Fussy cutting is something I love using in a lot of my projects! It is a method of cutting where you focus more on cutting to maximize the print or design of your fabric and less on making the most of your yardage. This can be for something such as lining up your stripes at
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Hi everyone! Since the new year started a couple of weeks ago I decided to set a few challenges and goals for myself for this year. I wanted to share my thoughts with you all so you can track the progress along with me. To hear all about my plans for 2014 click HERE!
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About 15 months ago I got together with two co-workers and we filmed a silly little Steampunk silent short film. We came up with the idea the day before and only had a poorly drawn storyboard to go off of…but we had a ton of fun shooting it. The footage then sat mostly untouched for
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I know it’s after Christmas, but I wanted to go ahead and post my Christmas videos for this year. My family is still trying to get all our gifts distributed, so if you’re like us you may still need a few last minute gifts so I hope you get inspired by the videos below!
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The weather is getting cooler and it’s that time of year when I start drinking more tea and cocoa, so I decided to make a mug rug. It’s a large quilted coaster big enough to set your mug of hot drink and some cookies on. I wanted mine to be extra special so I created
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I’ve done a few different bag and purse tutorials on my channel and every time I post one I get questions about turning the bag right side out near the end of the process. So I created a sewing basics video showing that step in full, in real time. If you’ve ever had trouble with
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Well, ready or not the holidays are upon us! Despite the fact that Jeremiah and I Christmas shop all-year-round we still can get caught off guard by how quickly Thanksgiving and Christmas jump out at us. We made our yearly Christmas festival trip to Silver Dollar City last weekend and had a fantastic time.
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Last weekend my mom and I had a booth at a local craft fair. It was our first craft fair in many, many years. We’re weren’t totally sure what to expect, but it ended up going pretty well and was a lot of fun. My mom made tons of beautiful baby blankets and
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My friend Angela came over recently and we decided we HAD to do some DIY! Angela and I met during college when we were in a production of Oklahoma. We found out that we both love sewing and crafting and the next year we ended up being co-costumers for our university theatre department. So our
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A couple of months ago I was looking for a super easy project to work on. I wanted to use leftover fabric and for it to be quick to make. I came up with the easiest zipper bags….ever! They are quick and easy and all you need is a piece of fabric (about
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