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Another Winter Coat Modification

Posted on December 1, 2015 by JanDecember 1, 2015

What do you do when every winter coat you can find for little girls is 100% polyester and the little girl who needs to stay warm is allergic to polyester? We shared the solution we came up with for that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Sewing | Tagged modification, polyester allergy, sewing, winter coat

Karla Dornacher: A Woman of Inspiration

Posted on November 25, 2015 by JanNovember 25, 2015

Somehow in the past couple of years while visiting with crafters and artists at Silver Dollar City’s Fall Harvest Festival, I missed meeting a delightful new friend. This year her booth was located right across from the stage venue where … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration | Tagged artist, author, coloring books, inspiration, Karla Dornacher, speaker

Home Again!

Posted on November 24, 2015 by JanNovember 24, 2015

I am back home again after spending a few weeks with these superheroes. I was proud to once again cheer my daughter on as she ran her second NYC Marathon. She makes it look so easy! And she shaved 39.5 minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Real Me Monday | Tagged Crayola Factory, Disney on Ice, grandkids, Marathon, Metropolitan Opera, NYC

Shibori Dyed Scarves

Posted on November 12, 2015 by JanNovember 12, 2015

Shibori dyeing is a beautiful Japanese method of creating unique fabric designs. Check out this post about my first experiments with this method when I dyed cotton flour sack towels trying out different techniques. This time I dyed some pieces of cotton … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration | Tagged Dyeing, scarves, Shibori

Learning to Quilt One Block at a Time: Appliqué

Posted on October 31, 2015 by JanOctober 31, 2015

Appliquéing is the process of attaching pieces of fabric to another larger piece of fabric to form a picture or a design. Over the years I have sewn many appliqué projects using a satin stitch or straight stitch on the sewing … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Sewing | Tagged 2015 Block of the Month, needle turn appliqué

Hand Lettering as a Creative Expression

Posted on October 19, 2015 by JanOctober 19, 2015

I love handwriting. As a young girl I was captivated with the beauty of cursive writing and spent hours practicing my letters and writing my name. I wanted the letters to look perfect— just like the teacher’s. I found some … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration, Draw With Me | Tagged calligraphy, cursive, hand lettering, hand writing, Jake Weidmann, penmanship

New Baby Doll Carriers

Posted on October 16, 2015 by JanOctober 16, 2015

Do you need a unique gift for a special little one in your life? We have just added several new Baby Doll Carriers to our Etsy store. Kids love their babies and want to hold them close and keep them … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Sewing | Tagged Baby Doll Carrier, etsy, pattern

A Shadow With a Story

Posted on October 8, 2015 by JanOctober 8, 2015

The wonderful historic city of Savannah, GA is a place my mom,sisters, and I will always remember with fondness. One of many stories we heard about on our visit a few years ago was of “The Waving Girl”. A young lady … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2015, Painting | Tagged Documented Life Project 2015, Florence Martus, Savannah GA, watercolor, Waving Girl

Experimenting With Shibori Dyeing

Posted on October 3, 2015 by JanOctober 3, 2015

Last fall I purchased a beautiful silk scarf from a crafter. As we visited, she told me she dyed the scarf using the shibori method. Well, that was a new word for me and after explaining quickly how she wraps the fabric around … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration | Tagged Dyeing, Japanese art, Shibori

Nautical Baby Gifts

Posted on October 1, 2015 by JanOctober 1, 2015

A long time ago I purchased several desktop magnet boards on a clearance sale. I scraped off the designs printed on them and remade several of them for gifts. (You can see what I made in this post.) Recently we … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration | Tagged baby gift, magnet board, nautical, whale

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