Last week I finished up shooting and editing my eleventh Sewing Summit. I’ve been involved in these from the very beginning several years ago when Rebecca Page of Rebecca Page Patterns began them. I always loved the concept—a week of sewing tutorials, multiple classes a day, free the day of and paid if you wanted access to the videos afterwards. It was not without kinks, but they seemed to mostly smooth them out as time went on.
Read MoreI’ve got a new tutorial for you today to make these adorable Easter Egg Cutlery Holders! I had a return customer come to me a few weeks ago and ask if I have ever done Easter cutlery holders. I had not! I made a few different versions before settling on the final version. We went with this elegant blue and white floral fabric and it turned out so cute.
Read MoreIt’s the first week of Spring and I’m spending more time outside in the sunshine and less time curled up under a blanket on my couch. I love this time of year and am trying to get our yard looking a little nicer. Last year we removed the rest of the yew bushes around our home and two large pine trees in our front yard. Consequently, our yard is pretty barren now.
Read MoreI’ve had a few questions about the color book construction, which makes sense as my video was split into two parts for the Sewing Summit. I will try to provide some basic instructions here that will supplement the video. I don’t have the time at this moment to make more books and take photos, so I will describe as best as possible
Read MoreIn the sewing world right now, there are tons of sewing mask patterns going around right now. Crafters are eager to help out somehow while we are under stay-at-home orders, and lots of facilities are requesting fabric masks because they are running out of N95 masks. I wanted to help out, but also didn’t want to start churning out masks if they weren’t needed.
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