I decided to make my first wallet out of kraft-tex as part of the kraft-tex Color of the Month 2020 challenge. It went pretty well, and I learned some things along the way! kraft-tex is a paper-fabric hybrid that comes in a wide variety of colors and is a great leather substitute. You can cut…

Hi sewing friends! I wanted to share a recent finish . . . this is the “Tablet Shoulder Bag pattern by Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness, which she contributed to the book On the Go Bags, which I co-authored with Janelle McKay of Emmaline Bags. I love this bag and this is the third one…

Have you recovered from the holidays yet and slipped into a new routine for the new year? I’m working on this. One of my goals is to start running again, so I’ve signed up for a race in April. It is a 10 mile race, and I’ve only ran around 3 miles at once, so…

If your dream is to start a craft business, then this is what you should do. There is nothing to say that you can’t, and the only person that will ever really be in your way is you. For example, you may have tried to launch a craft business in the past, or you are…

This is an Indiana baby quilt I sewed for a baby girl turning 1 this month. I made it just like the green and grey version I made for our family 3 years ago. What a fun challenge to use up many scraps I don’t always get to sew with! For the background, I used…

  This is my team. I’ve never played team sports. It’s probably why I got into crafting in the first place! But after 3 days at Baby Lock’s headquarters for Common Threads, I’m happy and humbled and proud to say that these are my people.  I love this group of brave, collaborative, creative individuals. From…

I recently returned from Common Threads, a Baby Lock sewing event in St. Louis, Missouri. It’s my favorite event of the year (here are some of my thoughts from last year), and I’m excited to share more about it soon! But first, how cool are these custom USB drives? I ordered these from USB Memory…

Welcome to my stop on the Doll Days blog tour! My friend Erin Hentzel, the blogger behind Avery Lane Designs, has just released her second book with C+T Publishing, and today I’m sharing a project I made from the book. Let’s talk about doll clothes for a moment. I have to admit that I never…

Hello, and welcome to visitors from the On the Go Bags blog tour! When Janelle and I started this process of writing a book together from two different countries, we had a vision in mind. We contacted some of our favorite bag pattern designers to see if they could see themselves as a part of…

Hello, and welcome to visitors from the On the Go Bags blog tour! When Janelle and I started this process of writing a book together from two different countries, we had a vision in mind. We contacted some of our favorite bag pattern designers to see if they could see themselves as a part of…