I'm having so much fun with my beach bag this summer that I thought it would be fun to do something for kids to carry to the pool. I came up with this kids drawstring bag pattern and tutorial made out of terry cloth thinking it would be the perfect thing for kids to carry their things to the pool or the beach this summer. Ha! I added an owl face just for fun! You can make this with any face you want or make it without a face. It's pretty easy, so without a face would be really ... Read More about Kids Drawstring Bag Pattern
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Learn to Sew Kids: Straight Lines & ZigZag Stitches
This is it! Time to teach the kids and teens to sew! Who's excited!?! I'm excited! And I'm a little nervous. Are you a little nervous? I'll tell you why I am nervous. I am not, NOT, a professional seamstress. I have NO experience teaching anyone to sew. I am just a girl who happens to have sewn a lot in the past 10 years or so and decided to blog about it. So I hope that I can teach these lessons well enough for the kiddies. Here's the Thing: We have kids of all ages participating ... Read More about Learn to Sew Kids: Straight Lines & ZigZag Stitches
25+ Things to Sew
With the end of the Learn to Sew series, I thought I would show off some of my very favorite sewing projects that I have done on my blog so far. Here's a bunch of my favorite sewing projects just for fun. I have to tell you that I am addicted to sewing. It's just so much fun to take a pile of fabric and make it into something don't you think? Feels so good. (OK, I admit there are times when I am cursing my machine, but mostly I love sewing.) Happy sewing! 25+ Things To ... Read More about 25+ Things to Sew
Learn to Sew #7: How to Sew a Buttonhole & How to Applique
What's the Project? Need to learn how to sew a buttonhole for something you are sewing? It's not hard and this tutorial will walk you through it. This is it-it's the last week of the Learn to Sew series. We've got to talk about what you want to see next, where you want to go from here. But first, I need to teach you how to sew a buttonhole and how to sew an applique stitch. Now, on to this week's Learn to Sew Lesson. How to Sew a Buttonhole: First off a confession. I broke out the ... Read More about Learn to Sew #7: How to Sew a Buttonhole & How to Applique
Understanding Beginning Sewing Terms: A Sewing Dictionary
What's the Project? If you're new to sewing, understanding all of those sewing terms can be tricky! This beginner's sewing dictionary will help define some of those words to get you going. If you're just getting started sewing, it can be really intimidating in so many ways! Maybe you've prepped yourself with all the things you think you need to begin sewing, but when you sit down to tackle that first project, the instructions are confusing and there are sewing terms thrown in there that ... Read More about Understanding Beginning Sewing Terms: A Sewing Dictionary