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All About Bag Interfacing

Today, I have the pleasure of talking about one of my most favorite things in the world...interfacing! This post will be concentrated on the particular Pellon Interfacings that I use while making bags. Interfacing makes up 25% of my stash...no lie! It's one of those things that you just need to have on hand at all times, because you'll use it...

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I am Guest Posting Today on Fairy Face Designs!

Today, I am guest posting on the lovely Sarah from Fairy Face Designs as part of her {Sew} Get Started series of beginner tutorials. My post is about Garment Making Basics. If you have never sewn a garment before, these are some basic things to keep in mind. Check it out! :-)Sis Boom Jamie Dress: http://saralawsonsewsweetness.com/2011/03/sis-boom-jamie-dress.html

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New York Beauty Quilt Along – Week 5 Block 7

This post is part of the New York Beauty Quilt Along. To see schedule and tutorials for all 10 blocks in the series, check here! I apologize everyone, I'm a day behind at posting this! This is Week 5 of the quilt along, and this week's block (Block 7) is a tutorial brought to you by Jeni of In Color Order. Stop on over here for...

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The Underwater Stripes Bag

I am super-excited to be guest posting today for the Festival of Half-Square Triangles! Megan has put together a really inspirational series (with super great prizes!), and I am really happy to share with you a pattern for a great bag with zig-zag detailing!This bag is appropriate for a confident beginner, both at quilting and at bag construction. Also,...

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Echino Oven Mitts

Front of the mittsI finally finished up my oven mitts! You may recall earlier in the year when I made these 'Nest' patchwork mitts as a gift. Since we moved, I've been using a couple dish towels to pull hot things out of the oven, and let me tell you, me + oven + towels = gonna get burned...real soon.Back of...

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’12 Days of Christmas’ Block 6: Snowflake

This post is part of the '12 Days of Christmas' Sampler Quilt Along series. For tutorials on how to make the other blocks, please see the block schedule here!Oh gosh! I'm (nearly) a day behind on posting this block! Where did the day go... Anyway, today is a super-selvage block by the Master of All Things Selvage, Riel from The Q and the U!...

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Looking for Guest Posts!

Hello readers! I am looking for guest posters for my blog, for January 15 through February 15. I will be having a series on my blog called Drop the (Fabric) Pounds. I am looking for well-written and well-photographed tutorials giving step-by-step instruction on how to make a sewn project or accessory.To see an example of a very nicely written tutorial,...

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’12 Days of Christmas’ Block 1: Christmas Truck

  This post is part of the '12 Days of Christmas' Sampler Quilt Along series. For tutorials on how to make the other blocks, please see the block schedule here! Today is the first day of the Christmas sampler quilt along! The first block is a beautiful paper-pieced block from Julianna of Project Town! Julianna has composed a paper piecing pattern,...

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Sewing Back-to-School: Inserting Zippers

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts! Bree is visiting today from My Crafty Crap. She's just gone on blogger maternity leave after the birth of her beautiful little boy! I have been following...

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Sewing Back-To-School: Fabric Pairing and Selection

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts!Today's guest post is by Kim from Poppy Seed Fabrics. Kim also has a blog. Kim stocks many fabrics and bundles, including the new...

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Fabric ‘n Mod Podge Drink Coasters

Mod Podge...I wish I would have found you sooner! Mod Podge is one of the coolest things ever! Who knew! I didn't. So I got it into my head to make some cool drink coasters. I found various tutorials on the internet for making them, but they were all slightly different, and most of them used scrapbook paper. I...

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