Faux Trader Joe’s Tote

I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to work through those project bags – projects I’ve started over the last couple of years. This one is a more recent one. It’s a smaller tote that is bigger than a purse but smaller than a regular size tote. I ran across a video, which…

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Pet Food Totes

If you have been with me for awhile, you know I love totes. This post is about using pet food bags, those plastic ones, to make totes. I made one years ago, but there was no sewing involved. You can find that post here. If you aren’t interested in sewing these totes, just put in…

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Sew a monster

I’ve been spending so much time on my Substack blog writing about my mom’s diary and her favorite recipes that my art has been a bit neglected. However, I have worked on a couple bag designs from some fabric I was given, but nothing really excited me until I saw the Oddkin Studio website and…

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Focused on bookmarks

I’m trying to get my muse back using my fabric which is all over my studio. Maybe if I worked on some small stuff, I could get back into the groove. I decided bookmarks were a start. Here are the ones I’ve been working on. I’m experimenting with different ways to make them. All are…

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Vintage Quilt Ornaments

Happy New Year!! I’ve been wanting to do something with Grandma’s quilts that are tattered – holes everywhere. I’ve seen a lot of neat accessories made with them, but haven’t gotten around to playing with them until right before Christmas when I made my angel ornament for Dave for our Christmas Day ornament tradition. Directions…

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A little this and that

How can it be December? I’m so far behind on everything it seems. However, I did get some things done recently! I dyed four pieces of clothing for my doctor who is expecting in January. The first two are ice dyed. The others are low immersion. If you are new to my blog and/or new…

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Another fabric book

I finally completed another fabric book. This one was of our trip to Cumberland Falls June 2024 with our friends Steve and Sharon. I had such a hard time deciding on how I was going to make it, and continued to change my mind throughout the process. I started working on this book last year.…

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