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{tutorial} DIY Fabric Belt

11/5/2015

Hello, friends! I’m happy to share a tutorial with you today showing you how I make my fabric belts.  This tutorial is sponsored by Wawak Sewing Supplies.  The tools I used to make this belt can be found on their website.  I love to shop at Wawak as they offer great deals on sewing supplies, […]

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{tutorial} DIY Concho Belt

03/13/2015

Hello, friends! I’m happy to share this tutorial with you! I’ve made several belts over the years and these are by far the easiest ones.  The other belts I’ve made were tooled belts that I cut out of tooling leather.  I was honestly never great at making those as my lines were never cut perfectly straight […]

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{tutorial} Evening Bag with Beaded Trim

10/22/2014

Hello friends! I’m so happy to share this tutorial with you!   I have made many of these little clutch bags and they are the perfect accessory for handmade garments as you can use your leftover fabrics and get the perfect match.  This bag is one I made to match my recent evening gown. These […]

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{tutorial} Pattern Grading: Method Two – Shift Grading

08/18/2014

And now another way to grade your patterns! Disclaimer:  This is how I grade up patterns.  I am by no means an expert.  Take caution when grading up a pattern. Pattern Grading series Method One:  The Easy Way Ah, pattern grading.  Definitely not my favorite thing to do, but it’s sometimes a necessary evil.  This method […]

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{tutorial} Pattern Grading: Method One – The Easy Way

08/6/2014

I’ve been asked many times  to do a tutorial on pattern grading, so here it is!   DISCLAIMER:  This is how I grade up most of my patterns.  I am by no means an expert.  Take caution when grading up a pattern. Pattern Grading series Method Two:  Shift Grading When I first started using sewing […]

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{tutorial} DIY Vintage Thread Spool Wreath

08/29/2013

I had been looking for ways to decorate my sewing room when I came across this wreath on Pinterest. I thought this was a perfect sewing room decoration and was like:  “Hey, I can make that myself!”  This particular thread wreath is made with ribbon wrapped around wooden spools.  It makes it look much fuller […]

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{tutorial} DIY Cutting Table

08/8/2013

When I first started sewing as a little girl, I remember my mom and my grandma helping me cut fabric on a cardboard cutting mat on a bed.  I also remember the days when I layed my fabric out on the floor to cut it out or in more recent years when I had to […]

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A finished project! I used McCall 1247 (c. 1946) t A finished project! I used McCall 1247 (c. 1946) to create this blouse. It's made out of a rayon twill that I got from @lafinchfabrics. I started this project pre-pandemic and just finished it... I have been experiencing a lot of sewing lethargy, which isn't unusual considering our current circumstances here in the US. I'm trying to get my sew-jo back as I would just love to sit here all day sewing and watching TV. I have been embroidering and am finding escape in that. ❤️
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My next embroidery project! I recently scored this My next embroidery project! I recently scored this 1938 State Flower Map embroidery transfer pattern and just spent many hours tracing it. It's going to be the focal point on a quilt that I'm planning to make with vintage handkerchiefs -- most of them from the same era. #embroidery #vintageembroidery #1930sembroidery #stateflowers #handkerchiefquilt #mccall609
My family recently received a new Purple Heart med My family recently received a new Purple Heart medal for my grandpa. My grandpa was a highly decorated and yet modest man and although he was proud to have received his service medals, he did not display them. I found most of them forgotten in a dusty box under his desk after he passed. Others I found in footlockers in the barn. I have yet to find the Purple Heart that he earned while being shot down over France during WWII. He had a bullet in his leg with remnants that remained for the rest of his life. Thankfully, we were able to apply for and receive another one. All Purple Hearts have the recipients name engraved on the back. The last photo was the last medal he received - the Prisoner of War medal (1987). He became a POW after his P-51D was shot down and he was captured by the Nazis. My grandpa and his military brothers and sisters are not "losers" or "suckers". They served the country that they love.
I don't know about you, but I need something to lo I don't know about you, but I need something to look forward to, so today I decorated for Halloween. It doesn't take me very long as I don't have very many Halloween decorations. Time to get spooky!
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Cleo (and the other cats) just got a spooky castle from Target.
Just a friendly reminder that it is not an Etsy/eB Just a friendly reminder that it is not an Etsy/eBay seller or a small business's fault that a package is delayed due to the USPS being a political pawn. Please be patient. Contact your federal representatives. Don't be a Karen.
Getting a head start on Halloween decorating as I Getting a head start on Halloween decorating as I both love spooky things and I also need something to look forward to. I also find it amusing that the "Welcome" sign is an oxymoron as no one outside of my bubble is welcome inside. 🤣 Materials from Dollar Tree and Joann's and a repurposed grapevine wreath. 🎃🦇🕷️🕸️🦹
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#halloween #halloweendiy #halloweenwreath #halloweendecor
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