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The Weekend

3 In Color Order - October 23rd, 2011

241 Tote, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.Why oh why did it take me so long to finally make Anna's 241 Tote? Well, the actual reason is because I kept...

Cultivating a Scissor Arsenal

3 Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing - October 18th, 2011

Scissors are no doubt one of a sewist's most important tools. It's all well and good to start out with a cheap pair of shears, but pretty soon you'll want...

Schwalm Embroidery: A Reader’s Masterpiece & Some Resources

5 NeedlenThread.com » Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘N Thread - October 5th, 2011

When Jana sent photos of her beautiful Schwalm table runner that she just completed, I knew I had to share them with you! Jana’s masterpiece took her five months to...

Baby Quilt

3 Knitting Jenny - September 23rd, 2011

If it seems like I'm jumping from one project to another without actually finishing much, um, you're right.  What can I say?  Old habits die hard and I want to...

Spanish Knotted Feather Stitch Video

2 NeedlenThread.com » Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘N Thread - September 21st, 2011

The Spanish Knotted Feather Stitch is such a pretty stitch! And it’s really easy! As far as movement of the stitch goes, it’s a combination of the twisted chain stitch...

Sites I`ve enjoyed this week

2 Ann's Fashion Studio - September 17th, 2011

Silhouette Patterns - has new patterns (Fall 2011 Pattern Pre-sale ends today :) - Fall Fashion Webcast Fashion Fabrics - I thought this Sweater knit  would be great for Silhouette pattern 311                                                Black/Red Boucle...

Maker Faire NYC 2011

6 OMG! Heart - September 16th, 2011

I’m falling asleep at the wheel! Last year I missed the Maker Faire and Singer Sewing Co. was there giving demos and lots of freebies. I heard from everyone who...

It's in the details.

2 Sew Me Something Good - September 14th, 2011

Details like buttons.  I have added fabric, mother of pearl, coconut and even a couple of buttons from Sculpey clay, onto a mini quilt I'm working on. The buttons combined with some...

Swedish Weaving Vintage Towel Tutorial - Part Two

3 Serendipity Handmade - August 30th, 2011

This is part two of the tutorial.   If you've landed on this page for the first time, start with the introductory post and then read part one of this tutorial...

Swedish Weaving Vintage Towel Tutorial - Part One

2 Serendipity Handmade - August 25th, 2011

In the introductory post I pointed to some background materials to help you learn more about Swedish weaving techniques before we get started, and told you what materials you will...

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