Long time no blog! I've been busy working on a few big projects, but this new fabric was the perfect excuse to break and make something fun and quick! I made a few Pom Pom pincushions. Sew Caroline sent me some of her new Happy Home collection fabrics, the colors are so happy and bright! I used them to make hexagon pom pom pincushions and then topped each one with a yarn pom pom. I don't know what is better than hexagons and pom poms! The best part of this is you can use up to 7 different fabrics for each pincushion! The top has 6 ...Continue Reading
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HOW TO DO IT ALL + make time for sewing with HP
I've partnered with HP & Intel to show you how I work from my happy place and make time to sew! As a busy mom, I am often asked the age-old question "How do you do it all?". The question first makes me laugh (Hah! you have no idea, come see my laundry pile!), and then it makes me a little sad! The feeling I get from the women who ask me this question is that they don't think they are doing enough, or they want to have time to be creative and pursue hobbies, but it just doesn't seem to fit in their current lifestyle. I never want anyone ...Continue Reading
Pattern Anthology for Riley Blake!
I'm on the Riley Blake Tour today sharing my new FABRIC! I designed this triangle print fabric for the IDLEWILD collection by Pattern Anthology! This collection is a 4 piece knit collection that comes in 3 colorways! It will be available this fall and we can't wait to make things with it! I wanted to design a colorful and modern print that could be used for a variety of sewing projects! Since this will be a knit, I'm seeing the triangles as baby pants, baby blankets, soft couch pillows, girl's dresses, boys sweatshirts, and on and on. The ...Continue Reading
DIY leather fringe bag
I can't quit leather! Or fringe! This DIY leather fringe bag is fairly easy to construct and I just love how the leather flounces as it moves. I used a navy suedge for the bag with pops of quilter's cotton. Everything came from my stash! It's fully lined and there is a pocket on the outside at the back! DIY leather fringe bag // Materials:-leather/suede remnant-1/2" yard fabric for lining and strap-two 1.5" D-rings-one 12" zipper LEATHER FRINGE BAG PATTERN Helpful posts:-How to sew with leather-Basic Zipper ...Continue Reading
4 ways to make your own clothing labels with HPx360
Today I am 4 ways to make your own clothing labels. Clothing labels add such a special touch to handmade items! I love them because they are really cute and make a project looked more "finished" or store-bought. They are perfect for branding your items or just adding a finish to a gift. And there are lots of great ways to make them yourself, I have FOUR favorites. All four of my DIY sewing label tutorials are washable and inexpensive to make! There are 4 different ways to make them for 4 unique looks to fit any sewing project. ...Continue Reading
25 free sewing patterns!
Since it is Friday, I thought I'd share a bunch of free patterns. More than 25 FREE sewing patterns from my archives, in case you missed one! I hope you can find some great gift ideas in here, or just a fun weekend project! Each tutorial has a free pattern download so there is no guesswork! 1. Nail Polish Kit 2. Envelope Clutch 3. Zippered Bow Pouch 4. Smashed Ruffle Pouch 5. Leather and Suede Cosmetic Case 6. No Sew Leather Envelope Clutch 7. Round Zipper Case 8. Ruffle Bib 9. Ruffle Diaper Cover 10. Baby Bloomers 11. Biased ...Continue Reading
BOY SEWING // cotton + steel hooded vest with fur
This is a hack of my Aztec Hooded Vest pattern! I'm showing you how to add an amazing faux fur trim to the hood. It's fairly simple but there are a few things you have to do to adjust the pattern to make this method work! The Aztec Hooded Vest pattern for sizes 18M to 8 is a part of the Ultimate DIY Bundle, which is over 75 awesome creative resources for all types of makers. The bundle includes 8 high quality sewing patterns that I know you'll want! Grab the bundle here for 97% off, ends in a few days! See all the eBooks and patterns that ...Continue Reading
CATOBER! how to make a tshirt dress
(She's mad because we took away Grumpy Cat^ :( ) Tshirt dresses are a super fast way to make a cute dress and a great project if you have a cute quilting cotton fabric that you want to use. For this one I used a pink graphic tee (with a cat of course) and some bright citron yellow cotton. H&M is always stocking the most adorable cat tees. I picked this one up with the intention of making it into this tshirt dress, a simple half store-bought and half homemade play dress. It took about half an hour! You'll see ...Continue Reading
striped metallic hair bow
Today I'm sharing the last project of the Metallic Thread Mini-Series. It has been so fun playing with a new sewing supply! This project is another very simple project, a bow with a striped metallic touch. I used Gold Heavy Metal thread from Maderia. It's really fine and nice and sleek to sew with. For the bow piece, reference one of these tutorials: Date Night Double Bow Knot Bow Tutorial Materials: -Scrap of chambray -Madeira Heavy Metal Thread -hair clip -glue gun Before sewing up the bow, sew stripes of metallic thread ...Continue Reading
Jungle Avenue kid clothes!
I was pretty excited to get a package of fabric from Sara of Sew Sweetness. We've be online buddies for years and I even got to meet her (briefly) at Quilt Market last year. I've always admired Sara's taste in fabric, bags and quilts. She's amazing at what she does! Sara designed a line of fabric for Art Gallery called Jungle Avenue and the fabrics in this post are from it! I use one of the wovens to make a little zippy top. The fabric is called Greenhouse Lane and it is really great quality, it feels different than a normal quilting cotton. ...Continue Reading
DIY bow tie pattern
Here's a reallllly last minute Father's Day gift - a free bow tie pattern! Making your own bow ties is really simple and pretty fun. This post has a free printable pattern in lots of different neck sizes, also! All photos by Kyle Ng Photography. I had the honor of making a bow tie for one of my best friend's wedding this winter! Since I couldn't be there I was really happy to have this tiny part. I probably overstressed about this, I wanted it to be perfect of course. I bought 8 colors of seafoam/aqua fabric, narrowed it to 3 to ...Continue Reading
