Being a crazy cat lady, I think everything is better with cat ears. Hats, especially. Because if you’re gonna wear a hat to keep your head warm, why not add in some cat ears to make it cute? I’ve been wanting to design a cat…
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The Silk Taffeta Holly Ball Dress of Gorgeousness
My daughter needed a full length formal dress. She’s enrolled in a Junior Cotillion, a Southern tradition of taking your awkward middle schoolers and making them feel even more awkward by having them dress up in fancy clothes to learn party manners and basic ballroom…
Felt Taco Christmas Ornament – TUTORIAL
Who doesn’t love tacos? Taco Tuesday doesn’t come often enough, I say. I seriously think I could eat tacos every day and be a very happy woman. I don’t actually know how it crept into my mind, but the other day at work I was…
Love Without Exception message shirt
It’s been pretty quiet on the Orange Bettie blog lately. There’s been a lot of Girl Scouts and sewing and holiday stuff happening behind the scenes. That’s just life. It comes in waves and I’ve learned to just ride them. And now that my schedule…
‘Prewashed’ labels for your fabric stash – free printable
How many times do you pull fabric out of your stash and ask yourself, “Has this been prewashed?” Me, ever single time. Whenever I buy fabric, I have good intentions of prewashing it all and getting all ready to sew. And sometimes I do. But…
Clear Vinyl Zip Pocket for the Snappy Composition Book – TUTORIAL
I’ve made quite a few Snappy Composition Book Covers over the past few weeks. And as I’ve been making these covers, I’ve been thinking about variations to make to them. Because the fun of sewing is being able to change things up, make them how…
Scrap fabric leaves that hold their shape – TUTORIAL
I made a happy craft discover the other day, and I’m sharing it with you today! I had made a simple little fabric pumpkin and I needed some leaves to go at the top. I tried just cutting the leaf shapes from upholstery fabric but…
Linen and flannel pocket pot holder
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve been on a linen kick lately. I’ve got a nice long scrap left over from a baby wrap I made for a relative several months ago, and I keep coming back to it. It stays out on my sewing…
My mom’s birthday gift, and a defense of my fabric hoarding
My mother’s birthday was earlier this week. This is a woman who has already has everything she needs and most of everything she wants. I was stumped as to what to get for her, until she let a little hint. Earlier this year, her purse…
Snappy Composition Book Cover – FREE PATTERN
Is it weird that I get more excited about back-to-school sales than Christmas sales? I get a little giddy piling my shopping cart full of glue sticks and crayons and notebooks. And it’s all for me me ME – I do a separate shopping trip…