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How To: Sew an Easy Toddler Fourth of July Dress

How To: Sew an Easy Toddler Fourth of July Dress

I love making Fourth of July outfits for my girls, and they love to be matching. Last year I was ambitious and made the girls matching headbands and star shirts. I even attempted my first freezer-paper stencil project: a George

admin June 30, 2012 How To, Ideas Read more

Saturday Sampler: A little help with those vines…

Saturday Sampler: A little help with those vines…

We thought a few pictures to guide you along in finishing your Saturday Sampler quilt would be helpful. This is to help you finish the vines on your Pumpkins in a Row. These photos start with #6 of your paper

admin June 21, 2012June 20, 2012 How To, Saturday Sampler Read more

How to Paper Piece

How to Paper Piece

This month for Saturday Sampler we are doing a paper pieced block, which for many of us is our first time doing paper piecing! Amy put together this helpful tutorial with pictures that will hopefully help us along as we

admin May 13, 2012 How To, Saturday Sampler Read more

How To Make a TV Tray Ironing Board

How To Make a TV Tray Ironing Board

This is probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever made. And so dang handy! I don’t feel bad leaving it in my living room because it looks adorable. And it doubles as a table for my daughter to play

admin April 24, 2012 How To, Ideas Read more

How To Sew a Star Block

How To Sew a Star Block

This month for Saturday Sampler we are doing a really fun block that we thought needed a tutorial because it can get a little complicated. Note: You will use the (3) square-in-a-square blocks you sewed last month for the centers

admin April 14, 2012 How To, Saturday Sampler Read more

How To Embroider: basic stitches

How To Embroider: basic stitches

This month for Saturday Sampler we are doing lots of embroidery work to embellish our adorable Trick-or-Treater’s. I have never done embroidery work before so I asked Cliss, our wonderful store employee, to give me a quick run-down of the

admin March 23, 2012 How To, Saturday Sampler, Uncategorized Read more

How to make a Spring Fabric and Felt Wreath

How to make a Spring Fabric and Felt Wreath

I decided my house needed a little bit of spring-time color so I started playing around and came up with this fun colorful wreath. Enjoy! Spring Fabric and Felt Wreath Tutorial Supplies: Wreath form (I used styrofoam but you could

admin February 27, 2012February 22, 2012 How To Read more

How to hem your pants…the cute way

How to hem your pants…the cute way

I am a shortie – 5’2″. It is inevitable that when I buy new pants I have to hem them. I found this method for hemming pants using the original pants hem so they look cute. And guess what? It

admin February 10, 2012February 22, 2012 How To Read more

How to sew a double-fold binding

How to sew a double-fold binding

Finally! I’ll admit, the first time I bound a quilt I was pretty intimidated. But now after I have done it more than a few times I love it. It is so fun to put the finishing piece on your

admin February 3, 2012February 3, 2012 How To, Uncategorized Read more

How to Back Baste/ Template Free Applique

How to Back Baste/ Template Free Applique

As promised, here is a picture tutorial for the Back Basting applique method! Back Basting Tutorial 1. Cut your background a little larger than you need. After you applique you will trim your background to the exact size. 2. Trace

admin January 22, 2012January 25, 2012 How To, Saturday Sampler Read more
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