Sewing

What’s New?

I’m very excited to announce that there’s a new youth quilt guild being formed in my area! We already have about 8 kids joining and we haven’t had our first meeting yet. It’s going to be so much fun!

After several requests, I have finally made my Beginning Sewing Program available for others as a teacher materials kit with lesson plans to purchase and use to teach beginning sewing classes in your local areas. The Teacher’s Kit will include all the materials needed to …

Sew in Style Summer Sewing Club final week

Last week was the final week of the 2015 Sew in Style Summer Sewing Club for kids. We had some kids sewing right up to the end of the week! It was so much fun to see all the patterns being sewn by kids, kids …

Some Haunting Fun

This just arrived at my house…Happy Haunting fabric collection from Riley Blake. I just love Halloween! The whole collection is gorgeous! I can wait to cut it up and play with the pieces 😉 What’s on your cutting table?

An Apple Mug Rug for the Teacher

Though I’m sad that summer is coming to an end, I do love fall. I love the cool, crisp mornings and warm afternoons. The smell of spices and baked treats, crunching leaves as you walk down the sidewalk. Early sunsets and the trees that look …

A Little Pin Cushion for my Studio

Just a quick little scrappy pin cushion I made for my studio. Find the tutorial on the Riley Blake Blog This is a great way to use up those adorable scraps you’ve been hoarding, I mean collecting over the years. I filled mine with …

And in the end…

A lot of kids made a lot of great doll clothes and accessories, and I hope everyone had a lot of fun, too!! I know I had fun 🙂 It’s sad to see the 2015 Sew in Style Summer Sewing Club for kids come to …

Lunch Bag Tutorial

I found this awesome free lunch bag tutorial from Ayumi of the Pink Penguin Blog while looking for project ideas for my sewing students. The lunch bag is absolutely adorable. Much more fun than a basic lunch sack. And it’s a project that is purposeful. …

Summer Is Almost Over

As we wind down our summer activities, begin to collect school supplies, and shop for new school shoes and clothes, so must our Sew in Style Summer Sewing Club. We technically have a few more weeks, but I am realizing that a lot of areas …

Sew in Style Week 7 Is Here

We had a lot of fun in Sew for your Doll camp, using the book Sew in Style-Make Your Own Doll Clothes. We made so many cute and fun projects!! And some cute projects from the online Sew in Style Summer Sewing Club, …