Making a Puff Quilt from Scraps

by Whitney // August 26, 2020 // Comments off

Back in March I started making masks from my fabric stash. I ended up making over 650 masks and was left with a HUGE pile of scraps! I wanted to make a project with the scraps to remember these crazy... Continue reading →

Sew Your Stash Update

by Whitney // August 19, 2020 // Comments off

A few years ago I set a challenge for myself where I would first shop my stash when starting a project before purchasing anything new. I invited my awesome viewers to join in on the Sew Your Stash Challenge. Every... Continue reading →

Recreating a 1950s Book Illustration…With Curtains

by Whitney // July 29, 2020 // Comments off

Last year I was looking through the children’s books at the thrift store and came across a cute book from the 1950s called Rackety -Boom. I have a weakness for vintage illustrations, so I bought the book, even though it... Continue reading →

Dress Resize

by Whitney // July 15, 2020 // Comments off

Anyone remember the thrift haul video I did with my mom last Winter?? In that video I showed a Son de Flor dress I found but it was too big and needed to be taken in about 4 inches. You... Continue reading →

How to Make a Stuffed Bear – McCalls 7849 Sew Along

by Whitney // June 10, 2020 // Comments off

I was contacted by McCalls a few weeks ago and asked to make a video tutorial for them. They know a lot of people have pulled out their sewing machines to make masks during the past couple of months and... Continue reading →

EASY Lined Tote Bag

by Whitney // May 20, 2020 // Comments off

Whew! It has been so long since I shared one of my regular sewing tutorials! Last week I was feeling sort restless and realized it had been several weeks since I had worked on a project. So I decided it... Continue reading →

Adding a Fitted Nose to Your Mask

by Whitney // April 8, 2020 // Comments off

In my last post I shared all about the masks I’ve been making and donating to a local urgent care clinic. I have been hard at work since then and have made and given out more than 250 masks! I’m... Continue reading →

Sew & Chat – Making Masks to Donate

by Whitney // March 25, 2020 // Comments off

Join me for a sew and chat while I make masks to donate to local clinics. These masks were requested to pass out to non-covid 19 patients (people dealing with allergies and that sort of thing) to wear in the... Continue reading →

How to Make a Preemie Memory Bear – Whitney Sews

by Whitney // March 18, 2020 // Comments off

Over the past few years I have made over 50 memory bears, but last month I was given a preemie size sleeper and a few mismatch receiving blankets and had no idea what to do. The sleeper was super small... Continue reading →

All About Sewing Patterns – #ThePatternTag

by Whitney // February 26, 2020 // Comments off

One of my favorite sewing “supplies” are my sewing patterns! I have close to 400 of them and they provide so much inspiration. I love looking at the vintage patterns for classic styles and I pull different pieces from this... Continue reading →

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