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JustSewOlivia: Tutorial Part 2: Upcycled Finds into Wild Kratts Costumes for Less Than $35
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Tutorial Part 2: Upcycled Finds into Wild Kratts Costumes for Less Than $35. Find Part 1 of this tutorial series here. Go here for Part 3 - the final step! Time to finish up those Wild Kratts costumes! When I left off, the vests were pretty plain. Time for some embellishment. Now for the part that really makes this a "creature power suit": A place to insert creature power discs! You'll also nee...
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JustSewOlivia: Tutorial: Upcycled Finds into Wild Kratts Costumes for Less Than $35
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Friday, November 01, 2013. Tutorial: Upcycled Finds into Wild Kratts Costumes for Less Than $35. This This right here. This is why I love Halloween so much. What could possibly be better than dressing up and exploring another identity for a day? Especially when that identity is someone you think is cool! Including last year's Toothless dragon and shark costumes. See Part 2 of this tutorial series here. These funny-looking...
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JustSewOlivia: Today's Photo Journal: A Mother's Love
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Friday, October 05, 2012. Today's Photo Journal: A Mother's Love. The most precious gifts we receive convey love, thoughtfulness and meet a need. One of the earliest such treasures of my life was "blankie," a simple pink quilt made especially for a tiny me by my mother's mother. What's more resilient, portable and useful? What better endures the test of time and demonstrates the love and commitment of the maker? I Spy qui...
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JustSewOlivia: On Advertising and Integrity on this Blog
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Friday, July 20, 2012. On Advertising and Integrity on this Blog. It's been a few weeks since I started accepting advertising content on the blog. The law requires that I disclose the potential for ad revenue, particularly if I receive ad revenue from any product I endorse, but I want to share more than that with you.I want you to understand what motivates me. Playing trains at church while Momma sews with the Gals. B) If...
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JustSewOlivia: Sewing and Quilting Lessons
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Sewing is a valuable lifeskill and an amazing creative outlet! I would be thrilled to help you along your sewing and quilting journey. If you're just beginning, I can help you develop your skills in a systematic, deliberate way that maximizes gratification while minimizing frustration and out-of-pocket expense. I want you to love sewing and quilting! Once you have the confidence to operate and...
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JustSewOlivia: Tutorial: Basic Jelly Roll Quilt - QuiltWest
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Tutorial: Basic Jelly Roll Quilt - QuiltWest. We're about halfway through our project to make quilts for the families of first responders in West, Texas. Several people have asked me how to make a Jelly Roll Quilt, so here goes! First, check out this great video tutorial with Jenny Doan from Missouri Star Quilt Co. Now that you have the basic idea, let me walk you through in a little greater detail.
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JustSewOlivia: Tutorial Part 3: Upcycled Finds into Wild Kratts Costumes for Less Than $35
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Tutorial Part 3: Upcycled Finds into Wild Kratts Costumes for Less Than $35. So, yesterday, a lovely lady name Marney commented on Part 1. Of this tutorial, asking for a link to Part 2. I replied with the link and then started editing the first two parts to make sure they both had backlinks to one another when - BAM - I suddenly realized, "I never did write part 3 about the gloves! Not knowing a...
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JustSewOlivia: Godsend
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Monday, August 10, 2009. My mother has made a life out of saving others. A bed with a roof! 8221; More than once, she offered the extra spaces in our farmhouse to distraught out-of-towners seeing to a hospitalized loved one. We cannot thank them enough. We thank them for their skill, their response time, their reassuring words, and we thank them for responding not just to our calling, but to theirs. Thanks so much for che...
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JustSewOlivia: The QuiltWest tribute ... One year later
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Thursday, April 17, 2014. The QuiltWest tribute . One year later. One year ago today, 12 first responders gave their lives in an attempt to save others in the small town of West, Texas. QuiltWest was born of a desire to give whatever small gift I could to comfort the family members of these men. She also loved quilts and quilting, and understood the treasure of a gifted quilt. The families who live in West will receive th...
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JustSewOlivia: Basics: The Great Fabric Stash Organization project
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Sewing and Quilting Lessons. Long Arm Quilting Services. Long Arm Quilting Gallery. Sunday, March 30, 2014. Basics: The Great Fabric Stash Organization project. Okay, so I have a confession to make: I'm a fabric hoarder. No, not like those gross people on TLC, but I really do struggle with throwing away bits of fabric, let alone yardage(! I just can't stand the waste. Garment sewing usually leave larger, more holey, and funky-shaped scraps. So here's how I organized:. Yardage - Any cut that is at least o...
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