A couple of months ago I saw an idea that I thought would make a great gift for my mom for Mother's Day. It's been a while since I made a gift for my mom that I was really excited about. I filed the idea and then forgot about it until about a week ago …
Quirky fact about me: I LOVE buttons. I buy them in bulk whenever I get a chance. My button box is overflowing so I also have button bags. I guess you could have figured that out just by looking at the top of this page. I am always looking for ways to use …
Today I did a sewing project that has been on my list for a while. That always makes me happy. The reason it was on my list so long is because I had to figure out how exactly I wanted to do it. I wanted to cover the small toy box we keep in our …
Today I decided to sew something for myself. Since I don't have a dedicated sewing space I can't leave my sewing machine and serger set up. I keep them on a shelf until I need them and their respective cords in a basket along with my hot glue gun. The problem is all the cords …
My daughter had an ugly binder so I told her I would cover it for her. In the past I have done the kind of covers where it's glued right to the binder, but this time I wanted something she could move to another binder when hers wore out. To start with you need …
I learned a new way of doing ruffles about five years ago, and it is so easy. I've never enjoyed making gathers, but this tip makes sewing gathers easy. You need thin cotton yarn. Centre your string in a line where you want your ruffle to go. Use a wide zigzag. This pins the string …
Intentional Simplicity 