35 clutches made as favors for a baby shower. Bonus! The gift to the mom-to-be, this super cute diaper bag. Thanks Amylouwho!

We received some free samples in a little green drawstring bag. I thought it was too neat to throw away, so I gave it a second chance at life. It worked out perfectly for this months challenge, since it was green! I have strawberry stuff in my kitchen, and have had strawberry material for probably [...]

Sewing the 2 pieces of fleece together. Cutting the scarves ‘fringe’. 4 of the 10 finished scarves! I mixed all the colors together so none of the 10 scarves are the same. Thanks msbecca!

The November Craft of the Month Contest on CraftForum.com was “Preparing for the Holidays.” Crafters begin their holiday preparations well before December and we thought we’d take a look at what they were making. The winning entry was selected via Random.org and the winner received a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Make sure you enter the next contest for [...]

The October Craft of the Month Contest on CraftForum.com was “Costumes.” Halloween, theater, playtime, any costume. The winning entry was selected via Random.org and the winner received a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Make sure you enter the next contest for your chance to win! Congratulations Angela! Hermione Granger Costume I finished my daughter’s Hermione Granger robe [...]

The September Craft of the Month Contest on CraftForum.com was “Back-to-School.” The winning entry was selected via Random.org and the winner received a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Make sure you enter the next contest for your chance to win! Congratulations Mamaslittlemonkeys! Back-to-School Badge Reel To explain, a badge reel is an ID holder, many school students [...]

You may have noticed in a couple tutorials I’ve posted on here that I mention squaring your fabric. I don’t mean that you fold up your fabric, cut it into a square shape and you’re good to go. Squaring actually refers to making sure the warp and weft threads are exactly perpendicular to each other. [...]

If you’ve never learned Fabric 101 or need to refresh your memory, this post is written to you. Understanding your fabric and how it works is the first step to creating garments that fit and drape the way you want. We’re going to focus on woven fabric for the time being because woven fabric has [...]

My oldest daughter received a hand made baby quilt when she was first born. I liked the quilt so much that I made one for my son when he was born. When my youngest daughter was born she too had to have a quilt of her own. Now, a very good friend of mine is [...]

I love the comfort of a fild-over waistband. It’s fit is so forgiving on those days and it’s nice and wide so I don’t have that pinching feeling that I sometimes get from elastic waistbands. I’ve also been on a skirt kick lately because summer is fast approaching and I just don’t look that great [...]