When I was about 16 years old I was asked to give a speech. I don't even remember anything about what the topic was or anything else that I said, but I remember I read this story......and it's stuck with me all these years. I now tell it to my kids for a bedtime story all the time. I am just hoping that eventually it will sink in.... That is what I feel like Skirting the Issue is all about. It's all of us out there making a difference for one individual. It's each of us sitting at our ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue Fact Sheet
Skirting the Issue 2013 Fact SheetTo make things as easy as possible we tried to compile all the information for Skirting the Issue into one location. However, if we missed any details or you still have questions please leave us a comment or send us an email and we will get back to you quickly! What is Skirting the Issue?A month long event where you are invited to sew along with us and make items to donate to charity. (For more details read this post: Skirting the Issue 2013 Begins ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue 2013 Begins Today!
We have been waiting for this morning for months now and we are so excited that it is finally here: Day 1 of Skirting the Issue! As we mentioned last week, things will run a little differently this year. Last year Skirting the Issue focused on making and donating skirts to foster care girls to have just in time for back to school. (And with all of your help we were able to donate almost 600 skirts!) This year we will kick off Skirting the Issue again with skirts for foster care (or another ... View the Post
Fabric Fest Blog Hop Fabric Winner
The winner of the Riley Blake Fabric Fest Blog Hop Fabric is:Hobby flunkyJune 7, 2013 at 4:23 PMI love Rocky Road ice cream! Congratulations!We will be emailing you soon. (And for more information about this dress and the cross stitched collar just click here:A Cross Stitched Dress) ... View the Post
Indian Summer Quilt Along–Finishing your Quilt Top
Day One--Cutting Your Fabric Day Two--Making Your Quilt Block Today we are going to be finishing up our quilt top! Wahooooo....it's always an exciting day to finish up a top. Let's get started....remember the pattern? The first thing we need to do today is to put your blocks together into rows. Lay out all your blocks as seen above, but this time you will need to add your 7 1/2 by 2 1/2 white pieces that you cut on day 1 (they are your pieces shown on the right in the picture ... View the Post
Something Dear to My Heart Is About to Begin….Again
Last year Elizabeth and I started a project that was important to us.We called it Skirting the Issue.It was a month long event where we asked sweet seamstresses from all across blogland to share a skirt tutorial with us. We then asked all of you to sew some skirts along with us and donate them to a local foster care closet. By the time we tallied the final numbers we realized that almost 600 skirts were made and donated to local charities along with over 100 pair of shoes and a variety of other ... View the Post
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