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August 16, 2011August 16, 2011

1, 2, 3 Sew Giveaway

Head over to the Drygoods Design Online blog to enter to win a free copy of 1, 2, 3 Sew! Dry Goods Design Online has been a sponsor of The Long Thread for a few months now and Keli has a fabulous selection of some of your favorite fabrics as well as some new ones that I hadn’t seen before, so go check out her shop.

And a little note for those of you who have bought the book — thank you! I truly appreciate your support. If you have time to write a review over on amazon, that would be so extra wonderful.

August 15, 2011

Back to School Projects

Are your kids heading back to school soon? Check out my round-up from last year of 20 Back to School projects. And also check out my back to school clothing round-up for Sew, Mama, Sew! that I compiled last year. And Sew, Mama, Sew! is featuring some great back to school projects this month, so be sure to check it out.

August 15, 2011

Winner of Kids’ Crafternoon Sewing

Congratulations to #79, Danielle! She’s the winner of the Kids’ Crafternoon Sewing book from Kathreen Ricketson. If you didn’t win, you can still find the book here.

August 10, 2011August 10, 2011

Meet Peabo.

This is what’s going on at our house this week. Meet Peabo the dog. All nine pounds of him. He’s a full-grown one-year-old terrier mix that we got from a rescue agency and I think it’s quite possible that he’s the sweetest dog in the world. I’ve never had small dogs and I was skeptical, but this little guy rarely barks and is as gentle as can be with the girls.

The girls wanted a small dog and I think they sold me on it when they started obsessing over Boo, the World’s Cutest Dog. My husband was reluctant, so he got to choose the name, cheekily choosing “Peabo” after the romantic balladeer Peabo Bryson. And now I’m thinking about my Magic Moments record compilation that I ordered from a TV commercial as a kid. It’s all coming full circle.

I may or may not have put this dog in a tote and taken him into Whole Foods the other day. I’m not telling. And as you can see, he’s about the same size as our cat and they are actually getting along well though he may like to “play” more than she does. Maybe you’ll see some doggie sewing projects here soon!

August 4, 2011August 8, 2016

Mouse Pincushion Video Tutorial

We just returned from a long vacation, stopping off in New York to visit Etsy for Craft Night, where I showed lots of patient people how to make the little mouse pincushion from my book 1, 2, 3 Sew. Everyone was so nice and friendly, and made me feel at ease, despite equipping me with a microphone and putting me behind a camera.

Photo above by Laura Malek.

If you’d like to make a pincushion, you can download the instructions and templates here. This version was modified to use felt for the ears, which went faster in the workshop. But if you use fabric, just be sure to add 1/4″ seam allowance to the template.

Later in the evening, my husband and kids came by and you can see how we enjoyed Etsy’s cool photo booth, and you can also scroll through some other photos from the event here.

And a special thanks to Purl Soho for providing a discount on the beautiful felt used for this project. It’s so much fun to visit their store!