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June 25, 2021

Easy to Make Fabric Bowl Cover Class

Coming up in just over 1 week ,A new Scrap Happy Zoom class; Easy to Make Fabric Bowl Cover!  Make them in any size, use scraps of fabric, and line them with plastic if you want.  These are a great way to use up some of the cotton/poly that got into your stash. Class Schedule: I’ll show you various ways...

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March 21, 2021

Tutorial Notes for my Eleonore Sew-Along

Finally!  Thank you Megan for the kick in the rear reminder to finalize the tutorial notes for my Eleonore sew-along!  Remember these?  Jalie’s Eleonore Pull-on Jean pattern? I hosted a Sew-Along with more than 40 people, featuring this pattern, and stated that after the sew-along was finished I would bundle the instructions and offer them for sale.  The 13 chapters...

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January 31, 2021

Scrap Happy with me; SewWhatYvette

Got scraps of fabric?  Can’t get to a fabric shop?  Need sewing ideas?  Want to meet up via Zoom?  Then Scrap Happy with me! Here’s my plan for Scrap Happy To begin with: I’ll design a project that utilizes scraps of fabric.  I’ll make samples, write the instructions, create a PDF, then organize a Zoom session where you can join...

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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 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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December 18, 2019

Earwarmer Headband in Polar Fleece

Using leftover pieces of Polar Fleece and strips of ITY knits from previous projects makes this a frugal endeavor. I needed a few quick but practical gifts and these fit the bill.  It’s my own pattern, and my “last-minute-gift” to you. Modelled on my late mom’s hat-making wooden head. There’s a link to a printable PDF pattern and the instructions...

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July 29, 2019

Produce Bags

Produce Bags using Re-purposed Polyester Window Sheers This Produce Bags project began when I (finally) realized that all those flimsy plastic bags that I put my produce into at the grocery store were strangling our earth.  Nothing fancy, quick and easy, and furthermore, here in my town the check-out clerks admire them.   I had a discoloured window sheer that...

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August 29, 2018

Jalie 2107 Pants for Men and Boys

Jalie 2107 Pants for Bill I’m on the last leg of a 10-day vacation.  The first few days away from home are always relaxing and full of anticipation.  Then I realize how much I miss my fur babies.  And I miss my friends.  And I miss my family.  Then I start to think about sewing. What am I going to...

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May 20, 2015

Plate Cozy for your Microwave, No Burnt Fingers

Sew a Microwave Plate Cozy, No More Burnt Fingers! Don’t you just dread taking a plate of reheated food from the microwave?  Oven mitts can be so bulky and awkward.  The solution?  Sew a microwave plate cozy. Sew a Microwave Plate Cozy, it’s Easy! To get this size I measured a plate and added 2  1/2 inches. Supply List: MUST...

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