DIY
Displaying Fabric
Did you ever have a piece of fabric you loved so much that you just couldn’t use it in a project? I have a piece of fabric like that from my grandmother’s stash. It’s the very last piece of the fabric, just a little larger than a mini charm. So what do you do with…
Read MoreMy Sew Sweetness Aeroplane Bag
I’ve jumped on the bag sewing bandwagon again. It seems I only make bags when everyone else is doing it. I’d seen several great bags online again recently, this time it was the Aeroplane Bag by Sew Sweetness. I’ve seen lots of great versions of it online. This fun patchwork version by Don’t Call Me…
Read MoreIf I Designed a Fabric Line
After seeing all the beautiful fabric lines at Spring Quilt Market, I am really looking forward to sewing up some great new projects. (And yes, Matt, I promise to finish the ones I have started first.) I saw a lot of fabrics that I loved, but something was missing. The neutrals. There are rarely any…
Read MoreProjects in Progress
Ever feel like all your projects are getting away from you? That’s how I feel right now. I’m about halfway through making the Aeroplane Bag by Sew Sweetness. Once it’s done, I plan to use for a couple things. It will be a great bag for carrying my sewing machine if I ever get around…
Read MoreBond Girl Swimsuit
I recently decided two things. 1 – I wanted to attempt working with knits, and 2 – I needed a new swimsuit. As part of my learning new techniques, I figured why not combine the two and make myself a swimsuit. I love a good retro styled swimsuit – the only problem? There are very…
Read MoreCrazy Quilted Applique
Remember that crazy quilting sew-along I mentioned last week? I made myself a fun little project for the challenge. To make this project, I started by making myself a crazy quilted block. I then cut out the shape of a sewing machine and raw edge appliqued the silhouette to a piece of fabric from my…
Read MoreOfficially a Hoarder
Last weekend, I decided that my sewing space was getting pretty messy. I decided that the best thing to do was to do a little work and organize all of my fabrics again. I’d done a pretty good keeping my fabrics organized by type and color, but when I used fabric, I was just shoving…
Read MoreQuilt Ideas
I recently picked up small bits of yardage from Amy Butler’s Alchemy line and Parson Grey’s Curious Nature line. For those of you who don’t know, they are married, so I thought it would be fun to do something to mesh their lines together. I chose to go with warm shades from the Amy Butler…
Read MoreString Theory Quilt Top
I made up another fun and simple quilt top over the weekend. This one used some of the stranger things in my fabric stash. The pieced section of the quilt was made by string piecing some of the silks and brocades from my stash. The background fabric for this project was the leftover linen blend…
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