My jelly roll quilt top was the first thing I sewed with my new serger. It was fun to just run strips of fabric quickly through the machine at varying widths, to get used to using the new serger – putting in the mileage on it. A nice and easy … Continue reading
For my Grandad Douglass, every picnic had to be perfect, more like an outdoor banquet. Plates, cutlery, a set table, a 3 course meal.. meats, salads, potatoes and of course, all the condiments. One day he hiked a 3 mile round trip for ‘salad cream,’ (an English delicacy), as he just … Continue reading
Are you hoping to have friends over for parties, picnics, and BBQs this summer? If you are you need to look through these free things to sew for your kitchen. I just love an excuse to sew something new, and there’s none better than sewing something useful. Save the environment with … Continue reading
I had some squares left over from the super-soft and snuggly-wuggly rag quilt I made and showed you last week. Not enough flannel to make anything large, but just enough to create a matching pillow cover to go with my quilt. And oooh, it’s snuggly-wuggly too. It’s made in exactly … Continue reading
Are you a Mom? What do you want for Mother’s Day? Is something made just for you especially dear to your heart? I love to get gifts that have been made just for me – shows so much extra thought and care. With Mother’s day coming up, I wanted to … Continue reading
[There’s a special price on this class for you – check out the bottom of this article] OK, so I don’t have much of a home here and only complete the simplest of home decor sewing so far. When you only rent a room in a shared house and are … Continue reading
I know several of you treated yourselves to the Brother 1034D serger (alternative UK link) at Christmas when it was on special on Amazon. Me too! (Remember the embarrassing video of me taking it out of the box and not knowing what anything was?) It comes with a plastic cover, but … Continue reading
If you’ve been following a while, you’ll remember that I had 3 friends all expecting babies within a few weeks of each other near the end of last year and I went sewing crazy with multiple baby-related sewing projects. It was fun to sew in nice bright colors and small … Continue reading
14th Jan is National Dress Up Your Pet Day! As you might know, I’m a cat lover. I have 3 cats, all black and all a little bit crazy in their own way. Oliver, my 3-legged cat, is often the unintended star of my sewing videos and especially is very … Continue reading
Did you know that January was National Book Month and the third full week in January is National Book Week. Reading is SUCH an important part of life, for personal pleasure and enjoyment, for recreation, for learning, for reference and of course for employment skills and more. Make reading fun! … Continue reading
Hi! Stephanie from Swoodson Says again; if you’ve already made your modern holiday tissue box cover and are looking for a New Year’s replacement, get ready! I invariably find myself sick each January after all the Christmas gatherings and what better way to suffer through a cold than with a … Continue reading
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