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It's that time of year again! The official start to the Norah Quilt Sew Along!  Here is a little recap of the origins of the Norah Quilt and how she got her name. Several years ago, I made a baby quilt for my friend Janelle (you may know her as @NanandNorah on Instagram). She was expecting a little girl, Norah! Fast forward a few years later, I decided to make another and several friends wanted to sew along. The sew along was born and, of course, it had to be called The Norah Quilt! The Norah Quilt is more a...

This is a sweet little soft drawstring pouch with a fun shape! And best of all, it is easy to make and requires a small amount of fabric. The Rounded Drawstring Pouch is fun to embellish with pretty trims and darling buttons!!!    Here are the supplies you will want to gather: Exterior fabric - Front and Back (2 pieces measuring 12.5" across the top straight edge and 7.5" from top to rounded bottom) a 1/4 yard of fabric. Oxford, linen and linen blends, and corduroy are perfect. If you use quilting weight cotton, you may want to press a...

I love making this little pouch! It's so fun to fussy-cut all those hexie's and we have oodles of great fabrics for fussy-cutting!  To begin, you will need to make and stitch 24 ( one inch ) hexagons. I used a 20 centimeter zipper. It measures 7.87" from zipper stop to zipper stop and 9" from tape end to tape end. You will need to adjust your dimensions if you use a different size zipper or smaller hexagons. Changing to accomodate your zipper and hexagon size will be easy! I should note that you will be trimming the hexagon panel,...

Fill up the stocking, I may be rushing it, but deck the halls again now!  Time again for our annual Sunny Stocking Sew Along!  During the month of October, we hope you will sew along with us! It's very easy! We have several stocking templates and a bevy of design ideas, but feel free to choose your own design. The fun is sewing along and kicking off the Holiday season with new handmade stockings!  Every year we try to find another holly jolly idea for a fun stocking! This year we have a fabulous idea! I used the Cross Stitch...

Here are the instructions for a charming padded iPad cover! You will need to adjust the size of the cover depending on the size of your iPad. All seam allowances are 1/4".   I have an older iPad which measures 6.5" wide by 9.5" in length.   Materials.... Fun scraps for clamshells....you will need about 49 clamshells.  A piece of muslin foundation fabric cut to the measurement for your iPad. Mine was cut 9" X 11.25".  Fabric for the back and the lining. Do not cut yet, we will measure the finished front panel before cutting. Milliner needle for applique' Quilters Template...