Oh my goodness … the last few days (and by few, I mean like a TON of a few!) have been hectic. I told y’all that I’d pick a winner for the Boo Boo Bags giveaway two weeks ago … shocker! I did not. But I haven’t forgotten!!!! I’ve been having a blast making dresses [...]
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Man’s shirt becomes Woman’s Apron – a Tutorial + Boo Boo Bags giveaway WINNER!
Posted in DIY, For Home, Giveaway, Scraps, TUTORIALS, Uncategorized, tagged apron, men's shirt, recycle, repurpose, thrift, upcycle on February 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Boo-Boo Bags …aka. Rice Bags … a Handsewn Tutorial…you might want to read all the way down…
Posted in DIY, Giveaway, kids, Scraps, TUTORIALS, Uncategorized, tagged bags, echino, fabric, hand, rice, sewing by, sewn, sewn by hand on January 26, 2012 | 53 Comments »
Yes, I’m afraid you did, in fact, read the title correctly. This here post will in fact most certainly be a project that is … oh gosh..this is hard for me to say … er, um … HAND SEWN. Yes. The hands that did the hand sewing were my own. I’m simultaneously so proud and [...]
Got 30 minutes? Make a clutch! – yep, there’s a tutorial in here!
Posted in DIY, Scraps, TUTORIALS, tagged cheap, clutch, Decor Bond, easy, fast, gift, how to make, Pellon, ty pennington on January 20, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Can you guess I’m excited about this latest project??? I almost never take photos of myself but last night, I couldn’t help it. I was compelled to be associated with this clutch both mentally and visually! I was inspired by this little sewing book I purchased from Stitch Social. It’s a really fun book filled [...]
Hearts Aren’t Just for Valentines – a Mug Rug tutorial
Posted in DIY, For Home, Scraps, TUTORIALS, tagged DIY, how to, make, batting, heart, hearts, mug, rug, rugs, placemat, placemats, Valentines Day, craft, piping on January 17, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Wherever you are – will you take a moment to look around for some kind of horn that you can blow really loud? I really need someone to sound the proverbial alarm today …. why??? I have had this idea for a mug rug in my head since Christmas: a mug rug (which is a [...]
Covered Button Pushpins – A No-Sew Gift for $2!
Posted in DIY, Scraps, TUTORIALS, Uncategorized, tagged cheap, fabric, gift, how to make, inexpensive, push pins, pushpins, tacks on December 15, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Sewing Season Christmas Season is in full swing, isn’t it!?! I don’t know about you, but the craziest gifts to come up with are not for family members or friends … but for the millions of SIX teachers I get to give gifts. I am already pretty close to being out of budget for all [...]
Yay – a new ONESIE DRESS TUTORIAL!
Posted in DIY, kids, Scraps, TUTORIALS, Uncategorized, tagged cotton, dress, fabric, flower, gathers, onesie, onsie, skirt on November 21, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Oh my stinking goodness y’all – I don’t even remember the last post I made … much less my last tutorial! It has been steadily increasing in crazy around here. Strangest thing has been happening. My baby doesn’t sleep ALL DAY anymore. Weird. I might need to take her to the doctor. Anyhoo…tonight….because I’ve been [...]
Celebrate the Jelly Roll! How to make a quick cuff bracelet
Posted in DIY, Scraps, TUTORIALS, tagged bracelet, cuff, fabric, jelly roll, jewelry, ruffle on September 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Oh my stinking gosh, I have fallen sew so far behind in my National Sewing Month’s SO Celebrate Sewing…please excuse me! Apparently, life with a Kindergartener is much more hectic than I anticipated! At last count, I was 6 posts behind. I think that was 2 days ago. That puts me at about 8 posts [...]
Four-Minute Free Pin Cushion … I Celebrate that!
Posted in Craft Crowd, felt, Scraps, TUTORIALS, tagged free, gift, hostess gift, pillow, pin cushion on September 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Back in July, some friends of mine and myself got together to organize the very first Austin Craft Crowd event … a City-Wide Sewing Class. It was awesome!!! After a full day of lessons, Austin added 22 ladies into their sewing pool – dreamy! You can see the photos here. Well, one of our goals [...]
So Celebrate the Upgraded Napmat!
Posted in kids, Scraps, TUTORIALS, tagged applique, DIY, how, make, mat, nap, napmat, sew, sewing, to on September 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
For day 10 of So Celebrate Sewing month, I thought I’d share how I made Ellie’s napmat cover. It really is very easy to turn a plastic sleep mat into a fabulous personalized cushion! And you all know I don’t mess around when it comes to EASY and FAST and CHEAP! Grab yourself a regular [...]
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Hi folks and felines...I'm Robie Kaye Dodson....I'm a wife, mother of three, obsessed sewer, mediocre cook, lover of coffee, marathon runner, and newly compelled DIY'er. Here, you'll find all the latest crafts I'm crafting and classes I'm teaching....please join in the fun with me!
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