| Bags, Totes and Zips, For Kids, Holidays, Sewing 101, Techniques, Tutorial
*This tutorial was originally published in the Sept/Oct 2014 issue of Pretty Patches (UK) Magazine.* I love Halloween! These fun and simple treat bags will be a hit with your trick-or-treat-er. I like them so much, I might have to use them for my grocery shopping all through October. For each bag, […] Read more…
Once you’ve mastered sewing a straight line, learning how to sew a perfect corner is the next step. It’s really easy. Sew along your fabric and stop the same distance as your seam allowance away from the edge. Here I was using a 1/4″ seam so I stopped 1/4″ from the end. Make sure your […] Read more…
Sewing straight lines is crucial for making your projects look professional. It’s an important first step to master and it is much easier than you think. First off, let’s talk about what a seam allowance is. A seam allowance is the distance your pattern gives from the edge of your fabric to where the […] Read more…
If you’re like me, you’ve got a collection of books with pattern pages or expensive patterns with multiple sizes and you don’t want to cut into them directly. Some pattern pages in books even have overlapping pattern pieces and so pattern transfer is necessary. There is an easy, inexpensive way to transfer them and keep […] Read more…
Today is Leif Erikson Day. In honor of the explorer Leif Erikson and my Scandinavian roots, I thought a viking inspired shirt for Connor should be in order. Don’t get excited it’s not the Vikings (as in the football team), it’s a more traditional viking ship (and definitely no purple and yellow). I used the […] Read more…
