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Happy Saturday! Today, I spent several hours at the QuiltFest. The show features rows and rows of beautiful quilts. There are quilts that have been handmade with unbelievable detail, quilts made by children and everything in between. You will be so inspired by these quilts. The designs range from modern to traditional. I am more… Continue reading QuiltFest in Jacksonville
Happy Saturday - I am starting to work on my Fall wardrobe, really looking forward to wearing this. Unfortunately in Florida, it still feels like summer. Hopefully, we will start to cool off in the next couple of weeks. I have had other sewers tell me, that sewing a blouse is too much work… Continue reading Fall Shirt – McCall’s 7359
Happy Saturday - I have so much fabric. If someone looked in my sewing cabinet, I might be consider a hoarder. If fabric is left over from a previous project, I keep the extra material "just in case I may need it." In an effort to reduce the fabric in the cabinet, I decided to… Continue reading Scrap Buster – Pot Holders
Finally, got to do a little sewing for me. This summer has been so busy with college kids home. I had this fabric in my stash for almost a year. I purchased it at Fabric Mart Fabrics. It was a spring/summer knit and it was on sale for $1.99 a yard. I… Continue reading Maxi Skirt – Simplicity 1616
My daughter wanted to add length to her dress and the lining. The lining was easy by adding black lycra fabric. We initially tried lace for the top layer. I love how lace is now back in style. We bought two yards to go around the hem. It didn't look like right. The dress had… Continue reading Adding Trim
Happy Sunday! It has been a rainy weekend in Florida. This makes a great excuse to spend Saturday afternoon sewing. My daughter wanted a pleated skirt before she heads back to college. The fabric is from Joann's. I bought the Stretch Chiffon Boho Floral on Gray. It has 93% Polyester and 7%… Continue reading Simplicity 8609 – Pleated Skirt
Happy Saturday! I finished this quilt last week and I am happy with how it turned out. The finished size is 61 " x 81 ". The Supplies 25 blue squares 7 1/4" wide 25 white squares 7 1/4 " wide 1 1/8 yard of the navy fabric Triangles on a Roll Batting -… Continue reading Patriotic Quilt
Happy Saturday! I am making progress on the patriotic quilt. My daughter wants the quilt to resemble the American Flag. I am so glad that she is proud of her heritage and understands the sacrifices of so many. I wanted to share a sewing tip. My sewing buddy showed me a fantastic time saver when… Continue reading Triangles on a Roll
Happy Saturday! My normal Saturday posts have been somewhat sporadic. We have a couple of our college kids home for the summer. As much as we love having them home, it has made it a little more challenging to get to the sewing machine. Especially since my sewing room is currently being used as… Continue reading Patriotic Quilt
May Happy Saturday! I know it has been a while, since my last post. May has been a busy month for our family with a HS graduation, college students returning home and Memorial Day. Here is one of my latest sewing projects. The pattern is from Simplicity 2498. As you can see, we… Continue reading High School Formal
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