Keeping with our current theme of getting ready for a vacation, I decided to make a laundry bag. Mesh fabric is very popular currently, and the colors are bright and fun. What better fabric is there to make a laundry bag – particularly if your vacation includes packing a bathing suit? A laundry...
Convert a dish towel into a multi-pocket case to keep some of your devices, chargers, cords and accessories neat when you are on the go. Short trip or long trip, you can adapt how you use this organizer readily. You can also adapt the size to accommodate your collection of ‘stuff.’...
If you’ve taken any airplane trips in the past few years, you should be aware of the popularity of carry-on bags (or you must have had your eyes closed for the entire trip, starting from arrival at the airport). You probably observed that almost all the handles are black and look the same....
Glitter heat set vinyl has been around for a while. Owners of a Silhouette Cameo cutter have been able to cut simple and complex designs in the vinyl and fuse them onto cotton, polyester and cotton/poly blend textiles. Embroidery machine owners can use the technique described in this blog to...
Taking your beads and baubles on vacation can result in a tangled mess by the time you unpack – but you can avoid most or all of the hassle by planning ahead. This jewelry pouch, with eight wedge-shaped pockets, is perfect for holding necklaces, earrings, bracelets and probably more. The pouch...
Floriani has released a new software product – and there should be a market for it. I have been teaching computerized embroidery machine software classes for years. I realize that many of the people who attend these classes just want to create their own in-the-hoop quilt blocks. With this...
If you have problems with too few and too little usable flat surfaces in your sewing area as I have, you might be interested in this multiple-use device that is a combination pincushion and thread end collector. The pincushion occupies a small area (that might already be occupied by a...
Anita Goodesign has released a new trapunto design set. Their Christmas Trapunto project was so beautiful and popular that they created another trapunto collection using classic quilting designs. There are more than 40 different designs in this collection. The instructions say stretch velvet can...
Nothing says Spring like baby chicks, even when they are the type you stick pins in (No live animals have been harmed in the creation of this blog). Make these chicks in different sizes and colors. Use them as a center piece for your Spring table or add pins and send them off to live...
