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    Making A Quiet Busy Book {Part Two} – Sewing Tutorial

    Hello Friends!  I’m back with Part Two of the Quiet Book series!  If you missed Part One you can find it here.     Lets start by talking about the activity pages you plan to do.  I discovered that people have amazing, creative ideas for all kinds of activity pages and so many of them are shared on Pinterest.  So, I really drew my ideas from there and didn’t go wild on thinking up my own!    I limited my activity pages to five to get started.  As soon as…

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    Making A Quiet Busy Book {Part One}- Sewing Tutorial

    Happy New Year Friends!!! I can’t even tell you how excited I am about this blog post today!  I’ve had on my mind for some time the need to make a Quiet Book for a precious grand-baby in my life and it occurred to me that you might also want to make one – but maybe you’re not quite sure where to start!  Well I’m happy to tell you that I’m going to make one with YOU!!!  This will be a series of four blog posts and today we are jumping right…

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    Cutest Christmas Ornament- Craft Tutorial

    Hello friends!  I hope you had a really lovely Thanksgiving! I’ve been working on some fun Christmas crafts and this ornament ended up being such a fast and simple project I decided to share a little tutorial with all of you.   . Necessary Supplies . . Instructions Step One:  Start by cutting all your fabric pieces out.  You will need two pieces per tree.   You will also need to cut two from the fusible fleece interfacing.  Also cut twine to 11 inches long.  You will need one piece of twine…

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    Halloween Treat Bucket -Sewing Tutorial

    Hello Friends!  I’m always so shocked when October comes and then suddenly it is Halloween time!  Maybe you’re like me where you’d like a fun homemade Halloween treat bucket instead of a store-bought one… and you’re a week from Halloween?  If so… well, I’ve got a treat for you today!  Smile!   Let’s make a Halloween Bucket!  With just a little sewing experience you can have this bucket made in just a couple hours (or less). Treat Bucket Necessary Supplies:  Fusible Flex Foam, 12 x 20-inch piece (*optional, see note…

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    Easy Fall Felt Projects- Tutorial

    Hello my sewing friends!!!  Happy National Sewing Month!  It’s Dori, back with you again this month to share two very simple projects with you that require very little sewing… and only hand sewing!  Sometimes we get the idea that sewing must mean using a sewing machine, and for some people that can be intimidating if they don’t own one.   So my sewing projects this month are easy and all done by simple hand sewing stitches!  These finished felt garlands are such fun fall decoration and so satisfying to make –…

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    My Favorite Sewing Tool Kit-Tutorial

    Hello friends!  I’m so super excited to share my latest sewing project with you.  Here’s the thing… I love to sew “on the go”.  Rarely do I go anywhere that I don’t have a little project in the car.  If I’m not the one driving, I’m doing some kind of hand sewing!  Recently I went to New Mexico to be with my mom and I knew that I was going to be there awhile and I wanted to take ALL my favorite Clover tools so I needed more than just…

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    Vintage Quilt Label Embroidery- Tutorial

    Hello friends!  You can’t believe how excited I am to share this project with you today!  I recently made an absolutely adorable baby quilt using Liberty of London fabric  and it has a very sweet vintage look to it.   My friend, who is expecting her baby girl in August, is a huge lover of everything vintage so I knew the quilt had to have that feel about it.  This post is all about the quilt label that I made for that quilt.  So now… I have a question for…

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    Easy Summertime Applique- Tutorial

    Hello friends!  We have been SO HOT here in middle Tennessee that I’ve really enjoyed having a fun appliqué project to tinker around with in the heat of the day!  I received a package in the mail with some amazing Clover tools to make my appliqué project super easy and I’m excited to share with you today so that you can try these tools out too.  (And bonus:  there’s a really fun project at the very end of this blog post using one of the appliqué tools for something that…

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    Patchwork Pot Holders {Sewing Tutorial}

    Hello Friends!  Don’t you love this time of year?  We live on a farm in Tennessee and the grass is so green and so gorgeous right now – this is my favorite time of the year!  I’m pretty busy outside in the spring and summer and sometimes sewing and crafting has to take a back seat.  I’m always thankful for super fast and fun sewing projects like the one I’m sharing with you today.  We are going to make a potholder (or two or three!) and you’ll love how fast…

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    Cosmetic Zipper Pouch

    Hello Friends!  I hope wherever you are, you are enjoying some beautiful spring weather!  I love it so much that I couldn’t resist digging in my fabric stash for some happy fabric to sew up into a great cosmetic pouch!  I decided to share with you today because I have a feeling you’ll love this pouch as much as I do!     I have to admit that I intended to make a pattern for a box shape cosmetic zipper pouch and write the tutorial to share with you.  However,…