Category Archives: Tutorials

Recycle your plastic bottles into…. a broom???

March 17th, 2012

You will recall a while back I shared a nifty idea on how to use the neck of a plastic bottle and its bottle cap to create an airtight bag sealer.

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Free Motion Quilting Resource… on sale!

February 14th, 2012

I have seen on quite a few blogs a real focus on free motion quilting this year. If you, too, are looking to improve your FMQ skills, you might be interested in this video from the Interweave Store… available right now on sale (70% off!!!).

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Fabric Folded Flowers

January 10th, 2012

We have a saying in Spanish: Lo ofrecido es deuda. Roughly translated, it means a promise is a debt. So I am paying off one of my debts here.

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English Paper Piecing Tutorial

October 4th, 2011

Way back in July I promised my friend Pearl I would put together a little video tutorial on how I do English Paper Piecing. I didn’t think it would take this long, but I’ve finally done it. (I guess that means we have finally gotten into a routine around here, and I am actually getting [...]

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Pyramid Purse

June 14th, 2011

My techie son Jared has been after me for quite a while to learn to make video tutorials. I kept putting it off, mainly because I thought the learning curve would be rather high and I would need to set a good chunk of time aside to learn. As usual, he was right, and I [...]

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Lynn’s Handy Helper

June 9th, 2011

I am lucky when it comes to visitors to my blog. You give me some great feedback, and more than once have helped out with ideas when I am stumped.

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How to make a silk thread knot

June 1st, 2011

You’ve heard the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” If that is true, I’m wondering how many words a video is worth? Hmmm….

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How to reduce your waistband in under 5 minutes

May 24th, 2011

Now don’t go getting all excited on me, thinking I’ve got a great miracle diet going on here. I said waistband, not waistline!

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Create your own Yo-yo Maker!

April 15th, 2011

A couple of months ago our friend Geta was making fabric yo-yos, wishing she could own all the commercial yo-yo makers out there to be able to make all different sizes and shapes. That got me to thinking…

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Quick and easy gifts to make from fabric collage

December 15th, 2010

Now that all my *big* gifts are finished, wrapped, and ready to go, I have been focusing on small, quick gifts. You never know… it’s always good to have a few on hand.

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