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Tutorial Tuesday: Throw Pillow with Invisible Zipper

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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Tutorial Tuesday: Throw Pillow with Invisible Zipper

Tackle an invisible zipper! I promise, it's easier than you think!

Tutorial Tuesday: Making Chevron from Stripes

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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Tutorial Tuesday: Making Chevron from Stripes

Making a chevron is easy when you've already got a cute striped fabric!

Tutorial Tuesday: Neon Coin Pouch

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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Tutorial Tuesday: Neon Coin Pouch

Neon is all the rage this spring and I love it! I’m a color lover and was so excited to pair some fun neon brights with a charcoal colored linen for this project!  You don’t need any fancy hardware for the pouch closure either. We’ll use a little bit of measuring tape to make the [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Cupid’s Arrow Heart Pouch

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Tutorial Tuesday: Cupid’s Arrow Heart Pouch

Make a cute Cupid's Arrow Zipper Pouch!

Tutorial Tuesday: Color Wheel Clock

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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Tutorial Tuesday: Color Wheel Clock

Try your hand at embroidering this simple clock!

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: 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 [...]


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