Crafting

Finished — Amy Butler — Madison Bags
Filed in Crafting by on July 13, 2009 25 Comments
Finished — Amy Butler — Madison Bags

Get The Pattern And Make It Yourself Elegant and fashionable purse design at home in the penthouse or on the pavement! An updated take on 40’s style.  I made the mistake of cutting these all out and placing the peltex before I actually did the prototype bag.  Peltex is actually to thick and maybe craft […]

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Finished — Amy Butler — Laptop Cover
Filed in Crafting, Technology by on July 11, 2009 25 Comments
Finished — Amy Butler — Laptop Cover

Get The Pattern And Make It Yourself Amy Butler just has the best patterns but sometimes they get to think to rangle through a sewing machine all the canvas and peltex gives me a little headache Oh but this cheap frog material is after my heart. You can see many of my creations for sale […]

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Finished — Accuquilt — Rag Quilt
Filed in Crafting by on July 10, 2009 30 Comments
Finished — Accuquilt — Rag Quilt

[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157621102130737″ type=”gallery”] Get Your Own Accuquilt Accuquilt has a new toy the GO! Fabric Cutter.  What an amazing little thing and if you want to make rag quilts there is no better way.  I use the GO! Square-6 1/2″ for the batting and the GO! Rag Square-8 1/2″ to make the blocks. On […]

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Anna Maria Horner – Study Hall Skirt
Filed in Crafting by on July 9, 2009 28 Comments
Anna Maria Horner – Study Hall Skirt

I am just In love with Anna Maria Horner. Although these were not done with her fabric the skirt is to cute. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157621112274003″ type=”gallery”]

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Amy Butler – Birdie Sling
Filed in Crafting by on July 8, 2009 23 Comments
Amy Butler – Birdie Sling

This is a great purse! Easy easy to assemble and very attractive. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157621053090537″ type=”gallery”]

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Amy Butler – Madison Bag
Filed in Crafting by on July 7, 2009 20 Comments
Amy Butler – Madison Bag

My Prototype – In general this is any easy purse from a piecing standpoint. Oh but the assembly is a real pain in the you know what!!! I made the mistake of putting a way to thick peltex. I might suggest that you might want to go with 2 layers of craft bond maybe even […]

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Jelly Bags
Filed in Crafting by on March 21, 2009 20 Comments
Jelly Bags

My run of Jelly Bags is all done and posted to Etsy.  Want one just, pop over there and pick one up.  I have already sold a few so maybe you better hurry. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157615335032464″ type=”gallery”]

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25 Quilt Tips
Filed in Crafting by on March 18, 2009 34 Comments
25 Quilt Tips

The next time you are at the fabric store, ask for an empty bolt board. Wrap a towel around it and safety pin in place to make portable ironing surface. Instead of moistening the thread moisten the needle.  The moisture in the eye will help draw the thread through. Loosen paper backing of fusible web […]

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Etsy Success…
Filed in Crafting by on March 9, 2009 22 Comments
Etsy Success…

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to just be able to craft and make enough money to live? Wouldn’t it be good for America if we could make stuff again? I stopped shopping at Walmart a while ago every single thing there is made in China (every single thing). Since I don’t have a job right now […]

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Making Socks With Uncle Lee
Filed in Crafting, Video by on February 27, 2009 24 Comments
Making Socks With Uncle Lee

Boy did I need to get my nails done.  This is a video made with a Nokia N95 I got in Russia.  I was showing my Uncle Lee how the phone worked and how to make socks. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PvwzEKmQmc [lightbox href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PvwzEKmQmc”]Open in Lightbox[/lightbox]

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