Hobby Horse Pattern & Tutorial

Fairly quick to make, the materials were easy to find, and it makes a really fun, imaginative toy.
Gather up some brown fabric or felt, some yarn for the mane, and a dowel or broomstick and you're ready to go.

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Compact Foldable Shopping Bag Tutorial

Sewing Tutorial HERE.

Tutorial for a reusable shopping bag that folds into a wallet size pocket.

This is the bag I came up with; it’s perfect for a small knitting project, embroidery, English paper piecing– You name it.

Happy hostess gift boxes are a lovely way to wrap up special gifts for friends and family, each box a gift in itself that can be used and enjoyed for years to come.

After you make the basic card + envelope as a foundation piece you can then embellish, embroider, quilt, print… Do something to make it unique! Mix things up, and personalize your card to make it the perfect something for your special someone. Create your personalized fabric card or Valentine.

I made a little stuff sack for keeping extra grocery bags handy to use as trash bags for the car or wherever. It has instructions for applique and a neat way to make a drawstring bag. I like that the lining shows and since the lining doesn’t have interfacing, it makes the casing portion a lot less bulky. You could easily adapt the technique to whatever size you need.