18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
After many requests, I’ve decided to package and sell my Beginning Sewing Program as a teaching kit and lesson guide. I developed and have fine-tuned my beginning program over years and want to help you develop a program of your own. The kit gives you …
A sewing friend posted some pictures of these darling sundresses that she made for her granddaughters–boy were they sweet looking (the granddaughters and the dresses!) I remember wearing this type of dress in the seventies. Loved them! Anyway, it made me think that …
So I’ve been hard at work coming up with projects for my students as usual. Things that I try to keep in mind: how to foster developing sewing skills and keep the projects interesting and appealing. Projects that utilize the same techniques help kids to …
I love making mugrugs–they are quite addicting! I think they make great gifts, with so many people sitting at their computers with a hot cup of tea. My kids like to have hot chocolate with a spoon while watching movies, so it works great for …
In trying to keep my latest pattern concise, I’ve been struggling with what tips to include and which to leave out. Instead I thought I would post a bunch of tips I have learned over the years for working with knits. Many are found in …
It’s been another busy sewing camp week. I’m teaching at a wonderful quilt shop in Eugene, OR., Piece by Piece. The shop is amazing–It’s bright and cheery, with a great selection of fabric, many new collections. I love the classroom area as well. It’s definitely …
This week will be the final week of the Sew in Style book Sewing Camp on the blog. A special thank you to all who have been sewing and sending in photos! Your projects are amazing. I hope you all will keep sewing 🙂 …
I just have a quick minute to post this morning before leaving for Sew in Style Sewing camp. I wanted to tell you of some of my favorite posts so far on my blog tour for my new book, Sew in Style. This week has …
Yesterday got away from me. After Sew in Style Sewing Camp, I spent hours getting my 4-Her and her projects ready for judging on Saturday. She has made some really nice projects over the year. She made cherry jam with the cherries on our tree …
Good morning! I can’t believe it’s half way through summer. Since we had one camper send in a photo last week, it was quite easy to draw a winner….Anna is the lucky winner of some great RJR Fabric bundles again this week. Well, luck had …