Merry and Bright Retro Christmas Kitchen Towels Merry Christmas from Amanda of Jedi Craft Girl! I love creating seasonal kitchen towels! It’s one of the few ways to incorporate fabric into the kitchen. My kitchen has a fun retro/vintage feel and so these towels are perfect! You can totally change the fabrics to suit your […] Read more…
When my kids were little I sewed almost all of their Halloween costumes based upon what they wanted to be. Now that I have grandchildren, I occasionally get special requests from them for costumes. The four-year-old Monkey Boy wanted a Batman vs Superman costume, so of course, I had to make sure he got what […] Read more…
Joining in on the apron fun this month I have chosen to hack a pattern. I found an apron with the proper shape to meet the needs of the Queen of Hearts from the 1951 animated Disney Alice in Wonderland. With the perfect sweetheart neckline and the division of the colors sorted for us, we […] Read more…
I love the idea of making a Halloween costume into an apron, especially when the apron shows off my favorite wicked lady, Cruella Deville! She’s got such a mean streak when it comes to those sweet Dalmatian puppies. Maybe she needs to spend some time in a kitchen wearing this apron to cook a big […] Read more…
A lot of us love to get our pets into the Halloween spirit and with Blend’s Boo Crew fabrics we can do just that. The designs in the fabrics are just so cute. I love the dogs in costumes! Adding HeatnBond Fleece Fusible High Loft as batting makes a great lightweight wall hanging or table […] Read more…
It was a wonderful challenge to have Windham’s Meriwether fabric by Amy Gibson come in a beautiful bundle of fat quarters to sew into an apron. The designs and colors were amazing in this line and reminded me of my great-grandmother and the aprons she always wore. I loved how her ties were long and she’d […] Read more…