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Mitered Corner Burp Cloth Tutorial

Hello! A little while back we were given the opportunity to make a few items for Birch Fabrics to use at Quilt Market.  It was our first experience with their organic knits....and we LOVED them! We chose two pieces from their "Just For Fun" line and after receiving them I decided that I wanted to make something for a baby boy with that soft buttery fabric. So I put together this little set: A matching blanket, bib, and burp cloth. (It so made me wish I had a little guy to snuggle in ... View the Post

$5 Friday· Girls· Projects

The Princess and the Pea…in Peggies

This post was originally on U-Create over the summer...but today she's a comin' home.....Hello U Create!  We are liZ and Elizabeth, two girls who married brothers and ended up with the same name.  We blog at Simple Simon and Company, where we love all things sewing, crafting, and the art of homemaking.  We are so excited to be here at U Create today sharing all things fat quarters....well, because we LOVE them.Another thing that we love at Simple Simon is simple easy (but useful!) projects that ... View the Post

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A Nine Patch Quilt.

This was the one quilt that I completed this summer.  I even took it on vacation with me! (I think only a nutty sew-er thinks about the sewing projects she is going to take on vacation with her...seriously.)  But it was relaxing and a stress-free sewing project...so it was fun.It is a nine-patch quilt with the leftover fabric from The Princess and the Pea projects (which in cased you missed you will see again on Friday) and  boy was I glad that there was enough leftover to piece together the ... View the Post

Techniques· Tutorials

Basting 101

Today we are over at Sew, Mama, Sew talking about basting.....and this doesn"t even involve any poultry!  Do online pokies you baste?  I do sometimes, but I should do it more often (one of my first sewing teachers was a big believer in basting---and she was an impeccable tailor!)....it really is a useful sewing skill.   See you there!!! ... View the Post

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The Get in Line Skirt or How to Sew Some Yarn onto a Skirt

Awhile back Mie asked if we would be interested in sewing along with her Sewing for Kindergarten series...and because Grace started kindergarten this year (and because I just love series like this) we, of course, said YES! Now for some reason Grace is pretty much convinced that she has to wear a "school girl skirt" or a "school girl dress" to kindergarten everyday.  So to make her happy we sewed her up another skirt to add to her collection. It's actually one that I planned for her Fall ... View the Post