Hi there! If you wondered if I've dropped of the face of the earth since I haven't posted for so long... I haven't. I've just been.. well.. busy. And it turns out... so have you! I've gotten so many emails from readers who are using the tutorials and articles on my site, so thank you to all those who took a minute to write me a note and say thanks! I especially enjoy getting to see pictures of some of the things you've made using my site and a few people have sent me pictures so I'll share those with you now...

Featured Reader's Results:

I've heard from quite a few of you using my Fleece Ear Flap Hat Pattern & Tutorial! Here are the ones who sent me pictures...

Ann from Toronto Canada used it to make her 10-month-old daughter's Minnie Mouse costume, which helped keep her warm while trick-or-treating in the cold. The great thing about these hats is they can still be used for every-day-cuteness all through winter, not just for Halloween...

Caitlin, from Fredericksburg, TX used my pattern to make her son's first Halloween costume. She says she's far from a seamstress but this was so simple that she already has plans for another one. Here's little three-week-old Eli as Yoda for his first Halloween...

Sarah B. Of Liverpool, NY used my pattern to make her son's Halloween costume as well (he's Loki, from the Avengers). The fabric she used wasn't stretchy so it took a couple tries to get it to fit right, but she loved the pattern and said it didn't take her long at all...

Tracy R. used my pattern to make several hats last year as her first sewing project. She used it again this year to make her son a mohawk hat to match his coat because she couldn't find any in stores without skulls allover them. (I feel your pain... I don't get the attraction to skulls either and they are on lots of boys' clothes.)

Andrea R. made the ear flap hat with matching scarf to velcro in place and even some gloves too. She posted about it on her blog, HERE.

Renee K. made some creative additions to my pattern to make this polar fleece vikings hat for her granddaughter...

Angela D. of Maryland made several hats with embellishments, and is sure she'll make more in the future. Here's her favorite one...

Don't you love how versatile the pattern is? You can really do what ever you want with it! I have even heard from one woman who will be using the basic pattern (w/out embellishments) to make 100+ hats to send to an orphanage in Asia!!

Teri B. used my Rag Quilt Tutorial to make a couple lap quilts:

and some doll-size rag quilts for her granddaughters:

She also used my rag bag tutorial to make a couple rag bags!

Sandra R. used my Sassy Shelves Tutorial to make some Hello Kitty shelves for her daughter!

If you've used any of my tutorials to make something of your own, don't forget to send me a picture of your results! It's always fun to see what you've made! Thanks Ann, Caitlin, Sarah, Tracy, Andrea, Renee, Teri and Sandra!!!

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Elizabeth T. from Missouri used my bible cover tutorial to make her own bible cover. Not only did she not have a serger... she didn't even have a sewing machine. She did this entirely by hand!! I think she has much more patience than I do! Didn't it turn out nice?

If you've used any of my tutorials to make something of your own, don't forget to send me a picture of your results!

HERE's my Bible Cover Tutorial

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Katie P. used my Bible Cover Tutorial to make this bible cover for her daughter-in-law! I love how the embroidery looks on it too!

She says she'd like to make another one in the future. Thanks for sharing Katie!!

If you've used any of my tutorials to make something of your own, don't forget to send me a picture of your results!

HERE's my Bible Cover Tutorial

Don't you just love cute things? Me too. One of my favorite cute curly, girly things are these curly hair bows...

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After giving up on the curly bow directions from Hobby Lobby, Denny J. of Kansas stumbled upon my Curly Hair Bow Tutorial and said it was super easy to follow. She made this cute little bow to match her daughter's Christmas outfit!

Now she plans to make a few for her nieces too. Thanks for sharing Denny!!

Do you have any darling little girls in your life? I'm pretty sure they need some cute, curly, girly hair bows. I probably should have mentioned this before Christmas, but oh well! There's always birthdays!

HERE's my Boutique Hair Bows Tutorials Page!

PS- I have a few other bows & a bow holder on that page as well

Featured Reader's Results:

Regina M. of Wasilla, Alaska used my Fleece Ear Flap Hat tutorial & pattern to make her very first successful sewing project! Here's her one-year-old son, Oskar, modeling it...


Gotta love the camo!! Thanks Regina!!

Teri B. of Kansas loves my Rag Bag Tutorial! She's made three so far.
These two are "quiet bags" for kiddos from church to bring books in...


...and this one is made to tie on to a walker. It's my favorite This would also be a nice variation to tie on to a stroller! Thanks for sharing Teri!


***Remember: If YOU make any of the projects on my site, please send me a photo with your finished results!

Featured Reader's Results:

Angelina J. of Sacramento, CA used my Fleece Ear Flap Hat tutorial & pattern to make an adorable Yoda hat for her six month old, Shane! She doesn't own a sewing machine, and worked on this during nap time for two days.

Somehow, I think the paci completes the full Yoda look, don't you? Precious!

Teri B. from Kansas used my Rag Quilt tutorial and found out that her local quilt shop would cut and fringe her squares for her, which gave her a "shortcut" method to making her quilt. She says "This was my first quilt EVER (and I'm a grandma in her mid-fifties) and it was done in less than two days time..." **

**Quilt shops have unbeatable fabric selection, but fabrics cost more per yard there than in chains like Hobby Lobby. Teri says in order for the quilt shop to cut her fabric for her, she had to buy extra so it'd fit their cutting machine, so in the future she'll probably cut her own.

She also used my Hacky Sack tutorial to make these cute little hacky sacks for her grankids to play with!

***Remember: If you make any of the projects on my site, please send me a photo with your finished results! Thanks Angelina and Teri for sharing your photos!!!

If you make any of the projects on my site, please send me a photo with your finished results, along with your name and what state you're from! I've recently decided to start featuring these photos on my site. Here is the first one I've received back...

Kelsey S. from Tennessee used my rag quilt tutorial to make her first ever quilt! She was ambitious and made hers 70" x 60". Wow! Here's how it turned out:

And she featured it on her blog, here! Thanks Kelsey!