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Days to Celebrate: June Holidays

  It's the beginning of the month and that means it's time for the list of June holidays! (And this month is full of days to celebrate!) June: 1:  Global Day of Parents, Flip a Coin Day, Heimlich Maneuver Day, National Go Barefoot Day, National Caner Survivors Day, Oscar the Grouch Day, Say Something Nice Day 2:  National Rocky Road Day, National Leave the Office Early Day 3:  Repeat Day, Shavuot, 4:  Applesauce Day, Hug Your Cat Day, National Tailors Day, 5:  Hot Air Balloon Day, ... View the Post

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Sewing Saturday Linky Party at Simple Simon and Company #5

Welcome to Sewing Saturday! Around here Elizabeth and I have been sewing up a storm behind the scenes....working on some new projects, tutorials, and a few surprises...but today it's all about you and we want to see what you've been sewing up! So let's get to the linky party! And today, for the first time, we have our official "fine print" linky party rules.  Are you ready?  Here they are: #1.  Please link to a specific blog post and not just your home page. #2.  Please only link items that are ... View the Post

Quilt

Quilt-as-you-go Tote Bag

Last week I pulled out some scrap fabrics to start a new quilt...but then decided to start a new project (I feel like I have crafting ADD sometimes) and make up a tote bag for summer instead.  The quilt is still cut and waiting for me, but I am waiting for a 50% off coupon so that I can get a whole bolt of Kona white for the sashings (I am a cheapskate....I know.) But I do love this bag.  It is BIG (great for summer) and it was an afternoon project. I used the quilt-as-you-go method that I ... View the Post

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Gracie’s Must Have Summer Maxi Dress (Season 2)

A few nights ago Gracie and I made another one of her "Must Have Summer Maxi Dresses". She chose the fabrics and then I sewed it up using the same steps I used in the tutorial I put together for her first "must have summer maxi dress": (I still love this dress!) The only change we made to the dress this time was letting Grace choose the fabrics and adding a shorter, knee length layer on top of the maxi layer. She's kind of impressed with herself. (She even has plans for more...and heaven help ... View the Post

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Summer Sewing

I have a girlie who has outgrown much of her summer wardrobe.  We actually went shopping a few weeks ago to find some staples, as in shorts and a few shirts, but came home mostly empty-handed....because either the waists fit and they were too shorty-mc-shorty or the length fit but she cant keep them up. Soooo....I guess that means I need to get busy and sew up a few things for summer. This dress I actually sewed up a couple of months ago, and found again when unpacking summer things.  So, we ... View the Post