Do you need to get better organized? Well, I certainly do. I was running around the house the other day fretting about why my day was so hectic. So many things to keep track of. I’m sure you’ve had a similar feeling lately. I thought technology was supposed to help … Continue reading
Knowing good basic sewing skills always comes in handy. But sometimes, challenging fabrics can still be too much to handle. Indeed, what may seem like simple tasks of folding and cutting fabric can become frustrating –not to mention the difficulties that will be encountered when we start running our sewing … Continue reading
Just a quick reminder to everyone that the Janome Coverstitch Machine Giveaway ends Sunday at midnight, US West Coast time, Oct 13. We will be announcing the lucky winner on Monday so please get your entries in. There’s still time to get another couple entries in before the competition closes. … Continue reading
Introduction The flax fields are blooming in a beautiful display of blue-purple flowers. Bees fill the air with their happy flight, children duck and dive through the waist-high stalks. The seasons eventually change and soon the stalks will begin to ripen into a bright blonde, signaling the farmers to begin … Continue reading
This is the office hours blouse pattern — for when elegance, femininity, and sophistication calls. This type of blouse has many variations but the same beginning. More on that in a later post where I will write about the history of this blouse design. The blouse has a pleat in … Continue reading
Do you or your daughter love crop tops? Well, my teenage daughter does. I can’t say that her father is always happy.. but when spring is in the air and the days start to warm up as they are here now in the southern hemisphere, my daughter hardly seems to … Continue reading
History Of Cotton Today we’ll take a quick dive into the very interesting history of cotton. Humanity’s history with cotton is extremely old, some of the oldest estimates go back as far as 7,000 years ago! But to the European civilizations, the widespread use of cotton is relatively new. The … Continue reading
I’m just so excited to be sewing for my 3 friends who are all expecting. Gives me a chance to knock out lots of small projects from time to time, and take a break from some of the larger projects, pattern designing and fitting issues that clothes sewing gives me. … Continue reading
Did you ever see my review of the Craftsy Design your Own Handbag class? It’s a great class and I wrote 3 articles about it which you can review here (Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3). This bag today is inspired by one of the bags completed as … Continue reading
I just wanted to let everyone know that the Janome Coverstitch Machine Giveaway is well underway. Also, if you’ve followed any of our previous giveaways, you’ll know we usually change the fabric selection with the “Tell Us What You’d Make With This” option to enter with a comment on the page … Continue reading
Have you ever sewn fabric flowers? Fabric flower sewing patterns are a fun and easy sewing project for beginners through to expert sewists. I wanted to put together a list of patterns so you could try your hand at these projects. While not technically a fabric flowers sewing … Continue reading
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