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It's Beginning to Look a lot like More Sewing

It's Beginning to Look a lot like More Sewing

christmasAlyssa Blankenmeyer
It's official, I can fully embrace the holidays. Nothing brings on sewing in full force like the holidays.  Either sewing for ourselves, that new ...
It's Beginning to Look a lot like More Sewing

It's Beginning to Look a lot like More Sewing

christmasAlyssa Blankenmeyer
It's official, I can fully embrace the holidays. Nothing brings on sewing in full force like the holidays.  Either sewing for ourselves, that new ...
Battle of the Plushes

Battle of the Plushes

cold weatherAlyssa Blankenmeyer
Have you stepped outside lately?  It's cold.  But I also may be saying that because it's snowing today.  But no matter how prepared I think I am, ...
Smells like Sewing Spirit

Smells like Sewing Spirit

giftingAlyssa Blankenmeyer
We've all done it.  We have all had that feeling.  That 'blah' feeling.  We've lost it, we've lost our 'sew-jo".  We've all experienced it.  Nothin...
Vegas mash-up

Vegas mash-up

adelineAlyssa Blankenmeyer
Hi everyone! I'm Stephanie, here today to show you how to take the super cute Vegas Top pattern and make it even better by making it a romper style...
Pinsperation is Right Around the Corner

Pinsperation is Right Around the Corner

InspirationAlyssa Blankenmeyer
Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social media platforms and one of my personal favorites. Most of you have probably wondered over to the sit...
Problem Solvers

Problem Solvers

bobbinAlyssa Blankenmeyer
We have talked about sewing with knits and the drape of certain fabrics.  Once you have chosen your stretch stitch and practiced on your test scrap...
Gather Around the Sewing Machine

Gather Around the Sewing Machine

gatherSonia Estep
Gathering, a very basic and useful sewing skill. You'll find it's a step in many beautiful patterns. Let me show you a few different ways to gather...
Free Girls Patterns

Free Girls Patterns

Cloud 9Alyssa Blankenmeyer
Kids grow so fast, like a weed most days.  I have had a dress fit my daughter in August and by the time May hits, she is wearing it almost as a shi...
This is Halloween, This is Halloween

This is Halloween, This is Halloween

costumeAlyssa Blankenmeyer
The leaves are changing, the temperature is dropping, and spooky season is upon us.  Or for some of us, it's time to finally be relevant.  This is ...
6 Free Patterns

6 Free Patterns

Alyssa Blankenmeyer
We all know the old saying, "you get what you pay for".  Which normally is excusing a poor buying experience, but there are gold mines out there fu...
Transition into Fall with CKC in SSE

Transition into Fall with CKC in SSE

Alyssa Blankenmeyer
With the kids settling into the new routine of the school year, football season in full swing, and the smell and flavor of pumpkin spice surroundi...
Appliqué and Lace

Appliqué and Lace

Alyssa Blankenmeyer
I went to the store the other day and got distracted by the clothing department (I mean, who doesn't?).  I love drawing inspiration from them, but ...
10 Scrap Busters

10 Scrap Busters

10Alyssa Blankenmeyer
We all have the same thing in all our sewing rooms.  Sometimes it's under our sewing table, sometimes it's in the corner, but there it is, just wai...