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It's that time of year again! When we celebrate a month of Sunny Stocking making! This year I designed a new stocking using an old favorite - the 9 Patch! STOCKING TEMPLATE Let's get started. You will need to gather scraps for your 9 Patch - at least 1.5" square. And 1 fat quarter of fabric for the exterior back (perhaps a 1/2 yard if your fabric is directional) and 1/2 yard for the lining. For the background of the front exterior, you will need about a 1/4 yard of fabric. You will be making (20) 9 Patch blocks. You...

Hello! I had so much fun making this bag! I hope you can use these simple instructions to make a bag for yourself. Of course, it would be easy to change the dimensions or the patchwork to make it suit your needs. Let's get started! Materials: 1 inch hexagon papers Scraps of fabric for the front exterior hexagons and the back exterior patchwork Fabric for the sides exterior measuring (2) 4.5 inches wide X 7 inches tall Fabric for the bottom (1) measuring 4.5 inches X 8.5 inches Lining fabric for the front and back exterior (2) 8.5 inches wide...

Hello! I have had fun making the NEW Stylish Sewing Caddy from Zakka Workshop and Krystine from @prettybyhand!     Today, I want to share with you a couple of my tips for compeleting your new sewing caddy.  First, if you have a directional fabric, you want to be sure you are cutting the pieces for the front, back and sides correctly. The first measurement in the pattern's cutting instructions is the width(side to side) of your bag piece and the second is the height (top to bottom). Of course, I used my acrylic ruler and rotary to cut out...

Hello friends! Today I want to share with you a fun little tutorial for a Norah Quilt pinnie! It's cute and it's tiny....in fact it measures just 3.75" square finished. This tutorial uses Foundation Paper Piecing. If you don't know how to piece with foundation paper, simply search for video tutorials on YouTube. There are plenty!  The unfinished size of the pinnie template is 4.25" and each "log" is 1/4". You will notice the last 1/4" on each side of the template is the seam allowance (you don't need to add anymore strips after the last four numbered strips on...

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...