We asked what was in “bits and pieces” in your life and you CRACKED US UP with your replies! The winner of the SIGNED copy of Sandi Henderson‘s new book: Sewing Bits and Pieces: 35 Projects Using Fabric Scraps AND the four chunks of her beautifully designed fabric seen below (from her Meadowsweet Collection you can buy here)… …is Tara (she just found out she’s having a boy!) who said: “the cookies that i was planning on eating later tonight!” HA!
But don’t fret lovies, plenty more giveaways to come! Right now you can win an amazing pattern and fabric stash from Fabricworm, ENTER HERE!
How much do you want to make this adorable bag and hat? We are giving away one “About a Boy” Make it Perfect Pattern by Toni Coward and the fabric to sew the whole set with! This is the cap your boy will always reach for first. With adjustable velcro tags at the back, it won’t going flying off his head when a sudden gust of wind blows and will protect him from the heat of the sun. The Satisfying satchel bag is made especially with boys in mind. The patchwork detail on the flap gives a bit of funk without going overboard. LOVE!
But that’s not all! We are also including ONE FULL YARD EACH of these three AMAZING new fabrics from Monaluna for Birch Fabrics Circa 50 line to make your new pattern with:
We were lucky enough to see these fabrics in person at Quilt Market and we just fell in love with them! They are all-new, just-launched, hot-off-the-presses, and made with 100% organic cotton. The colors and designs are just so fresh AND boy friendly! You can check out the whole line at Fabricworm.
So to enter this giveaway, let’s hear it for the boys! Tell us something awesome about a boy in your life…your son, your dad, your husband, the pool boy, whoever. I’ll start: My dad loves pastrami sandwiches, egg creams, black & white cookies, and Mallomars. There’s no deep insight here, I just think he has rad taste. Come back everyday for a new entry. Become a follower, share on facebook, or tweet the giveaway, then leave another comment each time letting us know for an additional entry. Entries will close at midnight June 9th and a winner will be randomly selected. GO LADIES GO LADIES!
After I posted the How To Make Bias Tape Tutorial y’all expressed some curiosity about the magical machine, so I thought I’d show it off. Can you sense my enthusiasm? Check the video to see how it works, then try to stop yourself from buying one here: Simplicity Bias Tape Maker. $68 bucks. If you use bias tape it’ll pay for itself after like two quilts or some tops, or art smocks, or baby dresses, or mommy dresses, or oven mitts, or swaddle blankets, or whatever you can dream up. Or don’t, you can totally come over and borrow mine.
Why is it so impossible to just buy a diaper cover? Why?? If they sold them, say in packs of three in various seasonal colors, would we not purchase them? I don’t understand it, and neither do our readers, judging by the number of emails we get asking for a pattern. Your wish is our command… Get the DIY for the matching Sweet Shirred Summer Dress here, and the full tutorial and free Diaper Cover Pattern after the jump… (more…)
Here’s a no-skills-required way to decorate a wall with just yarn and some pins. Perhaps I should have made it a color you can actually see in a photograph, oops. We love LELLOW over here, what can I say… I originally made this last winter for the fabulous La Petite Mag, now get the full Yarn Sun Wall Art DIY after the jump… (more…)
When I was little I always looked forward to visiting my dad’s house on the weekends and all the delicious treats he let us eat that were forbidden at home, like Pop Tarts! But now that I’m a mom, I have new appreciation for my mother’s rules of nutrition and rarely let such a processed snack enter the house (ok honestly, that’s more because I know I will eat it and get fat). So we spent a lazy morning in the kitchen giving this Homemade Pop Tarts recipe from Smitten Kitchen a try. We had so much fun and no lie – they were DELICIOUS. Tastier (and healthier) than the real thing. We made brown sugar cinnamon, strawberry jam and one chocolate one for the Prudent Dad. Which exploded all over the others but was tasty nonetheless. Get our process in pictures after the jump and the complete recipe here! (more…)
PEONIES ARE BACK IN SEASON! SWEET SWEET JOY! I just unabashedly love peonies so much, don’t you?? I grabbed a couple bunches for .99 at Trader Joes yesterday and used the scotch tape trick to make ’em look all nice. If you didn’t catch it, get the secret on our post “Making Cheapo Flowers Look Fancy“…it’ll change your flower-arranging life. Also had to follow my own advice and pick up some $4 hydrangeas. Oh, I could gaze at them all day. What’s your favorite flower ladies?? Do you have a secret to making them look extra purty?
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AND the four chunks of her beautifully designed fabric seen below (from her Meadowsweet Collection you can buy here)…
. $68 bucks. If you use bias tape it’ll pay for itself after like two quilts or some 
