Sewing for my daughter was so much fun when she was little. I’d mix colors and patterns, add on some appliques and she’d have a one-of-a-kind dress or shirt she was proud to wear. “My mama made it!” was a good thing. But now she’s…
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15 Minute Fleece Cat Hat – FREE PATTERN
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…
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…
‘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…
Steampumpkin from a dollar tree foam pumpkin – TUTORIAL
We pulled out our Halloween decorations this weekend! Time to put up all the inflatable cats (5 of them, one for each of our actual cats) and display our rather bizarre collection of foam pumpkins. All of the pumpkins are DIYs and we add to…
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…
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…
Slouchy Shirt (and a free pattern)
Have you ever actually worn out a shirt? Not just faded, not just stretched a little, not just out of style – but truly worn out. I’ve done it just a few times in my life. Just last week I had to retire a favorite shirt. …