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How to Make (a LOT of) Ribbon with a Serger!

December 15, 2015 By Susan 6 Comments

I’m willing to bet that there are a few people out here who, just like me, have cute holiday fabric in their scrap bins they aren’t sure what to do with. I realized that with just a 9″ by 44″ wide cut of fabric, you can make ELEVEN yards of 1″ wide ribbon in 10 minutes… 

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Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: bow, continuous, DIY, easy, fabric, gift, gift wrap, ribbon, scrap, scrap buster, simple, tutorial

Friday Fiver: Heidi & Finn

November 20, 2015 By Susan Leave a Comment

There’s a whole lot of layering happening where we are, and we’re finally beginning to feel chilly more often than not. You’re going to love this week’s Friday Fiver – it’s a comfy knit layering piece in sizes 12m to 12, the Slouchy Cardigan from Heidi & Finn! It’s hard to go wrong with fabric… 

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Filed Under: Friday Fiver Tagged With: beginner, cardigan, easy, Heidi & Finn, knit, pattern, PDF, slouchy, stretch, tutorial

Superfast PDF Pattern Assembly

January 24, 2014 By Susan 27 Comments

I love digital patterns. I mean, the nostalgia of going to the store to look through the pattern books and then tiptoe hopefully to the enormous file cabinet with tightly crossed fingers p-r-a-y-i-n-g that the pattern that you’ve chosen is actually THERE in the size you need? Classic. (Also, if it’s on sale that week… 

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Filed Under: pattern, Tips, tutorial Tagged With: assembly, easy, fast, pattern, PDF, shortcut, Stuff We Use, trick, you-print-it

Instant Art Gallery

March 14, 2011 By crafterhours 6 Comments

Clear art display rail

Since K started preschool in the fall, we’ve had artwork taped onto walls and windows pretty randomly. Renovating the kitchen meant that proper display of art was low on my priority list and K was perfectly happy with things willy-nilly. Now that the major work is done and we’re finishing the paint and detail stuff,… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: artwork, clear, display, easy, home, kid art, kids, rail, slide-in

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