Today we are over at our friend Alida's where she is kicking off her "Calling All Kids" series.It's going to be lots of fun so head on over there and check it out! -liZ ... View the Post
HoneyBear Lane Pattern Giveaway—5 patterns
Happy Friday everyone! Today (and over the weekend) we have a fun give away for you. Our friend Heidi over at Honeybear Lane has a new puff quilt pattern and is giving away her pattern for free to 5 of our readers! Isn't is a fun quilt? Heidi is a puff quilt making machine! If you want to win one of the patterns just leave us a comment telling us what sewing project you are working on right now! Good Luck! (And check in with us over on our Facebook page over the weekend...we ... View the Post
Helpful Hints from a Mid-Century Sewing Club.
This last summer I was gifted a package with a few sewing items, some fabric and a small envelope full of sewing patterns and articles from one of my mom's neighbors. SCORE!!! (I love gifts like that.) And as I was going through some sewing supplies I found the package and sat down to read some of the article.One of them was a paper from a Women's Sewing Club (it sounds so enticing....I want to join!) that was a page full of sewing hints and techniques. I wish there were more, but I will ... View the Post
Elastic Waistband Shirt Tutorial
This is a shirt that I was messing around with awhile back but never finished. At the time I was looking at a lot of 80's style, over sized, off the shoulder seamed shirts. I finished off the top but never put a hem on it. I was thinking some kind of high low or asymmetrical kind of look might work but nothing really excited me so I didn't do anything...for a long time....like 6 months...but I finally finished it up yesterday by putting an elastic waistband around the bottom of it. And ... View the Post
A Pintucked Zipper Pouch.
I recently needed a thank-you gift for someone that was especially kind to me, so I decided that something handmade one was in order. I decided on a zipper pouch, but wanted to add a few special details to it--and found that pintucks were just the thing I was looking for. I didn't do a full tutorial but I did run across a "cheat sheet" that I used when I taught a class on making zipper pouches last fall. (The dimensions of this particular bag are a bit bigger---I did 9" by 11" inch ... View the Post
Under the Kitchen Countertop Magnet Board
People have asked what my husband does while I'm sewing. Well, this should answer that question. He makes things...lots of things.Crazy things...all around the house...all of the time.He loves to build and measure and use power tools. Our entire garage has been turned into his personal workshop.Some people might think that would be annoying...but...I'm sitting here in the family room that houses my sewing machine and a shelf full of both sewing and art supplies so you won't hear me ... View the Post
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