Some Haunting Fun

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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, 

Welcome to Sew in Style Week 6

Welcome to Sew in Style Week 6

Sew in Style Summer Sewing Club for kids has just 4 more weeks left! That means 4 more prize bundles to give to lucky participating kids. Last week we had several great projects. These ladies are definitely catching the sewing bug! And I’ve been told 

Sew in Style Sewing Club Week 5 has begun

Sew in Style Sewing Club Week 5 has begun

Week 5 started yesterday…it’s time to look back at the Week 4 sewing and announce the winner of the prize drawing. Fabulous sewing all around, kids!!! Here are some of the highlights!!             There was a lot of great-looking projects 

Doll Skirt Sew Along Day 1

Doll Skirt Sew Along Day 1

Welcome to our Doll Skirt Sew Along.  We are using pattern #5 from Sew in Style -Make Your Own Doll Clothes and changing things up a bit,  like I did to create the purple skirt with lace shown on page 110. Since there are so