Valentine’s Day is not a day I normally do a lot of sewing for, but on a whim a few years ago I made my daughter a Valentine’s Day dress because I happened to have some really cute flannel with hearts on it. I decided this year to make X and O softies with some […]
How to Mend a Torn Seam by Hand or Machine
I’ve been on a bit of a mending tear (ha!) recently. I had this huge stack of things that needed to be fixed, and I have other things on my list, but I’m plugging away and thought I would share some basic mending methods with you. Probably the most common problem that requires mending — […]
Sew a Softie with the Kids for the Holidays
The other day I shared with you my Christmas tree softie, which I made myself but would be great for kids to make, or even for a group of kids to do together as they learn embroidery stitches. A bunch of my blogger friends have been sharing their own holiday-themed sew a softie projects, which […]
Sew an Infinity Scarf and #givewarmth
What if you want to #givewarmth to someone who lives somewhere it doesn’t get that cold? Or you want to do something that isn’t a no-sew scarf option, but you’re not a knitter or a crocheter? Why not sew an infinity scarf? It’s a really quick and easy project you can make a bunch of […]
Sew a Christmas Tree Softie
I love doing little hand-sewing projects, and the girl is starting to get into them, too. (I had so much fun working through Crafty Critters with some of my fiber arts students and I can’t wait for the girl to make some of these adorable things, too.) I thought it would be fun to make […]
Stitch Up Some Cuteness with Crafty Critters
I am an affiliate of Leisure Arts and was sent a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. When I was teaching fiber arts to kids at my daughter’s school last month, I wanted to offer them a lot of potential means of entry into different crafts, and part of what I […]
Stitch a Burlap Bookmark
I was sure I had shared this project when I did it with the girl’s class earlier this year, but I can’t find it in my archive, so, because I’m doing it again I thought I would share it this time. Burlap is a great material for new hand-stitchers to work with because it’s pretty […]