Awesome Box Pouch Tutorial

I’ve been on the prowl for pouches to make sense of what’s in my bag (and to make changing bags easier). This tutorial from http://modernquiltlove.wordpress.com/ looks simple and straightforward. I think I’m going to give this one a try.
You can find the tutorial here:
http://modernquiltlove.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/perfect-box-pouch-tutorial/
By the way… this blog is totally awesome in general… one crafter’s [...]

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Vacation is Over

Sigh… it’s back to work for me. I didn’t get nearly as much done sewing/craft wise as I had planned, but I had a wonderful vacation.
I did make a trip to NYC’s garment district and went on a little shopping spree. Will post pics soon of the fab fabrics that I bought.
While randomly trolling the [...]

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My Favorite Sewing Book

Not a new book, but I do want to give a shout out to this wonderful sewing book by Diana Rupp, The Sew Everything Workshop. I sewed with my mother and family friends when I was young, but lost the thread (so to speak). When I decided to give sewing a try as an adult, [...]

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http://craftfail.com/

Just came across this site. Genius!
I don’t know about you, but I learn so much from the things that go horribly awry. You only have to utterly ruin the beautiful fabric you love or destroy the shirt you spent hours on with a wack buttonhole once… you never make those mistakes again.
I’m going to run [...]

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