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I’ve been having a lot of fun cutting Happy Days yardage since it arrived on Tuesday. But I realized that I haven’t yet shared my new Simple Zipper Bags Pattern, the Everyday Zip Bags. I’ve been meaning to put the directions for these three favorite bags into a stand-alone pattern for some time now. (I […]

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I usually order my batting on thirty yard rolls and receive it, on average, within a week. That all came to a screeching halt a while back. The batting orders are running way (w-a-a-a-y) behind. I contacted the supplier that I use  as I was getting down to the last few yards and learned that there was at least a six week backlog~ yikes! I hadn't planned on that. A quick perusal around other sites

I usually order my batting on thirty yard rolls and receive it, on average, within a week. That all came to a screeching halt a while back. The batting orders are running way (w-a-a-a-y) behind. I contacted the supplier that I use  as I was getting down to the last few yards and learned that there was at least a six week backlog~ yikes! I hadn't planned on that. A quick perusal around other sites

Hello, friends! I’m stopping in today with a String Block Quilted Potholder Tutorial that is fast enough to make in time to use for gifts for the holidays. I made several and actually delivered quite a few of them to friends and family over the past few weeks. And if you’ve never made a string […]

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Note: This post was originally published 24 April 2017 and updated 10 December 2020 with a video tutorial.  I recently made some new Easy Quilt-As-You-Go Place Mats with Christmas fabrics and with the new Folk Tale collection by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. (I previously made some with our Creekside fabric). And when making the […]

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Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing a fast and fun Quilted Mug Rug Tutorial. This mug rug is super cute and is perfect to make for yourself or for gift giving. A fun mug with a mug rug rolled up inside and a packet of hot chocolate or a favorite tea would make a really great […]

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Hello, and happy Friday! Today I’m sharing some Mini Charm Pack Projects & Quilts and have filmed a short video to share most of the projects. I’ve also got a few more ideas listed below to give you even more ideas. Mini Charm Pack Projects are the perfect thing to sew for fast and easy […]

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Hello friends, and happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. And while I know it is just the final week of October, it really is time to begin thinking about the holidays. So today I’m sharing my first of several holiday-themed posts. I hope you’ll enjoy and find some fun ideas for Quilted […]

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Since I had enough notions -- with the exception of zippers -- to make a few more Open Wide bags, I bought a few more zippers and got to work.

The first one that I made is the same three fabrics as the large pouch that I made in the original set, just in the smallest size. I used all of the same colors of thread for quilting and construction so that these are a matching set. 

For the second, I made a medium sized bag using only two different fabrics instead of three. I used the same fabric for both the ...

 Today is my day to share for the It's In The Bag Blog Hop, sponsored by Island Batik and By Annie!

The collection I got to use for my project is the new Floralicious collection!

If you remember back to my unboxing post from this summer, I got all of the pieces and parts to make a set of the Open Wide 2.0 bags from By Annie!

Hello and happy Friday, friends. Today I’m sharing a tutorial for one of my favorite gift projects, a Quilted Patchwork Bag. I first shared a pictorial tutorial for this project several years ago, but realized it might be better shared through a video. Quilted Patchwork Bag This quilted patchwork bag is a fun project. It’s […]

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Despite the fact that I have been working from home for four months as of tomorrow, that has not translated at all into extra sewing time. It's mostly translated into sleeping more and loading and unloading the dishwasher more. And we may or may not have made it through the entire Marvel movie series in that time. 

Hello, friends, and happy Friday! Today I’m sharing something fun for your summer sewing. We’ve all been home and cooking a lot more, so now is the perfect time to add some fabric fun in our kitchens. How to Make a Quilted Potholder: A Step by Step Tutorial will have you making these cute potholders […]

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Today is my day to share on the Ultimate Home Decor Blog Hop with Island Batik!

I find I am more creative if I don’t get too bogged down with larger projects. I intersperse smaller projects while making those larger time consuming ones. Last year, a lot of those smaller projects landed up being gifts.

My favorite of the projects, were these vintage wood egg cups that I made into pin cushions. I tried a variety of cushion fillers and in the end used felt balls. I used wood glue to glue in the balls to both the wood cups and these swan ceramic cups (its all I had on hand).

After sorting through a ...

Hello friends, and happy Friday! Today I’m sharing some Quick Quilting & Sewing Projects. After working on several big quilts in a row, I took a little break last week and made some fun little projects. It was so refreshing that I thought a video and blog post were in order. Enjoy! Quick Quilting & […]

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As I mentioned in some of my recent posts, one of my sewing goals for The Great Stay Home Marathon is reorganizing my sewing room. I use flannel for backing baby quilts, but I often end up with flannel scraps that I don't know what to do with a lot of the time. However, there is another impending baby boom in my circle of friends (four babies between June and November!) I decided to pull out the flannel scraps and make some really simple burp cloths.

There are a lot of different burp cloth tutorials out there and I ...