun
27. Experience one new type of cheese every week
28. Finish checking off my list of states I've visited
29. Organize a service project
30. Go whitewater rafting