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How to Make “Be My Valentine” Kitchen Towels

February 7, 2013 Pat Bravo

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, create a romantic addition to your home for the sweet day that celebrates love and happiness. This cute set of kitchen towels is filled with appliqued hearts stitched in a modern style. Easy to sew, fun to use! … More

Car Repair with CutWork!

February 6, 2013 Mary Beck

My husband was working on our truck and needed some new gaskets. He had read on the Internet that some guys were cutting these parts out of cereal boxes and he wondered, “Could this be done on Mary’s sewing machine with the cutwork tool?”
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Do You Doodle?

February 5, 2013 Susan Beck

Do you doodle? The topic of the Just SEW It webinar on February 14, doodle stitching is an easy way to learn the basics of free-motion sewing. Join us as we doodle around with several projects you can make with this light, fresh, stitching detail. … More

Save Those Batting Scraps!

February 5, 2013 Kay Hickman

A great tip for keeping your sewing area clean by saving scraps of batting! … More

Shots and Stripes

February 4, 2013 WeAllSew

Watch for Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy’s latest book, Shots and Strips, due to be released in late February. The book features quilts made only with woven stripe and “shot” (woven solid) fabrics. All but a couple of quilts, which were hand-pieced or appliqued, were pieced on Liza’s BERNINA sewing machines. … More

Keepsake Pillow for Nonni

February 2, 2013 Tari Intardonato

This picture of James and Dylan and their grandparents was taken at the Fort Worth Stockyards. The grandparents live in Torino, Italy, so they don’t get to see them very often. I wanted to make them a reminder of their time here in Texas but also something they could pack to take home with them. … More

Get Your Red On for National Wear Red Day!

February 1, 2013 WeAllSew

Put on a little red today for National Wear Red Day! … More

How to Make Winter Flower Hair Ties

January 31, 2013 Juliette Lanvers

These cute hair ties can be made in any combination of colors and textures. Made out of felt, they are easy to sew. Can’t use a hair tie? Transform one into a brooch for your lapel!
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Alt Design Summit SLC 2013 – It Was Rad!

January 30, 2013 Alice Voss-Kantor

I can’t believe that ALT Design Summit is over and we are back home in Chicagoland, inspired! What a great, fun-filled event this was; meeting all the wonderful independent lifestyle bloggers, designers, true artists and adventurers, not to mention all the stylish fashionistas. … More

Grandma Camp, Part 2: Zipper Critter Dogs

January 29, 2013 Kerry Finn

My campers love dogs. What could be better than their own dog pillows, to sleep with and to hold their pj’s? I used bright, leftover fabrics in all different colors, old buttons and my collection of colored zippers. They were constant companions all camp long!
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ALT Design Summit Salt Lake City 2013

January 28, 2013 Alice Voss-Kantor

Owlivia Slouch Bag: A Blank Canvas

January 28, 2013 Lisa Klingbeil

My Owlivia Slouch Bag in Through the Needle ONLINE #15 uses all of the DesignWorks components plus embroidery. I have to admit that CrystalWork used is quickly becoming a favorite of mine – it’s quick and easy and I think every project needs just a little sparkle to make it pop. Don’t you? … More

Year: 2013