Today I am excited to show you how to make one of my kitchen essentials...an oven hanging dish towel. I use these all the time and they are super easy to make. All you need to put one of them together is: a dish towel, a hot pad, and.... a shank button. (There are three different buttons pictured here...all with shanks. Shanks are buttons with a "neck" on the back, usually centered on the back of the button with a hole in the middle of the neck that allows the thread to be passed ... View the Post
The Dorm Room Quilt PDF Pattern Release!
Today we are excited to release our newest quilt pattern....THE DORM ROOM QUILT! For awhile now we have wanted to design a quilt that mothers and grandmothers could make for their young adults as they head off to college or their first apartment...and finally we have one finished! (I still have the quilt my grandma gave to me when I went off to college and it is a treasured possession.) This quilt finishes to approximately 60" x 92" which is a great size to put on a twin ... View the Post
Simple Polar Fleece Blanket Embellishment
Today we have a simple polar fleece blanket embellishment that is perfect for a last minute Valentine's Day gift. ... View the Post
Easy Valentine Pillows Tutorial
Today we have some easy Valentine Pillow Tutorials for you...well...maybe more like a how-to's rather than tutorials...but either way they are easy and I really love them so let's get started. To make each of these pillows I followed the instructions from THIS POST about HOW TO MAKE A PILLOW COVER and then just made a few minor changes.... For my heart quilt I started with a 20" x 20" square of striped home dec weight fabric along with two 13" x 20" pieces of coordinating home dec ... View the Post
The Keep Your Pants Dry Picnic Quilt Tutorial
That's right....this is the Keep Your Pants Dry Picnic Quilt Tutorial. Today we get to take part in our friend Melissa's Summer Sewing Series over at The Polka Dot Chair. And so today I decided to make something to eliminate one of my summer pet peeves. If you are like me and you go to the park, the splash pad, the backyard...or anywhere really...and spread out your blanket, somehow you have found the only damp place on all the lawn to set up camp. It could be 237 degrees outside ... View the Post
Simple Curtain Tutorial
Last week we shared 2 of our favorite curtain tutorials from the past and today we have one more curtain tutorial for you. Its how to make a curtains in 6 easy steps!! It's perfect for beginners and makes for a super fast afternoon project for those who are more experienced with their sewing machines. ... View the Post