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Easy Knit Pencil Skirt Tutorial

Easy Knit Pencil Skirt Tutorial

45 minutes + less than a yard of fabric = awesome skirt for fall! This is one of the quickest, easiest skirts to make. I am so excited that I...

Easy Knit Pencil Skirt Tutorial

45 minutes + less than a yard of fabric = awesome skirt for fall! This is one of the quickest, easiest skirts to make. I am so excited that I...

Outdoor Fabric is Here!

Outdoor Fabric is Here!

We just received our shipment of outdoor fabric! We are so excited about all the possibilities these have. Outdoor furniture, pillows, cusions and placements would all be amazing. But there...

Outdoor Fabric is Here!

We just received our shipment of outdoor fabric! We are so excited about all the possibilities these have. Outdoor furniture, pillows, cusions and placements would all be amazing. But there...

Washi Dress Class

Washi Dress Class

We recently finished up our first Washi Dress class! It was a two part class taught by the amzing Jean Sando. The Washi Dress holds a special place in our...

Washi Dress Class

We recently finished up our first Washi Dress class! It was a two part class taught by the amzing Jean Sando. The Washi Dress holds a special place in our...

Garment Sewing Month - The Peony Dress

Garment Sewing Month - The Peony Dress

Welcome to Garment Sewing Month! We have many exciting things happening this month that we can't wait to share with you. Here's a few things you don't want to forget......

Garment Sewing Month - The Peony Dress

Welcome to Garment Sewing Month! We have many exciting things happening this month that we can't wait to share with you. Here's a few things you don't want to forget......

Sewing with Knits - The Moneta Dress

Sewing with Knits - The Moneta Dress

Can I be honest with you? Knits and I have not been friends. I was starting to feel like it was a battle and the knits were winning. I love...

Sewing with Knits - The Moneta Dress

Can I be honest with you? Knits and I have not been friends. I was starting to feel like it was a battle and the knits were winning. I love...

Pattern Drafting Class - Megan Yeats

Pattern Drafting Class - Megan Yeats

Have you met Megan? She's the brains, talent and workforce behind Her Bunnies Three. We love the beautiful dolls or 'sweeties' she creates (my own kiddos each have one and...

Pattern Drafting Class - Megan Yeats

Have you met Megan? She's the brains, talent and workforce behind Her Bunnies Three. We love the beautiful dolls or 'sweeties' she creates (my own kiddos each have one and...

Get to Know Katie

I learned to quilt under my grandma’s feet at the ripe age of four. My first project? Digging through her scraps to make an improv cat quilt. Quilt police? Never heard of her—rules aren’t really my style. I believe in diving in feet first and pushing the limits of sewing and quilting…because why not? And, honestly, that’s what seam rippers are made for!

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