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Making Pattern Weights

I love cutting out pattern pieces with a rotary cutter. Recently, I discovered the joy of cutting out garment pattern pieces with a...

Aug 21, 20202 min read

It seems wrong to have a crafting blog in 2020 without having a posts on making masks. So, confession time, I hate making masks. But...

Aug 19, 20204 min read

I've written a bit about organizing fabric, but not so much about how I organize my cutting vinyl. There's...a reason for that. So I took...

Aug 18, 20202 min read

Have you ever started cutting out a project and just looked at all the pattern pieces and thought, this is going to be so beautiful? Yes....

Aug 14, 20202 min read

Looking at crafting spaces is fun. They're usually so pretty, so soothing, and inspiring. Until I remember I would rather, you know,...

Aug 10, 20202 min read

Okay, I have to have a brief interlude here for advertising. I'M TEACHING A CLASS AT THE UPCYCLING SEWING SUMMIT!!!!!!!! I'm a little...

Aug 6, 20201 min read

How do I keep my fabric organized? Well, first, I try to never to buy fabric unless I have a project in mind for it. Okay, I can't even...

Aug 3, 20202 min read

I'm pretty fortunate to have a good sized space to create in. Which means I need to fill it, right? The coverstitch is new. As in, less...

Jul 30, 20202 min read

My daughter's sixth birthday was this past weekend. It was pretty quiet birthday, especially for a girl who is exceptionally social, but...

Jul 27, 20201 min read

I have been sewing for a long time. I first learned how to sew in a 4-H club, with the lessons taught by my mother. Sewing in 4-H...

Jul 24, 20202 min read

I have a degree in education. So I'm a big believer in learning. And I think the most powerful thing I've ever seen in a classroom were...

Jul 7, 20201 min read