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Christmas

Great Gifts for the Sewing Blogger…..

 How do you do gifts between you and your spouse? We struggled with this early on in our marriage because undoubtedly every year, someone would buy more gifts than the other person and it...ummm.... wasn't working so well.  So about 5 or 6 years ago (it might be longer than that) we decided to set a limit.  So, now the plan is that we do one bigger gift and then stocking stuffers. It was about the same year we really decided "more is just more" for gifts for the kids, so we completely scaled ... View the Post

Christmas· Seasonal· Tutorials

Christmas Postcards Tutorial

A few weeks ago I decided that I wanted to send something "handmade" to a group of our online friends for Christmas....but I couldn't think of what I could possibly hand make that would be personal. Then it dawned on me...some handmade postcards! I could cut them out, sprinkle them with some sewing, and hand write a personal message on them.  It was perfect!  (Sure it's not a pieced quilt but still...) So the other night I got to work and in less than 30 minutes they were all made and ... View the Post

Christmas· Guest Post

A Baby Doll Dress & How to Add Tulle to the Hem of a Dress or Skirt

If I've said it once I've said it a million times: I wish I could freeze time. A few weeks ago I realized that Grace will be 5 this holiday season...which means she's growing up...and since she's 5 this will probably be the last year I can get away with making her a baby doll dress to wear during the Christmas season. I love baby doll dresses with their high waistlines, shorty short hemlines, and all their fluffy, puffy goodness. So, I couldn't resist making Grace just one more. I really ... View the Post

Christmas· Guest Post

Easy Sewing for the Holidays!

Today we are joining in over at So Sew Easy's Seasonal SewingWe are sharing a simple and easy tutorial for fabric scraps.  So head over there to see what other easy sewing goodness that will inspire you to sew for the season. Deby has also lined up some great giveaways to go along with her series (fabrics, notions, patterns and more) so be sure to throw your name in the hat for those as well.  We can all use a little more fabric this time of year, right?  Right!And just in case you are looking ... View the Post

Christmas· Giveaway

Strange Christmas Gifts, A Movie Collection, and A Series of Unfortunate Events….

Last Thursday, over on Facebook we realized that we had over 5,100 likes...and that made us happy...so we decided to do a giveaway!Pork Rinds anyone? Just kidding.But it has to do with the giveaway. To enter the giveaway we asked you to leave us a comment telling us about the weirdest gift you've ever received for Christmas.  Me?  I've gotten some seriously strange gifts...but my favorites come from my brothers...like my collection of horrifying meat products.  (I'm not a big fan of meat, never ... View the Post