I know we haven't hit Thanksgiving yet, but for all of us crafters it is never too early to start thinking about and making our holiday gifts. I love the simple idea of using a vintage image to decorate a jar that you can fill with anything festive: candy, cookies, or...
I know I am not the only one who will be spending a lot of time in the kitchen over the next few months. Although I will often whip up nightly dinners without an apron, when I start baking or cooking large meals (like Thanksgiving dinner) I need to protect my clothes...
The month of November heralds the beginning of the Holiday Season. It is both exhilarating and exhausting! It is a time of making memories and participating in traditions. For me, it is important to take a moment to take stock of my life and to be grateful for all I...
There is something special about creating a stuffed toy. You make something with a distinct personality that will enrich someone’s life. Also, making a stuffed toy requires different sewing skills than we normally use while sewing a quilt or garment. This makes...
Paper or plastic? Neither! If you thought the bring-your-own-bag trend at grocery stores was a recent movement, you may be surprised to learn that some shoppers were loading their own tree-hugging totes as early as 1944. That's when Mary Brooks Picken published an...
Do you love our vintage images, but are unsure what to do with them? Well, here is an idea for you! Add some pizzazz to your office supply by decoupaging your brown, boring clipboard. For this project we used pages from The Language of Fashion Dictionary eBook. The...
Last Christmas I found something very exciting in my stocking - dried pumpkin stems! It is an unusual gift, but I had requested my parents to save their pumpkin stems from last fall. You see, I was developing our Pumpkin Trio pattern for Indygo Junction and I thought...
Congratulations to Christina Gonzalez, who is the winner of The Magic Pattern Book and Vintage Notions! Christina, be sure to check your email for a message from us. Thanks to everyone who entered!
Welcome to day one of The Magic Pattern Book Blog Tour! I'm so excited to follow along for the next two weeks and see the reaction to The Magic Pattern Book from some of the most talented bloggers in the sewing world. The idea for The Magic Pattern Book actually came...
Congratulations to Linda who won the Mother-of-Pearl button giveaway! She commented... "What an interesting story about mother of pearl buttons and Mr. Boepple’s tenacity and wisdom to relocate his business to a good source of mother of pearl shells. It shows you can...
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