Making Scrap Fabric

By Sharon Schneider | June 22, 2016 |

Just a pile of trimmings: Carefully pieced together on some batting.   Top-stitched over the raw edges (yes, some fraying will occur!) Finished as a fun zipper pouch.

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Mending The Quilt

By Sharon Schneider | May 25, 2016 |

This quilt was a wedding gift made by Steve’s aunt.  This quilt has been on our bed for 27 years. It is starting to show some wear and tear.  I made some simple mixed fabric patches with a few pre-cut fabric squares. simply cut the squares into triangles take two triangles and sew together to form…

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Mending the Flag – Sewing Tutorial

By Sharon Schneider | May 18, 2016 |

This University of Minnesota flag took a beating this winter (almost as bad as the beatings on the men’s basketball team.) We are celebrating the end of the school year so I want to get this flag back on the flag pole. This was an easy, easy fix: trim the frayed edges and make the…

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