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the crow sewing pattern

He’s about 9 inches tall and 11 inches from top of head to tip of tail. The pattern has everything you need to make an awesome crow: learn to sew…

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5 spring project ideas to try

Besides being customarily fired up by spring I’m getting ready to move again this summer. It’s a tiny move – upstairs in the same building but still – all the…

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15 years of blogging

How did 15 years happen? I gave myself a project on 2006. And it got me moving. So many ideas that had been rolling around in my head started to…

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5 things bringing me joy this week

March sure does have a sensation. And it’s not even technically here yet. But the days are already gloriously longer and blustery. In addition to spring seeming like a real…

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the 2021 scrap festival : 11 + ideas for your scraps

Consider this magnificent scrap, I’ve been holding onto it for 50 years or so. Loosely rendered daffodils on cotton, one of my all time favorites. It was my grandmother’s dress.…

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apple core sewing pattern

Valentines day is right around the corner and nothing says “Hey, I love you and thought of you” like an angry apple core you made yourself. Just saying. Plus I…

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the big 2020 review and plans for the new year

let’s start with the first project of the new year: Years ago I got a very old, wobbly, pink console table at a flea market in Brooklyn. Turning it into…

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creatures and dolls stitched by readers

It’s hard to choose what to share here, there is so much. And one of the ideas I have swirling around for this year is making it easier for you…

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handmade christmas: oranges, tinsel and wax paper

Simple and sweet. Low pressure. That’s what I’m looking for this year. Plus most of the Christmas stuff is at the bottom and back of all stored things. It seemed…

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owl ornament diy

And I’ve made you something! These little owl ornaments are a perfect project for little scraps and they are quick to make. I’m making lots as gifts or to add…

mending, on my work table

what’s on my worktable : mending, rag dolls and other loose ends

Mending never ends. The contemporary holly hobby look requires constant maintenance and if I let it get ahead of me I have nothing to wear. I currently have nothing to…

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8 ideas for your scraps : the autumn scrap festival and swap

It’s officially cozy season and I’m comin’ in hot, in full Autumnal mode. I’ve got a spooky book, scraps in warm fall shades for hexies, wool and felt to bundle…

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chicken ornament : free sewing pattern

Let’s make minimalist chickens. They are quick and easy and the sort of thing you can make in batches. I bet you know at least a dozen people who need…

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lucky fish : slow stitch project

Who doesn’t need some luck? Plus these very simple fish are pulling me out of slushy, stubborn stuckness. One thing leads to another, if you let it, but first you…

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hand sewing tips

As chill and relaxing as hand sewing can be, something not turning out right or completely falling apart after hours and hours of work sure is frustrating. I asked the…

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scrap fabric project : flower garland

*Many of you have asked about the wood thread winders – they are awesome! And you can find them at French General. These garlands are an experiment in color, working…

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make a house for a mouse

miniature dish tutorial : make tiny teacups and plates

the world’s sweetest needle book : a free sewing pattern

a coat for tiny rag doll and a free tiny hat tutorial

woebegone pines : a free sewing pattern

french hens

very nice mice : pattern and instructions (and it’s free!)

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