I can't believe it has taken me this long to stumble upon such a helpful trick! I mean, when it came time to make purse straps or whatever, I would do almost anything to avoid having to turn a fabric tube inside out...including using twice the fabric called for so I could just fold things over and sew them down. No more! Thanks to Pinterest and a tutorial I found there, I have the perfect ...
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Make-It-Yourself Monday: Sweet Pencil Pouch
I was looking for something to make for my daughter's teachers this Valentine's Day and came across this tutorial for a Charmed Pencil Pouch. (Thank you, Pinterest!) The instructions were easy to follow, and the finished result pretty cute...even with my limited sewing skills. It was also a pretty inexpensive project, and we completed it by packing the pouch full with some fun Valentine's ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: A little list of links!
Okay, so with my daughter's first-ever slumber party this weekend, we didn't make much of anything...except a mess. And, I figure you and yours already know how to do that so I thought I'd share a few things on my wish-list...You know, the list of things I really wish I could get around to making someday. Yeah, that one. Here they are: The cutest laptop case ever. Seriously. ...
WFMW: Learning to sew online….
seriously. Though I've done a bit of sewing here and there, all I actually "know" can be attributed to a brief stint in a quilting class ten years ago in Nairobi so when I decided to develop some ideas with fabrics I brought back from Kenya I realized I had a lot to learn. Fortunately, there are numerous bloggers who love to teach! And, believe me, if I can make this, you can, too! I ...