I am fairly confident that every item that I make with our When Skies Are Grey fabric will be for my children...dresses...quilts...dolls...skirts...and these pillow cases. I even made one for my 12 year old son who I rarely get to sew for anymore. I kept it all black and white...which, I think, was a good choice...as he said "it's ok...not too girly" when he found it on his bed. (Which coming from him is a most excellent review....heck, it's amazing he even noticed that it was a new ... View the Post
Teach Yourself to Sew With 11 Easy Tutorials
If you have ever wanted to try your hand at sewing but didn't know where to begin then this is a perfect post for you! Today we have 11 simple tutorials that you can use to teach yourself how to sew. For real...we will begin with the basics and work up from there. Let's start with terminology...when I started sewing and quilting I quickly discovered that these pastimes have a vocabulary all their own. ... View the Post
A Tiered Skirt—-Or I’m Trying to Finish What I Started
A long time ago in a land far far away Elizabeth and I made one or two or 968 million tiered skirts.... And somewhere along the way Elizabeth didn't finish this one: And time passed... ...and her daughter grew out of it... So she gave it to me. And time passed... ... View the Post
Building Blocks Quilt Pattern (FREE PDF PATTERN!)
Every Friday night our family tries to do "movie night." Although it is getting harder the older everyone gets, we still try to make it a tradition to have pizza, treats and a favorite family movie....and sometimes a huge sleepover in the basement. I love that it's a good way to unwind from the week and when everything is dark and still I love to peek around and find everyone cuddled in a homemade quilt, snuggled warm and cozy. I finished this quilt a while ago to add to our "family movie night" ... View the Post
Mini Middle Nine Patch Pillow Tutorial
Today we are excited to share this Mini Middle Nine Patch Pillow Tutorial as a part of Riley Blake Designs "Backyard Roses" fabric tour! ... View the Post
Get to Know Your Button Foot
Today we are getting to know our Button Hole Foot. It's long, it's skinny, it's usually plastic, and for a lot of people it's intimidating. So today we wanted to give you a quick introduction to it's parts and their purposes to take the mystery out of the foot that looks like a ski. Below is a photo of the button hole foot from my babylock Elizabeth sewing machine. And while the appearance of these feet may differ slightly from machine to machine they all will have these same parts ... View the Post