2016 Review ~ What a year, What a ride!
What a year 2016! You have made me laugh, cry, yell, scream, sob, scared and hopeful. Closing Sew Dayton and opening Needle, Ink and Thread.
My Ribbon Cutting w/Beavercreek Chamber Of Commerce & Decoy Art
Such a fantastic night of friends, new friends, family and the Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce!
Pattern RoundUp – 10 Easy Sewing Patterns to Start Making Clothes
Sewing a garment can be scary! But, it doesn't have to be. I have assembled a list of 10 basic beginner patterns to get you into the garment world of stitching! Each pattern will teach you new techniques and revisit some that are a little bit tricker at first, like bias binding. But it will keep you practicing, which in turn will make the process much easier each time you complete the task!
Sewing Tutorial, YouTube and Blogger Resource ~ RoundUp
Find the websites and videos that help you the most and share them with your friends. Sharing is really caring when it comes to helping someone learn a new skill or craft. We will always need teachers to help us learn specific things that we may not understand completely. But having a good list of websites bookmarked will help you!
Sewing Series ~ Sewing 101 ~ Fabric Prep
A helpful trick, is to use comic board backing to wrap your fabrics into store them. They run about $7 for 100 of them. And this will help you keep track of your pretty fabrics and can be a nice bit of inspiration when you're sewing!
~ Sewing 101 ~ Sewing Machine Maintenance
Learn sewing machine maintenance to make sure it's in tip top shape for when you are ready for that next big project! It's simple and easy.
Sewing Series ~ Sewing 101 ~ Basic Sewing Kit
A sewing kit a key item when learning to sew, it’s great to start a super basic sewing kit. You can always add to this list, bringing in tools that will help you save time.
Sewing Terms~ Sewing 101 ~ Sewing Series
I always say, no matter how much we already know you can always learn something new. Open a book, website, or blog, take a class that is labeled for beginner, even if you think your skill is higher. I bet you will learn a tip or trick or two; there is something to be said for taking it back to the basics now and then, it's refreshing.
Handmade Fabric Dryer Sheets – Tutorial – Safe and Chemical Free
A holistic way to take the static out and a fresh healing scent in
Houston, I Have Landed – Houston Quilt Market
I know this is a few months past.. but it took me a while to process all the fantastic things/feelings that are Houston Quilt Market. The first trip is in the books, walking through those convention doors, the mass amount of space that was in front of me, the twisting aisles of fabric, quilts, notions, clothing, tools, designers, and industry professionals… Overwhelming. But exciting and inspiring at the same time.