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December 9, 2020

Nordik Quilted Booties and Slippers with Travel Bag

Nordik Quilted Booties and Slippers with a Travel Bag by Jalie Nordik Description by Jalie For the spa, home, or camping trips. The perfect gift-making pattern! A: Mid-calf booties with an optional adjustable elastic that traps warm air. B: Reversible slippers with rib knit heel piece for a better fit. Both views are insulated with batting for comfort and warmth....

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November 29, 2020

Jalie’s Galaxie 4

Announcing the latest GALAXIE pattern from Jalie, #4! Described as: GALAXIE 4 – Accessories for pets (and their humans), this collection has something for everyone! Make gifts for your pet, pet-loving friend or treat yourself with fun and easy-to-sew projects. Jalie’s Galaxie 4 includes 5 patterns: COQUETTE // PET TENT Cozy little hideout for your pet. 8” to 16” diameter,...

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November 10, 2020

Sew Fabric Tubes for Colourful Woven Effects

Our local quilt guild, Trent Valley Quilters’ Guild is winding down a block of the month quilt.  Each month we were introduced to an interesting technique and this month we were instructed how to sew fabric tubes for a woven block. As is my way, as I worked on these, I thought about ways of making them fun, fast and...

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October 28, 2020

Watch SewWhatYvette on You Tube

Breaking news!!!!!! You can watch SewWhatYvette on You Tube! On-line teaching is a whole new direction for me.  I LOVE to teach in person, and thrive on the interaction in a class or event. (Like here)  Plans were in the works for me to teach in-person classes for a neighbouring quilt store, but Covid kicked that out the door.  But...

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September 7, 2020

Sun Visor, a Free Pattern and Tutorial

With the days getting shorter, the sun has been right in my eyes when I take an evening walk.  My poor old sun-visor had seen better days, so here’s a new version, a sun visor, a free pattern and tutorial. No floppy brim on this one, thanks to “Craft-Fuse”. Supplies: • 2 pieces of fabric for the brim, cotton is...

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June 14, 2020

Head Wrap, Stylish and Chic

Head Wrap Stylish and chic, inspired by a picture on-line, here is a tutorial for an easy to make head wrap for cool or windy weather as well as hair loss. I make head coverings for chemo patients, and will include a few of these in the selection I have available.   What you Need: Fabric:  22” (56 cm) x...

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May 29, 2020

An Easy Welt Pocket for Jalie’s Renee 4018

You asked, and I did it; wrote a tutorial for an easy welt pocket for Jalie’s Renee, that incredible new pant pattern that fits like a glove.  Here’s my original review of this pattern. This tutorial is based on my size “V” (40 inch hip).  For children you’ll want to decrease the dimensions.  This is my 3rd attempt at adding...

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May 25, 2020

Add a Nose Wire Piece to my Mask Pattern

Adding a Wire Nose Piece to my Mask Pattern   I was wearing my mask at the grocery store the other day when I suffered a hot-flash.  Not just any old hot flash, the mother of all hot flashes, and the heat escaped my mask and hung out behind my glasses.  OMG!  Time to add a bendable nose-wire that might...

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April 14, 2020

Sew Buttons on by Sewing Machine

It’s Sew Easy, and Sew Fast, Sew Buttons on by Sewing Machine Why would you sew 2 or 4 hole buttons on by hand if you could sew buttons on by sewing machine?  It’s easy, it fast and they won’t fall off! Even without a “button” setting, you can do this, simply drop the feed teeth and select a zig-zag...

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April 5, 2020

Yvette’s Mask for Personal Use

  First, Greetings from my sewing room.  It’s my place of peace, surrounded by the flowering plants reminding me of the love of friends and family members who have gone. They comfort me in troubling times and inspired me to design what I’m calling Yvette’s mask for personal use. These last few days I’ve been focusing on keeping that COVID19...

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