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Tutorial: Portable Crayon Carrier (new and improved!) (and a great way to use up scraps)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Laura

I made two crayon rolls over the past year – first one as a blog giveaway prize (which ended up with my friend Kim in Israel!) and one for Ellie.  After living with Ellie’s for almost a year, I decided … Continue reading →

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Tutorial: Baby Jesus in the Manger (a felt ornament for your Christmas tree)

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Laura

I realize it’s February but last fall was crazy, so you’re getting your annual Christmas ornament tutorial three months late.  Better late than never, right? This year, I decided that we should add a manger to the nativity scene that … Continue reading →

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My Amazingly Awesome Baby Blanket Cutting Shortcut Breakthrough

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Laura

So, as it turns out, I actually have four more baby blankets I need to make (even though I’ve already made six in the last 4 months).  Hooray for babies!  So, while making one last week, I took a few … Continue reading →

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Tutorial: A Flock Of Sheep (for your Christmas tree)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Laura

This year, I decided that we should have a sheep as part of our church’s annual ornament sale.  Because we made angels last year, I figured it would be fun to have some sheep, too  And there were shepherds living … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 9: Binding the Book

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Laura

This is Part Nine of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along.  For an introduction to this tutorial, the finished book and links to all the other parts of this tutorial, see this post. Finally, you’ve arrived at the last step of this … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 8: Assembling the Pages of the Book

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Laura

This is Part Eight of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along.  For an introduction to this tutorial, the finished book and links to all the other parts of this tutorial, see this post. These instructions are to finish the book so that … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 7: Finishing the Cover

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Laura

This is Part Seven of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along.  For an introduction to this tutorial, the finished book and links to all the other parts of this tutorial, see this post. Assemble all the parts for your cover page:  the … Continue reading →

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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 6: Embroidering the Author and Title Pieces

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Laura

This is Part Six 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. Put away your sewing machine and get out … 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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