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Sewing Gift Guide: Great Gift Ideas For Sewists!

Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Cassandra

  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,...Read More

Sew A Thanksgiving Table Runner

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Cassandra

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...Read More

Fashion Design Class Patterns

Posted on October 9, 2023January 9, 2024 by Cassandra

*This post is primarily for my fashion design students As some of my regular readers may know, I teach sewing classes :) One of the classes I've added this semester is a fashion design course. This is an advanced class,...Read More

How To Sew A Fabric Box

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Cassandra

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...Read More

How To Sew Fabric Pumpkins

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Cassandra

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...Read More

How to Sew a Simple Block Skirt (With French Seams)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Cassandra

Happy Monday!! Are Mondays ever really happy? Ha ha. For me, Monday is a day to plan out my week, get ahead on the menu planning and the laundry and all the other boring chores of the household. And sometimes,...Read More

How To Sew a Pillow Cover Using Fabric Scraps

Posted on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 by Cassandra

It's officially Spooky Season!! Actually, when does spooky season officially begin? We are still in September and maybe it isn't truly spooky season until October, but the stores already have their Halloween stuff out and my house is officially decorated...Read More

How To Sew A Notebook Cover

Posted on September 19, 2022April 11, 2024 by Cassandra

Last week, I shared part 1 of 2 of my back-to-school sewing workshop classes that I offered. We sewed reusable lunch bags and reusable snack bags. They were super fun, quick and eco-friendly! Another request I had from a student...Read More

How To Make Reusable Lunch Bags

Posted on September 8, 2022September 19, 2022 by Cassandra

Happy Back-To-School!! Remember the days when school didn't start until after Labor Day? Those were the good ol' days! Our kids have been back in school for a month now. Not sure whose bright idea it was to send them...Read More

How To Sew A Corner Bookmark

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Cassandra

  During the school year, I teach sewing classes at a homeschool learning center (a job that I absolutely LOVE!!) I teach both Sewing 1 (which starts at the very beginning with all the sewing basics) as well as a...Read More