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How to Sew Piping

Learn how to sew piping like a rock star! See my video sewing tutorial 🙂 Dresses are from my newest book, Doll Dress Boutique, which includes over 40 dresses to sew for American Girl 18″ dolls. Happy Friday! ~Erin

Doll Dress Boutique Release Party!

Doll Dress Boutique is being released this week! It looks amazing in person and I’m so excited that it’s finally here 🙂 I shipped out the pre-ordered copies yesterday and I’m almost out of stock already! Thank you so much to everyone who has bought …

Creative Spaces Blog Hop Week 6 – Tools, Rulers,

This blog hop has been so great. It’s a brilliant idea. 16 designers, and we’re sharing organizing tips each week based on a common prompt. This week’s prompt has me at a loss as for what to post. My rulers are not organized [hides face]. …

Organizing Buttons and Trims

Welcome to Week 5! This blog hop has been so much fun for me. I’ve gotten so many great ideas from the other designers as I’ve read through their posts. I’m so grateful that I was invited to participate. I hope you have been enjoying …

Only Two More Months…

…to wait for the release of Doll Dress Boutique! It’s seems like forever ago that these designs were just images in my head and sketches on my wall. I’m so excited to see it in print. [I’m still waiting, too. I have not received …

Creative Spaces Blog Hop – Week Four – Dealing with Scraps

It’s hard to admit, but I feel like a bit of a hoarder when it comes to scraps. I struggle to throw away scraps and save even the most ridiculous amounts–even though I don’t quilt very often <— This is what makes it embarrassing to …

Creative Spaces Blog Hop – Week Three – Organizing Tips

Organized is such a relative term. What’s organized for one may make little sense to another, or even feel like chaos. It depends on the person’s point of view, personality, etc. Take my desk for example. My desk usually looks like a tornado just hit …