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Doesn’t Fall just give you all the cozy sewing feels? It does me. It seems like Fall is the time of year when the homey hobbies like sewing and knitting get their time to shine. But, it’s also the time of year when life starts to get busy, so you may not have time to sew a Fall themed quilt or hand make your entire Fall wardrobe.
Read MoreI love sewing for Fall! I love sewing little projects for most holidays, actually, but Fall always feels like the perfect time to make something simple, scrappy and cute to add to our home decor for the season. A few weeks ago, I was in need of a small sewing project I could make with scraps just for fun and I remembered taking a photo in an antique store last summer of the cutest little fabric pumpkins, hand sewn many, many years ago, with quirky embroidered faces, just hanging on a nail like ornaments.
Read MoreIt’s no secret around here that I looooove costume sewing! I’ve been making DIY Halloween costumes since my kids were little tykes and I’ve shared pretty much all of them here with you over the years. But today I wanted to share some tips and tricks for sewing Halloween costumes that I’ve picked up that have made costume sewing both easier and cheaper. You CAN DIY your kids’ costumes, and your own too!
If you want to DIY some home made costumes this year, but don’t know where to start, how to find costume fabrics, how to do it frugally, or how to find patterns for that obscure cartoon character your kid wants to be — you’re in the right place!
I’ve been having some fun over on my YouTube channel lately, so in addition to writing these tips here, I created a video with my costume sewing tips too! Enjoy :)
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