Mug warmer tutorial

  So, fall is in full swing and like everyone else out there, I’m making my hot coffee and chai tea lattes (okay, buying them) as much as possible.  I found some wool scraps in my sewing room and decided to make a mug warmer to go with all my highly caffeinated drinks.  Here’s a […]

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Felt booties for baby

These little baby booties were so much fun to make!  I followed Heather Bailey’s free downloadable pattern for the 0-3 months booties.  Her directions are clear and easy to follow. I can’t wait to make a few more, but I better wait to see how big baby is!   Aren’t they cute!  Enjoy your weekend!

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Felt raccoon

My goal this summer was to make one thing each week that I’d never made before.  Turns out I wasn’t very good at sticking to my plan, but here is one of the projects that I actually managed to complete.  I’m on a raccoon kick these days, so I decided to make a little stuffed […]

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{3/365}

The theme for today was “heart.”  Yes, I know there are more ways to represent a heart than an actual heart, but I was in the mood to create something out of felt. I used the Babylock Embellisher machine to needle felt my wool roving into shape and then sewed my two pieces of beige […]

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Fall clutch

I’m crazy about this new clutch!  I absolutely love wool fabric and vintage looking buttons, so I’m pretty excited about this project.  This wool fabric is left over from the Whitney bag I made a while back, and the button is a vintage one that I pulled out of my button stash.  Oh!  I finally […]

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Sashiko iPad Case

The stitching on this iPad case should look familiar!  It’s the same stitching that I used in the Sashiko Block Tote last month.  The Babylock Sashiko machine is so fun to use!  I just love that simple little stitch that it makes! The fabrics are from Anita Heady’s shop.  My mom and I visited her […]

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