Like we said at the beginning of the month our approach to Skirting the Issue is a little different than in years past. As the time drew near I kept reflecting on different events that happened during the year. I told you about the accident I was involved in but there were loads of other events that led up to this shift. One of those was the organization of a city Quilt Show that I was in charge of. Here's what happened: During the holidays last year I became obsessed with the idea ... View the Post
Christmas in July 2019 Week #2: The Nightmare Before Christmas Gift Eating Snake
Today I am so excited to share how I made this giant Nightmare Before Christmas Gift Eating Snake! I love this snake...but I can't take all the credit for making it. Infact, the idea to even make him came from my 14 year old son. I was saying how it's lame that we don't even have a tree skirt...just a blanket that we use to wrap around the tree stand. And then he said the blanket was better than a skirt...but it would be way cooler if we had the snake from The Nightmare ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue: Simple Whole Cloth Baby Quilt Tutorial
For Skirting the Issue this year, I am once again trying to find ways to incorporate my kiddos to help. So, before school got out I cleaned out my sewing room and cut lots of pieces of fabric to 1 1/4 yards to make these whole cloth baby quilts. I also got about 12 pieces of batting and backings ready and prepped so that when I get the "I'm bored" statement...I say "let's go make some baby blankets!" This Whole Simple Whole Cloth Baby Quilt tutorial is one that any beginning sew-er can do and ... View the Post
Christmas in July 2019 Week #1: Using Fabric Scraps to Make Gift Wrap Ribbons
Welcome to Christmas in July! I have wanted to do a Christmas in July series FOREVER but I kept thinking can we do a Christmas in July series during Skirting the Issue? And last month, as I was thinking about this I thought...WHY NOT?!? (After all both are about giving.) So here we are and I couldn't be happier! Today we are starting with something I did last year for Christmas and am planning to do again this year...and that is.... Using my fabric scraps to create all the ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue 2019 is Here!!!
It's July which can only mean 1 thing...ok it can mean a lot of things...but here at Simple Simon and Company it means that it is time for Skirting the Issue! Skirting the Issue is an annual event that is near and dear to our hearts. It started from a desire to harness the goodness of the sewing community and help those that we knew needed some love....namely girls in foster care. (You can read more about our why's and the stories behind Skirting the Issue HERE and HERE.) Over the ... View the Post
Bow Tie Headband Pattern
While out shopping the other week, we came across these darling headbands. And although they were adorable, I wasn't up to the $24 dollar price tag that went with them. I told Hannie that I think we can make something similar that are still super cute. So, we came home and started on some proto-types to see if we could make some at home. We had about 4 different attempts but we finally found what we both were looking for! They are made from existing 1" angled headbands and they are so ... View the Post
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 360
- Next Page »
