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May 3, 2020

Jalie 2020 Pattern Launch May 4th

Tomorrow! It’s the Jalie 2020 pattern launch! May 4th, 2020, there will be 13 new patterns to fuel your sewjo. What did I Sew? I sewed up 7 of the new ones, and made 3 different versions of one named Florence. One is a downright “hack” and you’ll see more of that in a few weeks. I’m working on a...

garments/sewing Comments: 8

April 29, 2020

5 Days to Jalie Launch

Are you dreaming of sewing excitement? Your dream comes to life in 5 days! It’s just 5 days to Jalie Launch! With most of the world in some form of social isolation, if you’re a sewing enthusiast, you’ll want to check these out! On May 4th Jalie launches their new line of sewing patterns with something for everyone! From little...

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April 28, 2020

Serger Made Grocery Bags Using Craft Fun Fabric

Serger-Made Grocery Bags To make these serger made grocery bags, I received 1 meter of “Craft Fun” fabric at no charge to me, from Fabricville for this project, thank you. (Product # YY072) The original plan was that this post was going to be a guest post on the Fabricville blog, but with all the kerfuffle dealing with the Covid19...

sewing Comments: 2

April 18, 2020

Hand Look Applique by Machine

Applique is a fun, fast and easy way to jazz up a garment especially if it’s hand look applique by machine. I’ve been getting ads on my computer showing summer tops in very simple shapes with colourful applique and simple designs on them. They inspire me so much that I have a file folder full of screen shots of...

about Yvette/garments/sewing Comments: 0

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...

not clothes or quilts/sewing Comments: 6

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...

about Yvette/Free Patterns/not clothes or quilts/sewing Comments: 17

April 3, 2020

Scrub Cap

This pattern is based on a chemo cap that I designed and use to make caps to donate to people in need. I’ve adapted it to make it larger so this scrub cap will fit over a full head of hair. The opening at the bottom of the back allows for a pony tail. You can make one in less...

Free Patterns/not clothes or quilts/sewing/sewing Comments: 5

March 29, 2020

My Socially Distanced World

Oh my dear friends, how ARE you? How are you coping in this socially distanced life? I needed to reach out today (finally) and write a bit, after spending almost 2 weeks doing very little. 3 days after returning from our North Carolina trip I came down with a dreadful head cold and that, plus all the COVID 19...

my furkids/outdoors/sewing/sewing Comments: 8

March 3, 2020

Quilt Speak Raleigh North Carolina

Quilt Speak We visited the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh North Carolina on March 3rd, 2020. In our opinion, it is one of the best history museums we have ever visited outside of Britain, and we’ve visited MANY! Spacious, easy to navigate, many exhibits and everything we saw was well documented. On the 3rd floor was an exhibit...

on the road/quilting/sewing Comments: 7