Last month, while I was in Hawaii, I had a sub fill in for my sewing classes at the learning centers. I always try to pick easy projects that the students can make and take in a day. This way, the sub doesn’t have to…
A few weeks ago, we spent our spring break vacationing in Hawaii! I know, life’s rough 😊 Our daughter is actually spending her freshmen year of college in Hawaii and our boys have never been, so we figured it was the perfect trip to plan,…
Today I wanted to share important and useful information about how to prepare your fabric and grainline for cutting! You might think that it’s as easy as laying your pattern pieces on a piece of fabric and start cutting. However, to get accurate results on…
It’s that time of year again where people are starting to ask me for gift ideas for the sewists in their life! You might have read my gift ideas that I posted a couple of years ago (if not, you can click HERE to…
Thanksgiving is right around the corner!! I don’t know about you, but I love decorating for ALL holidays, including Thanksgiving. As soon as Halloween is over, my son is ready to put up the Christmas tree, but I always tell him NO! Let the turkey…
HaPpY OcToBeR!! I love this time of year, with the holidays right around the corner and fall in the air (well- kind of…we don’t get too much of a fall in Southern California but the weather has cooled off a little). What is your favorite…
Hello!! It’s been way too long since I’ve posted my last tutorial. I have soooo many tutorials that I’ve recorded/photographed, but there seems to never be enough to post them all. I thought I might get caught up this summer, but between my sewing camps,…
I’m really excited to share this fun project with you today! I have been wanting to offer a class making fabric bins/boxes, and with Valentine’s Day coming up, it seemed like a fun time to do it! I remember making boxes in elementary school (and…
A couple months ago, I launched hand-stitching classes for my younger crowd. I’ve had so many young students want to start sewing with a machine, but it’s difficult for kids much younger than 8 years old (I will work privately with 7 year olds, but…
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Where has 2022 gone? I can hardly believe we are at the end of the year already. Is it just me or does every year seem to go by faster and faster?? At any rate, holiday sewing is my…
