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Artfully Sew Changes Are Coming!
As you may have noticed, I have been MIA lately. This past month I’ve been taking a hard look at my little at-home business, making some decisions and setting new goals for Artfully Sew. Part of this fine tuning (foreshadowing) comes from a big change in my life. In...
How to use Fabric Scraps to Sew Patches for your Jeans
Holy holes! My favorite jeans were getting pretty shabby. A few months ago I tried to fix the hole with some embroidery stitches. But the hole was working its way in every direction. I don't know about you, but I have a hard time finding jeans that fit. I wanted to do...
Boho Hippie Pants from Thrift Store Upcycled into DIY Bib Overalls
I have wonderful people in my life! I few weeks ago, a former student and her momma stopped by my studio with a little gift. They had been thrifting and found a pair of boho hippie pants that made them think of me. They dropped them off with this little note: " Dear...
Making a Barn Quilt (I mean, Garage Quilt)
This mother/daughter DIY barn quilt project used up our existing paints and was a blast to make!
Wedding Dress Costume Make-Over
As costume designer for the upcoming home-school play, Little Women, I get to play with all kinds of fabric and clothing. As most of you Louisa May Alcott fans already know, one of the sisters, Meg, gets married during the story. This means creating a wedding dress...
Working with linen and Tina Givens
Today I am starting my first Tina Givens pattern, "Plinka Pants". It's a free download of very cute pants. So far I've printed the pattern, taped it together and cut out the template. Very easy so far. This is the first time I'm working with linen fabric. I am a...
Using Up Treasured Fabric
I have a problem. I love to collect fabric. Actually, not just fabric. I love lace and linens, anything with hand embroidery, silks, satins, velvets and gaudy vintage bed sheets. I love the look, feel and even the smell of fabric. Yes, I do have a problem. And what is...
90’s jumper gets a much needed up-cycle!
I know amazing people. Recently my friend, Robin gave me a bin of treasures. For FREE. Bits of lace, embroidered pillowcases and vintage linens - all crying out to be made into new things! It was like Christmas for this scrap junkie. On the top of the pile was this...
Creative (and cheap) packaging tips
Packaging Fiber Art One of the challenges of selling fiber art is packing for shipping. When a customer purchases one of my pieces, I want to be sure of a couple of things: 1. The art quilt is protected during shipping. 2. Because of the embroidery and embellishments...
Goodbye, Chicken Apron <>
Sometimes selling something on Etsy is a bittersweet experience. That goes for this apron I sold from my shop yesterday. I made it from a vintage tablecloth I bought at flea market a few years ago. I will write about the process another day. I made 4 aprons from the...
Old Clothing saved from Goodwill pile by Upcyling
I have been going crazy on Pinterest again. One of my newest boards is Clothing Upcycle where I collect pictures of clothing that has been made by combining old pieces of clothing to make something new. It was time for me to rummage through my closet, get brave and...
Staging for Art Show
Saturday is the big day - the Sigma Holiday House arts & crafts show! I've only done one other show, which was a few years ago, so I decided to set up a trial run in my dinning room. Just the Right Size For the past few months I've been using my enclosed summer...