This past week, we celebrated my favorite invention with National Sewing Machine Day on June 13th. You have to marvel at this amazing...

You can find all kinds of cute bag making supplies these days. But, it wasn't always that way. Years ago, we made beach bags out of...

Have you ever had your thread break, or fray right at the needle, and you couldn't figure out what the problem was? I’ve had this happen...

Just this week, I lost the sketch I was working on under a pile of fabric, and it took way too long to find where it had gone! It’s hard...

It’s time to change out the snowflake throw pillows in my living room, now that we are well into spring, haha! This week, I had the idea...

Here goes another crazy scrap idea! I know you are shocked ;) It's looking a little like spring here in the PNW, and pretty soon we'll...

You know what’s better than a four leaf clover? Well, uh, a five leaf clover of course. I mean four leaves on a clover are so overrated...

I have a pretty good stash of neutrals and low volume fabrics. I save the most trivial little strips for the “someday” projects that need...

I know it’s the day before Christmas, but I just had to share this ornament idea! You know, just in case you need a fun little project to...

It’s that time of year again… when everyone is scrambling for little last-minute gift ideas and small bits and bobs to fill the...

Metallic thread can glitz up the simplest project in a fast way. It’s fun to use as topstitching or embellishment, and if you do free...

I bet you can’t make just one ; I've made so many little box-bottom bags for all sorts of people and projects (they make great...

I had a crazy idea this week while walking the aisles of the craft store. It started with fabric-covered pumpkins and morphed into this...

Ever wonder what sewing machine needle is best to use for each project? Here is a handy guide to help take the mystery out of “knowing...

Do you need a little end-of-summer project for the kiddos before they are all wrapped up in the school year again? I think they would...

Have you ever considered the weave of your fabric? In the world of loom weaving, this is called the warp and the weft. In the quilting...

Last month, I made a birthday card for a friend that turned out so cute she said I should sell them :) Haha! The funny part of the story...

It is definitely Spring around here! Rain, then hail, scattered sunshine with wind, all in a twenty-minute timespan. So, outdoor...

Here’s a quick one for you! I had a brainstorming idea this week on how to doll up a plain ol’ reusable grocery tote and give it some...

It was time for a new iPad cover! I thought I would work in a little cork fabric to spice things up! I have quite a collection of...