Welcome to everyone following along with the Sew Much Fun block tour. Every week, another lovely designer will be posting a new, FREE!, sewing-themed quilt block. https://www.appliquesquiltsandmore.com/blog/sew-much-fun-tour-week-26-196897 This is week 6 already, and this week features an adorable pin cushion by Appliques, Quilts, and More. Check them out, download your free pattern. While you're there,… Continue reading Sew Much Fun
Busy Hands
School started, the day job is nuts, and I am starting to long for pumpkin spice season. Sewing helps relax me through all the stress of daily life. I can't see all day, unfortunately--I do have a day job employer who would frown on it. But on a rare day of remote work where I… Continue reading Busy Hands
The Swimsuit Project
Over the past two weeks I tried my hands at sewing my own swimsuit. I've had fabric and elastic sitting in my stash for a couple of years, and finally felt like diving in. The pattern I chose was Oasis from Ellie and Mac. Their patterns come in PDF form, so my first challenge was… Continue reading The Swimsuit Project
5 Quilting Tools Under $20
Quilting can be spendy. I learned how to sew in middle school back when my income consisted of money I earned babysitting for neighborhood families. All the way through the early years of my career, I carefully weighed each dollar I spent on sewing supplies because, like most of us, it was a tradeoff between… Continue reading 5 Quilting Tools Under $20
Father’s Day Shirt
Happy Father's Day to my husband and father of our two kids 🙂 He's happily modelling one of my favorite shirts that I have made for him for Father's Days past. Materials: T-shirtHeat Transfer VinylCricut Explore or MakerCricut Easy Press or Iron or Heat Press Get the design on Cricut Design Space Project Here Instructions:… Continue reading Father’s Day Shirt
Divide and Conquer ByAnnie Bag
My most recent adventure in sewing and quilting has been this wonderfully useful--and colorful--Divide and Conquer travel bag from ByAnnie.com. I used Tula Pink's Homemade fabrics and ByAnnie zippers, mesh, vinyl, and soft and stable. I made the larger sized bag, which is about 10x15 and 8" deep. The left and right sides are vinyl… Continue reading Divide and Conquer ByAnnie Bag
Pride Month T-Shirts
Happy Pride Month! I am a proud mama bear and wanted to share with everyone my Cricut T-Shirt design. This was super easy, using two colors of Heat Transfer Vinyl (it comes in rainbow!), a cotton t-shirt, and an Easy Press or Iron. The project file can be found here. This project is embedded in… Continue reading Pride Month T-Shirts
May Stitching Progress
DIY Men’s/Boys Underwear for Fecal Incontinence
I have a young man in my life who has several medical challenges. Among them is a problem with fecal incontinence. Poop smears. I know, this isn't anyone's favorite subject, but let's be honest: everyone poops, and not everyone enjoys perfect health. While this little guy works with his team of doctors and specialists to… Continue reading DIY Men’s/Boys Underwear for Fecal Incontinence
How is it May Already?
April sort of flew on by me. I think Spring Break was the main culprit there. We were fortunate to be able to take a road trip to Mammoth Mountain for gorgeous springtime skiing. Busy as we were, I did squeeze in a bit of stitching on both on-going projects and some new ones. Quilt… Continue reading How is it May Already?
