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Sewing

Tips, tricks, and tutorials, everything from hand-sewing to that dang-blasted Wal-mart rip-off curse of my existence serger, can be found below:

Fat Quarter Cloth Napkins

Superhero Cape Pattern

Using an Eyelet Setter

Camera Strap Cover

Oliver + S Puppet Show Shorts



 Waldorf Pocket Dolls

Dinosaur Log Cabin T-Shirt Quilt

How to Repair Adjustable Elastic-Waist Pants

Log Cabin Courthouse Steps Quilt Block

Jersey Knit Bias Tape

Jersey Knit Sheet Skirt

Patch Applique

Reverse Applique Handprint Turkey Shirt

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Goodreads: Book reviews, recommendations, and discussion

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Crafty Blogs

  • apple franca
    Style Arc Archie Woven shirt - I've been really into the idea of making buttoned shirts recently, in a sort of shacket function to wear open over tops and T-shirts. I chose this Archi...
  • Brown Eyed Baker
    The Weekend Dish: 6/28/2025 - The Weekend Dish: 6/28/2025 Hello and happy Saturday to you! I hope that you had a great week and were able to stay cool amidst the heat wave that washed ...
  • The Polkadot Chair
    12 Fresh Summer Quilt Patterns to Start this Week - [image: seas the day quilt pattern being held by woman] Every year, as soon as the weather warms up, I start to get the idea that I need to make a summer q...
  • In Color Order
    Early Summer Garden Update - Happy Thursday! Today I want to share an early summer garden update with you all! I was pretty vague with my garden plans for this year when I shared them...
  • smitten kitchen
    cucumber crunch salad with tofu - Is it too hot to cook? Does the thought of even turning on the microwave feel like it might tip you too close to the surface of the sun? We are long over...
  • FanningSparks
    Meet Me in Madison GA - [image: Hunter House at 580 South Main St in Madison Georgia @FanningSparks]Strolling around Madison Georgia is like walking through the movie set of a ste...
  • FanningSparks
    Meet Me in Madison GA - [image: Hunter House at 580 South Main St in Madison Georgia @FanningSparks]Strolling around Madison Georgia is like walking through the movie set of a ste...
  • Papercrafts and other fun things
    Flowers in a Hexagonal Vase - Flowers in a Hexagonal Vase Bottom View of the Vase This vase is a culmination of a variety of mathematically coded flowers. The flowers were coded with...
  • Art Teacherin' 101
    It's here: ROUND Paper and Why It's the Best Thing EVER - Oh hey there, friends! I hope this here blog post finds you either on summer vacation or getting dangerously close. Either way, you may find yourself aski...
  • Jenny's Crayon Collection
    How to Make Friendship Bracelets Quickly (The Tortured Poets Department Version) - Going to the Eras Tour was one of favorite things I did in 2024. I got the opportunity to go to the Eras Tour in Toronto, Canada, after we found last minut...
  • Slice of Pi Quilts
    In Memory of Ryan - One year ago this weekend, my husband's best friend passed away. It was unexpected, and it has been difficult navigating the world without him. My oldest s...
  • Project Run and Play
    A New Chapter for Project Run and Play - With the new year comes new changes to Project Run and Play.First, all new blog posts going forward will be shared on the shop website, projectrunandplay....
  • Bear, Dolly and Moi
    Christmas crafting: it was a busy month! - This December was very busy with a lotof crafting, sewing, quilting, baking.I found it easier to share on Instagram(not something I thought I would say) So ...
  • CLONEHENGE
    Happy Solstice! Clonehenge Says Good Bye :’-( - Happy solstice and happy/merry other end of the year holidays to all! May 2024 surprise us by being wonderful. Friends, when I started Clonehenge the inter...
  • EPBOT
    Epbot Is Changing: It's Time To PIVOT - Hi, friends! Happy Friday! You probably noticed I've been doing more video content lately, mostly to stay afloat on social media. It's been a hard adjust...
  • flax & twine | craft + diy
    Knit a Pair! The Amazing Pauly Flax Potholders - The happiest kitchen table starts with little handmade touches… and ends with sips and sweets! Introducing the Pauly Flax Potholder Kit, the perfect comp...
  • Serving Pink Lemonade
    Snow Globe Ornament (Gifts Kids Can Make) - I ran into these laminated snow globe ornaments on Crafty Morning last year and thought they were so cute and clever. My kids helped me to make some to ...
  • Quilt Art by Lena Pugachova
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My Special Interests

  • A year of reading the world
    Book of the month: Tahir Hamut Izgil - ‘I’ve got a book I think you’d like,’ said bookseller Erin when I wandered into my local bookshop, The Folkestone Bookshop, a few weeks back. They were rig...
    15 hours ago
  • Sewhooked
    TTMT #837 – What’s next?! (Quilting Show & Tell with a bonus craft!) - Now that the bookcase quilt is done…what’s next?! Let’s talk about it! FUNDRAISER for Miss P– help Jewells’ daughter with her semester in Japan! Check out ...
    6 days ago
  • The Geometry Code
    Rithmomachia Game – David Joyner’s paper - Here is a paper (87 pages in compiled LaTeX PDF format) of interest for math nerds from a long-time friend and cousin-in-law,* David Joyner. His stratosp...
    2 weeks ago
  • The Pioneer Girl Project
    The Ingalls Women’s Best Dresses - “What has become of the ‘best dresses?” Rose Wilder Lane asked her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder, in 1919. “What was your ‘best dress’ like? Describe it in ...
    4 weeks ago
  • MathHappens
    Celebrating Over 1,100 Moments of Math Joy - At MathHappens, we believe math should be hands-on, joyful, and everywhere. We’re thrilled to see that vision come to life through our partnership with t...
    2 months ago
  • Use Resources Wisely
    Finding requirements for retired badges and interest projects - I've heard from more and more leaders who want their girls to find badges that meet their interests. They're not content to a few dozen options, or the vag...
    7 months ago
  • Bloggy Come Lately
    BAD DOG – RAFIL KROLL-ZAIDI - Bad Dog by Rafil Kroll-Zaidi My rating: 4/5 cats WELCOME TO DECEMBER PROJECT! this explanation/intro will be posted before each day’s short story. scroll...
    2 years ago
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Popular Posts

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    January 2025: A reader, Elena, made the coolest Excel spreadsheet for the Junior Ranger badges that can be earned by mail , and was kind eno...
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    At any given moment, I have on the back burner easily two dozen projects that are kid-centric, just waiting for a willing kid or two to come...
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    My partner and the kiddos are off having lunch at China Buffet right now--it's a place into which I will not step, but I did ask them ...
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    For playing such a large part in our daily lives, this DIY aerial silks rig of ours is something that I haven't really shared as such ye...
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    When I was researching melted crayon tutorials for my last post on upcycling crayons , I realized, "Hey! Everybody else does it wrong!...
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    We've got a medium-sized stash of random, mixed-up, unsorted beads, and one day I dream that we shall instead have a stash--of any size-...
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    Nobody, and I mean nobody, matches socks around here. A giant hamper of clean socks lives in the closet. When Matt and I need clean socks,...
  • How We Earned the Girl Scout Cadette New Cuisines Badge
    I know I told you over and over that the Cadette Book Artist badge is my favorite, but y'all--that's before the kids wanted to earn...
  • That Time that I was Accidentally Friends with a White Supremacist
    So you guys, here's a thing that's happened this summer: I'm part of this super low-key homeschool group in my town--for th...

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