Category Archives: sewing

June Sewing: Pants For Mark

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Laura

Amid all the color book sewing, I managed to fit in some pants for Mark.  Lucky for me, they are super easy, quick (just a couple hours) and fun! I used the super fun giraffe fabric originally intended for the … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 5: Adding the solids to the page corners

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Laura

This is Part Five of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along.  For an introduction to this tutorial plus the finished book and links to all the other parts of this tutorial, see this post. To finish our pages, the last step is … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 4: Preparing the solids and pages for the corners

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Laura

This is Part Four of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along.  For an introduction to this tutorial plus the finished book and links to all the other parts of this tutorial, see this post. To finish our pages, the last step is … Continue reading →

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May Sewing: One More Baby Blanket

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Laura

Kelly and Drew are having a baby girl!  Hooray! When choosing fabric, I like to look at the couple’s baby registry to try to get a feel for the aesthetic of the mom.  Kelly’s registry gave me a cool, calm … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 3: Sewing The Cover and Trimming the Pages

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Laura

This is Part Three of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along.  For an introduction to this tutorial plus the finished book and links to all the other parts of this tutorial, see this post. It’s time to finish sewing the pages by … Continue reading →

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The Winner For Giveaway Day 2013!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Laura

Thank you so much for all your great recommendations, everyone!  If you too are looking for inspiration for what to sew for boys, check out the comments on this post and you’ll find lots of great ideas. The random number … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 2: Sewing the Pages!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Laura

This is Part Two of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along.  For an introduction to this tutorial and to see the finished book and a table of contents for all the parts, see this post. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway! In … Continue reading →

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Giveaway Day 2013!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Laura

To everyone coming here from Sew Mama Sew‘s Giveaway Day, welcome!  Thanks for visiting my blog!  I love to sew and keep track of my sewing projects here.  You might also be interested in joining in on my Color Book … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 1, bonus material, continued: more fabric inspiration

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Laura

This is the second bonus edition of Part One of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along.  For an introduction to this tutorial and to see the finished book and a table of contents for all the parts, see this post. Next week, … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along: Stop Cutting!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Laura

I just realized that my cutting directions are incorrect for the color book tutorial.  Sorry about that! Rather than cutting twelve 8.5 by 8.5 inch squares of muslin, you really need to cut ten of those plus two 9×9 inch … Continue reading →

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