At the end of 2019, when I decided to give knit wear sewing a real go, I started thinking about what I wear the most and picking colors and prints that would work well with the rest of my wardrobe. I’ve always been a layers girl. So I scoured the Pinterest boards for an indie…
Category: Sewing
Fruity Blue Lane Raglan
Last week I showed off my yellow & black Lane raglan shirt; today I present my fruity blue version of the Lane Raglan by Hey June Handmade. I wanted this Lane Raglan to be a bit shorter so I cropped the body pattern pieces by 2¼”. Sizing Cut: LargeAlterations: Cropped 2¼” length.My Measurements: 39½” bust,…
My First Lane Raglan 💛
Me made May – and this year…well, I’ve made things! In the late fall 2019 I started dabbling in sewing apparel. The Lane Raglan by Hey June Handmade was one of those patterns I’d bought years ago, with aspirations, but was never brave enough to pull the trigger and just cut into it. Curves were…
Logo Quilted Pillow
I was in the craft room the other day – I should have been cleaning and packing but as I often do, I got distracted and decided to make something instead, This idea has been percolating for a bit now; the geometric nature of the logo at my job has quietly whispered “quilt me” for quite…
Fabric Postcard Swap – Yes this is a thing!
When I saw Trina, @anotterlife on Periscope and blogs at in An Otter Life, was hosting a postcard swap I jumped on that like I pull into fabric shop parking lots: hard and fast! Apparently if you adhere to some basic postcard principles you can create a fabric post card with some stabilizer and fabric.…
Spiked Star – Free 12″ Paper Piece Quilt Block
I’m so excited to be here for the second annual New Quilt Block Hop! Last year I hosted with Cheryl, Yvonne & Stephanie but this year I’ve needed to focus on Mini Barn Quilts and prepping all the Country Living Exclusive blocks. This year we got to use this lovely color palette from Paintbrush Studio’s…
Patchwork Heart Block Pattern
I’ve been so excited to share this tutorial since I started sketching it out. Hearts are a popular block (I know I missed Valentine’s day by about a month but I couldn’t keep it to myself another year!) and this makes a great filler block with the Moda Spell it With Fabric letters. I’m co-hosting Moda’s 7th…
Quilters Planner Cover Finished
I was so excited to get my Quilter’s Planner on my birthday last week, the timing was perfect and (as I often am at the end of the year) I was ready to get planning, scheduling and starting some new organizational habits. I’ve been elbow deep on some exciting “super secret” things in the craft…
Patriotic Pallet Bench Cushions & Pillows
A friend asked me to make some cushions & pillows for some pallet benches at a fair. I picked up outdoor cushions from Ocean State Job lot then measured and sewed simple boxed corner slipcovers using brown Duct Canvas and used 20″ pillow forms to make some stars and stripes pillows as accents. Using the…
Adventures in Knits: The Prettiest Circus Tent I’ve Ever Worn
I’ve only sewn knits a few times before, spoiler alert: it didn’t go well. About once a year I get the bug to try sewing apparel. I’m not particularly talented at it, I find the curved lines and pattern tracing to be annoying. I love the simplicity and elegance in straight lines matching up when…