by Virginia | Sep 27, 2019 | owls, patterns, Sewing To Sell
You guys would not believe how easy it was to sell PDF patterns back in 2009! I began by selling a few handmade owls in my little shop. It was fun to design the pillow and then take the photos, list it, and wait for the sale to happen. My first owl pillows sold were...
by Virginia | Sep 24, 2019 | fabric, give away, patterns, sewing, tutorial
When I made my video about 8 ways to Make Sewing more Fun, I received so many comments about the pattern weights that I decided to share instructions to make pattern weights! I also wanted to try some other versions to make it more fun and so that I could learn...
by Virginia | May 27, 2019 | patterns, sewing
I am so excited to share this gorgeous Bucket Bag made by Emily Cummings of @mycraftylittleself. Emily is a talented sewist so be sure to follow her sewing adventures on IG. On to the bag… Here is what Emily said about her bag… “I keep looking at my...
by Virginia | May 25, 2019 | patterns, sale, sewing, tutorial, Uncategorized
Several people have told me that are a little wary of the eyelet feature of the Bucket Bag. One thing that is funny about sewists is that although they may have accomplished a very elaborate pieced quilt, they may not have done something simple like installed a zipper...
by Virginia | May 23, 2019 | patterns, sewing, tutorial
You all know I LOVE to change things up with my patterns, right? This is one of the best things about sewing- slight changes and getting a new look. Well in this circumstance, this is actually how I originally made the bucket bag! But I changed it to the one long...
by Virginia | May 22, 2019 | fabric, patterns, sewing
My new sewing friend, Lisa Kellog of Simply Stitched made the prettiest new Bucket Bag for me to share here for the offical Bucket Bag week 🙂 Lisa used home decor weight fabric for the exterior. I love this soft floral selection! The gray and melon are modern yet soft...
