Recently, my mom gave me a Singer treadle sewing machine that she used when she was sewing her clothes for college back in the late 1960s. I don’t think it’s been used much since then, and it’s been sitting in her house for years. She brought it out to me a couple of weeks ago,…
There’s something so satisfying about transforming a simple piece of fabric into something both beautiful and practical. Recently, I purchased some fabric pieces on Whatnot, and I’m excited to share this easy tutorial on how to sew reversible bread bowl liners. Not only do these liners add a personal touch to your bread baskets, but…
Remember the tattered quilt that Mom and I took apart a few weeks ago to make the quilted bag to store my plastic trash bags? I figured I had enough of the scrap fabric pieces left to make a throw pillow for my couch. There are so many pieces that are torn and coming unstitched…
I’ve been seeing so many people share how they’re making their own Happy Birthday banners using scrap fabric, and I finally decided it was time for me to make one of my own using denim pockets. For the past 20+ years, every birthday in our family has looked about the same—plastic disposable banners, streamers, balloons,…
We took our Yorkie to the groomers a few weeks ago and we were thrilled with how he smelled and looked. My boys were worried the groomer would send him home with a bow. But instead, he came home with an adorable bandana. We were thrilled with how cute he looked. I decided to see…
Last weekend my daughter decided she needed a new special blanket for her dolls. It was icy and cold outside, so I knew we weren’t going anywhere. We decided it was time she get her first sewing lesson. We pulled out our fabric box, the sewing machine, straight pins and scissors. Our first sewing lesson…