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    Make It Monday-Chalkboard Roll Up

    Our friend Nancy Zieman created the most adorable tutorial to make a chalkboard roll up for the little people in our lives. We love how she uses Clover Wonder Clips to hold the binding in place for stitching. Here’s a link to the full tutorial. Just imagine how great this would be to take along on vacation to keep little hands busy during travel time. Thanks for sharing your creative ideas with us Nancy.

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    Watch Us Wednesday-Wool YoYo Flower

    http://youtu.be/hBfxIwT8jD8 We couldn’t resist this adorable flower Nancy Zieman and Amy Barickman shared using Clover Jumbo YoYo Maker and wool fabric. It fits right in with our flower theme this week. It also touches a bit on the needle felting techniques we shared on last week’s Watch Us Wednesday post. Hope you’re enjoying the floral inspiration this week. We’ll be back on Friday with our Friday Floral Finds.

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    Florida Gem Tote A Bag Makeover Inspiration by Nancy Zieman

    Welcome to my fourth installment in Clover’s Bag Makeovers Series. This time with the Trace ‘n Create Bag Templates—Florida Tote Collection  gets a makeover. First introduced in 2010, the two templates included in the package can be used to make six style options. The bag featured below is the original Florida Key West Plus Tote. Whether you’re vacationing or running errands—this roomy tote is just the right fit, all while merging function and style.

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    California Dreaming—Bag Makeover by Nancy Zieman

    I’m delighted to be the guest blogger in this third installment of Clover’s Bag Makeovers Series. Throughout the month of May, we’ve been sharing the latest bag making techniques and notions. Plus I’ve been sharing my favorite tips for quick and easy bag-sewing methods along with the inside scoop on how I give my bags the couture-look. Clover and I introduced the Trace ‘n Create Bag Templates—the California Collection  in 2009. With the two templates that are included in the package, there are six style options. The bag featured below…

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    Trace ‘n Create Bag Templates City Bag Collection Portfolio Plus Bag Makeover Guest Blog Posting by Nancy Zieman

    Shopping online for handbags, a bag decked out with hardware trim caught my eye—so did the price, $1300. So when Clover asked me to be a guest blogger for their Clover’s Bag Makeovers Series, I knew we had the perfect inspiration for the second blog posting. Clover and I introduced theTrace ‘n Create Bag Templates—City Bag Collection in 2008. With the two templates that are included in the package, there are six style options. The bag featured below is the Portfolio Plus Bag style B. It’s a classic bag that’s a…

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    Sewing with My Daughter-In-Law and Granddaughters

    Melanie is a nurse and helps her family out by taking 12hr shifts on the weekends…Sat/ Sun or Sun/Mon.  We try to visit my son and his family every other weekend.  So far we seem to visit on the Saturday that Melanie works.  My other boys and their wives live in the Seattle area too so our visits are often filled with family gatherings. In order for Mel and me to get good solid sewing time together…I need to be there during the week.  So I pack up my “office”…

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    10 Bag Makeover Tips from Nancy Zieman

    Featuring Trace ‘n Create Bag Template “Town & Country Collection” Metro Bag Guest Blog Posting by Nancy Zieman I’m excited to be the guest blogger in the first of Clover’s Bag Makeovers Series. Throughout the month of May, we’ll be sharing the latest bag making techniques and notions. Plus I’ll be sharing my favorite tips for quick and easy bag-sewing methods along with the inside scoop on how I give my bags the couture-look.