Hey Everyone! I'll be on CityLine this Monday! It's on CityTV at 9am. I'm doing a sewing segment and talking about what to look for when buying a sewing machine. During the segment, I do a sewing challenge with the guest hosts and have them make a super fabric wallet. Here are the instructions.

Set your DVR!

FABRIC WALLET

Cut out:

• two 9" x 12" fabric pieces (one for lining, one for cover)


• one 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" fabric piece (for strap closure)

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Hi folks!

I haven't written a post in awhile and I figured instead of asking questions I'd change things up a bit!

Not sure if you'll care or not, but if you do this is worth your while. I was browsing around Etsy for some inspiration and stumbled upon a shop that I thought was SO adorable! Check out The Petite Chouette. There are loads of lollipops, icecream, panda bears and cute little bows incorporated i

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Hello Fello Sewers!!! Today, in this blog I will talk about my new sewing obbsession. So, I guess I will tell you the story. It all started when my horrible teacher assigned a quite boring project to us. It was like this economy thing and we had to create a product and blah blah blah.. So anyways my group decided to make bracelets, and since I was the only one with a sewing machine, I decided to make it. I looked everywhere to find out how to make a fabric bracelet. Finaly, I g

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Hi there!

I hope all your projects are all coming along nicely. Feel free to share! :)

I'm going to be doing a dress pattern soon. It's "Very Easy Vogue", but looks hard for me. Glad I picked that skill level!

Anyway, the bodice part of the dress calls for lining. Is this just to add extra thickness and a nice feeling against the skin? Could I just use the dress fabric as lining material (I have an over-abundance anyway), or is there something special abou

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