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Baby Lock Summer School — Roll up Pencil Pouch
Can you believe that it is the end of July and school will be starting soon? I honestly can’t believe it’s already back to school season. I love making little pouches this time of year to hold all my supplies for sewing, writing, coloring, makeup, you name it! So today I’m so excited to share a roll up pencil pouch for Baby Lock Summer School! This roll up pouch is perfect for so many different things, not just pencils. It is also the BEST beginner sewing project because all it requires is you sewing a straight line! It’s a no brainer and today I’m giving you a step by step…
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How to Sew a Rainbow Softie
Hey Friends! I am so excited to share a bright and colorful but super easy tutorial with you today. This initiative, Sew a Softie, was started by a wonderful lady named Trixi. She put this together to help children all over the world learn to sew. For the whole month of July there are new tutorials posted everyday teaching how to make a different softie and even some great giveaways happening! I am honored to be apart of this group of bloggers to help spread our love of sewing. For my tutorial I wanted to do something fun and colorful that was very me so I thought a rainbow would…
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My Favorite Things Blog Tour with Raspberry Creek Fabrics
Hey Friends! I hope you are all doing good and staying healthy. Today I’m so excited to be apart of Raspberry Creek Fabrics, My Favorite Things Blog Tour. It is always so fun to share my favorite things with you and I hope you find something that you can add to your favorites list as well. At the bottom of this post you can find links to all the other blogs involved in this tour so make sure to go check out their favorites as well. All this week the Raspberry Creek Fabrics Facebook page is doing giveaways with a bunch of our favorite things, and it doesn’t hurt that…
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No Sew Face Mask using a T-shirt
I love doing sewing tutorials but I know that not everyone will have access to a sewing machine so I wanted to offer some options for different face masks you can make without a sewing machine. This tutorial is one of three different tutorials on how to make a face mask without a sewing machine. You will need to cut two rectangles in this tutorial. In the video I made the women’s size but wanted to list other options for you as well. Children: 10” wide by 5” tall Teens/Women: 12” wide by 6” tall Larger Adults/ Men: 14” wide by 7” tall The easiest way to understand how to…
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How to Make a Kids Face Mask with a Filter Pocket and Nose Piece
After getting lots of requests on my first mask tutorial for kids sizes I decided to do an updated tutorial with a bunch of different sizes including kids. I love knowing that I can do something, even if it’s small to contribute to what is going on right now. Here is a range of size options for a face mask with a filter pocket, nose piece, and bias tape. Sizes: Small Kids (ages 3-5 years old): Main Fabric = 7”x 4” Lining Fabric = 6” x 3.5” Bias Binding = 25” long Pipe Cleaner = 2” long Big Kids (Ages 6-10 years old) Main Fabric = 9”x 5” Lining Fabric…
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Suit up for Summer Blog Tour – DIY Swimwear
During difficult times, sewing is how I get through the anxiety and stress. So these past few weeks that is exactly what I have been doing. It has helped so much, so to get to be apart of Raspberry Creek Fabrics Blog Tour, Suit Up For Summer, it is just the sunshine I’ve needed. If you have been around for a while you know that I LOVE to sew swimsuits. Last year I did a month long series called Swimsuit Sewbration were I shared all my favorite tips, tricks, and ways I love to sew my swimsuits. So it was such a bright spot in this weird time that I…
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5 Tips For Sewing a Pleated Skirt
Learn how you can sew a pleated skirt with my top 5 tips for sewing a pleated skirt.
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15+ Easy DIY Valentines Crafts
Valentines is such a fun holiday where you can bring a little color and chocolate into your home during those dreary winter months. I love creating for the holidays and showing my love through my creations. Today I want to help you guys show your love for the people around you by encouraging you to make some fun valentines days crafts! There are SO MANY great ideas I hope you will find one that resonates with you.
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DIY Valentine Envelope Chair Covers
When January hits my mind goes straight to cleaning and organizing all the things. I want to take all the Christmas decorations down but then it tends to feel so blah and lifeless in my house, especially with it being so cold and dreary outside too. That’s why I love to add in some fun and colorful Valentines decorations. They add a little fun to the space while still keeping it simple, and who doesn’t love pops of red, pink and white! For a few years I kept seeing these awesome Valentines chair covers that I loved and knew I had to make, it just never happened. Until this year!…
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My 2020 Sewing Plans!
I love chatting and hearing all about the plans everyone has made for 2020, especially when it has to do with sewing. I love making a few big plans so I can remember what I really want to be focusing and not get too distracted by all the other pretty things I see.. although those are fun to sew too! I shared a full video with all the details on what I want to focus on this year!
