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Quilt

Churn Dash Quilt

 At the beginning of the summer I finished up my churndash quilt that I was working on awhile ago. It was a project that kept me sane while we were moving....I swear sewing is sometimes the best stress-reliever I have ;) ... View the Post

Giveaway

We Interrupt Skirting the Issue for an Olfa Giveaway!

Today we are interrupting our scheduled Skirting the Issue skirt tutorials for an OLFA giveaway! This year OLFA is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the invention of the rotary cutter.  These must have tools were developed by OLFA in 1979 and forever changed the world of quilting.  (Really, I can't imagine NOT having my rotary cutters...can you?  They are like a MUST have item for me.) And today OLFA is giving one of our readers one of their rotary cutters and a small cutting mat!  Hooray! To ... View the Post

Saturday Sewing Linky Party

Sewing Saturdays at Simple Simon and Company #12

Tomorrow we will post another edition of our "Off the Blog" series...we have so many things that we want to share that have been going on behind the scenes...especially with our Skirting the Issue Sewing Night....But for today we want to see what has been going on behind the scenes at your place. What have you been sewing, quilting, or stitching this week?  Link it up so we can all see!   ... View the Post

Saturday Sewing Linky Party

Sewing Saturdays at Simple Simon and Company #9

Hello! Welcome to our 9th week of Sewing Saturdays!  Hooray! Now...before we get to it we have a few announcements to make.  Next week we will begin our month long Skirting the Issue Event here at Simple Simon and Company.  We love this event and are so very excited for these next few weeks. As part of Skirting the Issue this year we will be hosting a sewing night for all of you locals where we will get together, snack, visit, and sew up some skirts for foster care girls!  Date, time, and ... View the Post

sewing· Thoughts

Why I Sew

A little while ago RaeAnna invited us to take part in a series that poses the question "Why do you sew?".  What a great question!  What a fun series!  But I'm not sure I have a fun answer.... You've all heard my story about crying the Christmas my mom gave my first sewing machine (how could she give me something so blatantly domestic?!?)....and the time I got kicked out of my junior high Home Ec. class for messing with peoples foot pedals (hilarious!)....and that time I got a cat stuck on my ... View the Post