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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

Things to Sew for Comfy Holiday Gatherings

November 5, 2015 By Susan 1 Comment

There’s this thing that’s happened in my family that I expect has happened in most others — the crinkly and constrictive fancy clothes we used to wear for holidays have gotten far more relaxed and comfortable. THANK GOODNESS. But when I think about what to wear for Thanksgiving meals, this is the first thing that… 

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Filed Under: holiday, knit, pattern, Sewing Tagged With: christmas, comfy, family, holiday, knit, meal, pattern, Sewing, Thanksgiving, tutorial, upcycle

Color Me Border-Print Skirt: A Tutorial

September 3, 2015 By Susan 5 Comments

Have you tried playing with Color Me fabric yet? I got my hands on a few yards of it (thanks, Hayley!) and had so much fun! I knew I wanted to try coloring it as if it were a border print, and from one yard of Princess Paisley print I made three size 6 girls… 

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Filed Under: skirt, tutorial Tagged With: color, fabric, girls, Sewing, simple, skirt, tutorial

Free Printable Puzzle Valentines

February 9, 2015 By Susan 2 Comments

Free printable! Puzzle valentines

I love Valentine’s Day, and I love making simple valentines. A little handmade but not so much handmade that making enough for the whole class feels like cruel and unusual punishment. My 5yo and I made enough of these for all of her classmates and teachers yesterday in about an hour*. Her favorite part was… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: DIY, free download, printable, printable, puzzle, tutorial, valentine, valentine's day

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