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Bags, Uncategorized

Filigree Double-Zip Pouch

I'm so happy that we are now able to offer more and more videos to compliment my patterns. This is the Filigree Double-Zip Pouches sewing pattern, which is a great zipper pouch in 3 different sizes. This project also has 2 separate lining compartments, which makes it great for holding cosmetics, sewing supplies, school supplies, and so much more! We've...

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Video: Holiday Ornament Quilt
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Quilts and Home Decor, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Video: Holiday Ornament Quilt

This post contains affiliate links. Read the full disclosure here. I'm back with another video! This time it's for a fantastic holiday quilt called 'Hanging Out with the Homies'. The quilt uses fabrics from Tula Pink's fabric line, 'Holiday Homies'. It's a beautiful red-and-green wonderland of prints and my favorite are the animals wearing holiday sweaters! The quilt pattern was designed...

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New York Beauty in Tula Pink fabrics
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Quilts, Uncategorized

New York Beauties and Flying Geese

I love foundation paper-piecing, and so when I saw that Carl Hentsch of 3 Dog Design was coming out with a new book called 'New York Beauties and Flying Geese', I knew I'd be making a quilt from the book. I had a hard time choosing which quilt that I wanted to make, they all looked fabulous, but I finally...

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Bags

Woodson Bag

This is the Woodson Bag, perhaps one of my favorites from my new book Windy City Bags, out December 1, 2015. It is available on Amazon and in my pattern shop (books purchased from my shop will be signed by me, ship for free in the U.S. and with discounted international shipping, and you’ll receive a FREE paper pattern from...

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Windy City Bags - Delilah Bag sewing pattern
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Bags

Delilah Bag

Today, it's a closer look at another of the bag sewing patterns from Windy City Bags. This is the second bag in my new book Windy City Bags, out December 1, 2015. It is available on Amazon and in my pattern shop (books purchased from my shop will be signed by me, ship for free in the U.S. and with discounted...

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Bags, Uncategorized

Filigree Double-Zip Pouch

It's pattern release day! I still get excited about putting out a new sewing pattern, and I think this is a really special one. This is the Filigree Double-Zip Pouches sewing pattern, available in my pattern shop as either a pdf or paper pattern, and coming soon to your favorite retailer or quilt shop! Filigree is a 3-dimensional pouch with...

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Bags

My Bags for ‘Tula’s House’

I love Tula Pink. I love everything that she designs and comes out with, and I buy it all because it's gorgeous and I have to have it. Fabric, books, a crossword puzzle book that I found on Amazon with a Tula-designed cover, ribbons, hooded sweatshirts, my cell phone cover, those wide quilt backings from I Heart Tula Pink, thread, playing...

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Garments, Uncategorized

Assignment: Sailor Top

Hello and welcome to my blog if you are visiting from Selfish Sewing Week! Check out all of the fun over on Imagine Gnats this week and whip up your own selfish project! This project is also part of my study on garment sewing, in which you can read about past garments here! Today I'm happy to share my pattern...

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Bags, Uncategorized

Tudor Bag

Today, I'm presenting the Tudor Bag, a 'choose-your-own-sewing-adventure' bag sewing pattern, available now in my pattern shop as a pdf pattern! I think the the absence of sewing curves makes this more pleasing for a beginner (plus it's a really modern shape for a bag!). So here is what makes this bag a choose-your-own-adventure: Options: Front Handles (choose Front Handles, Shoulder...

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Garments, Uncategorized

Moonshine Isabella Dress

Before I tell you more about the dress that I made, I have to tell you a very sweet story. It sort of makes my eyes well up thinking about it. Last month, I had a booth at Quilt Market. I had a small amount of my new fabric to work with; I still wanted to make and display...

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Garments, Uncategorized

Tula Pink Tunic

When Rae of Made by Rae released her  Josephine Pattern last week, I immediately knew that I wanted to make it. This is available now as a pdf sewing pattern, which is easy to print out on your home printer. There are only 3 pattern pieces (front, back, and sleeves), so it isn't too much trouble to tape the pieces...

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Garments, Uncategorized

Ribbon Skirt

Day two of my projects made with Renaissance Ribbons continues (maybe you saw my other post last night with the free Arabesque Bag sewing pattern). There really are a million possibilities for these ribbons. The ribbons I used in my projects were all designed by Tula Pink, although Renaissance Ribbons also carries products by other designers that I'm sure...

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