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Creating a Gallery Heirloom Wall

How old frames + old baby clothes = something truly breathtaking

For some reason I tend to accumulate things.

As one who aspires to remove as many things from my life as possible, this is often a problem!

But there are a few things that have survived my constant de-cluttering efforts,

and a collection of those surviving things are baby clothes. I am the proud owner of one special newborn outfit from my daughter, myself, my husband, my father-in-law, and my mother. My sister even donated my mom’s first pair of tiny leather crib shoes to my heirloom-gathering efforts!

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Hive Rules: A Pieced Ironing Board Cover

This originally was posted on the Timeless Treasure’s Blog. They are experiencing technical difficulties on their blog at the moment and granted me permission to re-publish this on my blog – enjoy!

I’ve been putting it off long enough! Yes, it’s time for my trusty nasty old ironing board cover to get a fresh look. When I saw the Hive Rules collection by Timeless Treasures, I knew exactly what I was going to do with it!

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New Year, New Gear

This school year might be looking a little different to a lot of students, teachers, and parents. Some are headed back full time, others are virtual, others are a little bit of both.

If you find yourself (or a loved one) toting around a bunch of masks in Ziploc bags, I’m here to rescue you!

I’ve created the perfect DIY COVID Mask Laundry Bag.

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A Peeking Panda Pocket Pillow

The Perfect Project for Mastering Raw Edge Appliqué

Timber! has always been my best seller. There’s no wonder- it’s super duper cute. I’m excited to announce that it has also caught the attention of the staff over at Simply Moderne Magazine (eep!).

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DIY COVID-19 Mask Tutorial

Today I want to share a video tutorial with you on how to make your own surgical mask. There’s probably about 10,000 out there right now, but this is my take! I like the style of this mask because it doesn’t pull on your ears like many that I’m seeing. To each his own though, if you have a pattern or tutorial that you like better, please use it!

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BERNINA Feet | Piping

Sometimes, I don’t like to follow the rules, but there are other times when following the rules (and using the right tools) gives you a really fantastic result! The one area where this is true: Sewing on Piping.

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Busy Bees | A Pieced Ironing Board Cover

Big news everyone!

Today I am pleased to announce that I have joined Team Timeless. That means that I, along with a few other awesome designers, will be contributing a few tutorials per year to the Timeless Treasures Blog. We get to show off some of the cutest and newest fabric collections…I mean, just look at what I got to work with!

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A Quick and Easy Garland

DIY Christmas GarlandWe recently got a ***brand new*** Hobby Lobby nearby.

My sister and I used to drive at least 45 minutes with 3 littles in the back seat to get there.

Now we just stroll right on over whenever we get the chance…let’s just say it’s a game changer.

So, as I was strolling through my friendly neighborhood Hobby Lobby, I noticed the overwhelming amount of Christmas decorations made of PomPoms…I’m talking ornaments, trees, garlands, pillows…you name it!

But the prices were OUTRAGEOUS. So, I carted myself and my little crafty baby over to the kids section and started throwing PomPoms in my cart. (Continue reading…)

How to Weave with Fabric

I haven’t gotten to talk about it much on the blog, but I absolutely love basketweaving. It’s something that my mom and aunt got me into and now I just can’t stop! Thank goodness it’s a slightly expensive hobby, or I’d be a very literal basket case. I’ve limited myself to kits (rater than spools of reed) and only making baskets that I’d otherwise need or buy…but I promise every one of those last reed scraps becomes a wonderful original creation.

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How to Make a Custom Cushion

I’ve sworn that I’m going to get my “to-do” pile in the sewing room this summer. It’s not quite a UFO pile…it kind of has it’s own classification. It’s all the silly things that are either super fast projects or just need fixed!

Anyway, today I set out to wrap up some things outside but I woke up to a yucky rainy day. So, off to Joann’s we went! I grabbed some 3″ foam, my 50% off coupon and I was determined to get this bench cushion out of my to-do bin! I figured that I would help you while I was at it; with this helpful tutorial, you’ll be able to make any sized bench cushion that you need! Follow my formulas and it’ll fit snuggly and look lovely! Let’s get started: (Continue reading…)

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