Continuing on with my series on How to make a Pinwheel Table Topper, I want to show you how to square up a half square triangle. I have taken you through the steps to sew your light and dark block together. You have cut your triangles apart and pressed. Now it is time to make [...]
Today, I am tackling a new bag pattern. I made this on Saturday and surprised a friend of mine with it. She is a huge Colts fan. To see what others are tackling, be sure to visit 5minutesformom.com. I can’t wait to see what everyone is tackling.
Friday is here and after a wicked headache yesterday, I am so glad to see it. We are almost ready for a weekend full of scrapbooking. Val over at Fun, Crafts and Recipes has another great set of questions for Four Foods on Friday. Be sure to check out her blog and join in on [...]
The next step in making your table topper is to mark the back of the lightest square. Using your 8″ marking ruler, mark on both sides of the ruler and down the center of the ruler in the holes. The side markings will be where you sew, the middle marking will be your cutting line. [...]
Tacklers all over the bloggosphere are tackling on Tuesday. To see what others are tackling, be sure to visit 5minutesformom.com. You might even want to tackle something and tell us all about it! My tackle for this Tuesday is to get prepared to teach how to make table toppers to the ladies who belong to [...]
The holidays will be here before we know it. I chose Christmas fabrics to make this holiday table topper. Check back over the next few weeks as I give tips and hints on making a table topper. It is a fun, quick and easy project that will have you wanting to pick out fabric for [...]
I love receiving awards and I especially love receiving awards from my sister! Wowzers! She loves my blog. Thanks Lynne. In case you don’t know, my sister is The Sewing Mom. Yep, she is that great blogger who juggles being a great mom, terrific writer and making beautiful sewing projects. Here is the award she [...]
What do you do when all you really want to do is sew but you have work to do? The showroom of our store has samples that need to be put away. How are the customers supposed to pick from things they cannot see? I have been working on my leaf wall hanging quilt. Today [...]
This week, Val gave the following questions for the Four Foods on Friday meme. This meme is always fun and has introduced me to great bloggers who have some fantastic recipes! You should join us. #1. Egg salad or deviled eggs. How do you prepare? My son loves to eat egg salad and sadly, I [...]
I recently read, with great interest, a post that Cindi over at Moomette’s Magnificents wrote about Cabbage Patch dolls. She told how Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch kids will be hitting store shelves for a limited time only. You can check out her post for the details of the promotion. The reason her post [...]
