Sewing
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How to Sew a Fleece Poncho for 18″ doll
Today I’m going to share one of my super simple patterns with you for a fleece poncho for 18″ dolls, which could also be worn as more of a cowl. …
Feelings about gifting handmade
How many of us have gifted handmade items and wondered whether they were ever used or appreciated? It’s hard not to wonder, especially if you never see the item in…
How to Make Sewing Kits for Operation Christmas Child Shoebox
Putting together sewing kits for Operation Christmas Child is a great summer activity to do with kids. And they’re ready to go by the Operation Christmas Child box collecting season.…
What to do with Unfinished Quilt Projects
We talked the other day about unfinished crochet projects and what we learned from them. Today we’re going to talk about unfinished quilt projects, also known as UFOs, that is…
Time Blocking 10 minutes (for that one dreaded task)
Time blocking is something you can use to focus on a project you would like to finish, or in today’s case, to focus on a task you kind of dread…
How I organize fabric, and you can too!
The way I organize fabric has developed over many years. I started, like my mom did, by stacking fabrics is pseudo-organized stacks that usually fell over with any usage, or…
Gifting a Quilt
I’ve been very lucky to have a great mother-in-law (MIL). She is very supportive, has raised responsible, kind, independent, and wittingly humorous adults, and she is both the receiver and…
Passing Down a Quilt Legacy
Many moons ago after I had learned how to sew, had sewn my own clothes, tried my hand at a variety of crafts, and I was out on my own,…
The Power of Perseverance
Perseverance – persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success (thank you Google). We’ve all been there. Starting out on our own. In our first apartment. Or…
What to do when you bite off more than you can chew
Have you ever been up for a challenge, went with it, and conquered it, but maybe not in the prettiest way? Let me introduce you to my first quilt….still a…
