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Surprise fabric in the mail every month?? Yes please, sign me up!
I’ll be real honest and say that I signed up for Annie’s fat quarter club because I became an affiliate for Annie’s and I wanted to see if this was something that was worth recommending to you. I 100% expected to receive fabrics that I did not like and would never use. I thought I’d keep it for a couple months and then quit.
Read MoreI’m very excited to introduce you to my new sewing machine! Read (or watch) on to find out why I decided to buy a new sewing machine, how I landed on the Janome I ended up with, and some new tips for your own sewing machine shopping.
If you’re in the market for a new sewing machine, now or in the future, or even if you just like to see what other machines can do, I hope you’ll find the information here both entertaining and valuable!
Read MoreLast summer my husband and I went on an anniversary trip and did some thrifting (like ya do). He spotted the cutest vintage Kenmore sewing machine and snapped it up for $10! I finally spent some time with it last week and got it working like a champ, so I thought I’d write some tips for getting these old vintage sewing machines working.
If you have an old machine that you’d like to get running again, or if you’re wondering if you should buy the next vintage sewing machine you stumble across, this post will have plenty of tips for you.
So, read on!
Read MoreAre you a tote bag person? I have a small collection of tote bags that I use for various types of outings and purposes, as I think everyone should! i’m not a hoarder or keeper of many things (we move too much for that), so the tote bags I keep are absolute favorites and get heavy use. My best bags are handmade and have lasted for years now. So, I have a few absolute favorite tote bag sewing patterns to share with you today!
Tote bags are very fun to sew and can be easy or skill building (I like that term better than complicated, ha!) The tote bag patterns I’m sharing today vary in difficulty from easy to somewhat advanced, so there’s something here for everyone. I’ll share my top three recommendations for tote bag sewing patterns that I have made and love, and then I’ll share a few more that are on my wishlist. Bags make such great handmade gifts too, so my bag patterns tend to get a lot of use!
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