Simple Simon and Company

Nancy Ziemann’s New Pattern (A Project in Progress)

This summer I thought it would be fun to make myself a few new things to wear and then I heard that Nancy Ziemann had a new summer dress pattern out with McCall's and it seemed to be a perfect fit! ... View the Post

Quilt Block of the Month

Hourglass Quilt With Scrappy Binding

For May our Quilt Block of the Month was an Hourglass Block. (Here's the link to the short video we made showing how to make an Hourglass Quilt Block.) So before the month ended I wanted to show an entire quilt made from those blocks. ... View the Post

Four Corners Fabrics· Riley Blake· sewing

Four Corners Fabric and Quilt Market

LiZ and I are back from Quilt Market, but today we are joining Riley Blake Designs Quilt Market tour to tell about some of the things we made and showcased at Market with our new fabric line that will be in stores this August. And with the release of the fabric line we have some patterns coming out with it! ... View the Post

Celebrations

Memorial Day 2015

Gratitude today for those who gave their all for our country. We'll be back tomorrow with our usual posting but today we are taking a day to honor the men and women who served our country. -liZ ... View the Post

Accessories· Tutorials

Quilt-as-you-go Zipper Pouch

A couple of weeks ago I got on a scrap busting mission and decided to make some quilt-as-you go panels that I could turn into different projects later. And then this week, I sewed up some of the panels into quilt-as-you-go zipper pouches for some easy gifts when I need them. I really do love the QAYG method (quilt-as-you-go) method because it turns wonky scraps into some great things! Here's how you make the zipper pouches if you need to make a few for yourself and for gifts! ... View the Post

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Simple DIY Beach Towel Tutorial

Last month was national serger month and we were lucky enough to help celebrate by contributing a project for an ebook put together by Baby Lock. The serger that I use happens to be a Baby Lock brand serger and I am IN LOVE with it. I wasn't sure that I would ever use or even want a serger but now, after having my own, I use it just as often as I use my sewing machine and wonder what I ever did without it. So, when we were asked if we wanted to contribute a project I jumped at the chance ... View the Post