Today is my 30th Birthday! Today comes with a bit of a challenging reminder for me, however. June of this year will be 15 years for me having multiple debilitating chronic health conditions, which is HALF of my life. Becoming ill at 15 and having my whole world flipped upside down is not something anyone…
Some thoughts on time, plans and goals in life with multiple chronic illnesses.
Part 4, the last part in this zipper pouch tutorial and free pattern series covers the final steps in the construction of this zipper pouch! Today’s post has my favorite zipper pouch tip, how to make the lining in a zipper pouch fit nicely and not be baggy. Before you know it, your zipper pouch…
Zippers!! Zippers are that finishing pizzazz to make a bag or pouch go from blah to fabulous in a snap. Today in part 3 of this zipper pouch tutorial and free pattern series, we finally get to start sewing! In part 1, we cut and interfaced all the pieces for the zipper pouch. In part…
Today’s post is part 2 of my zipper pouch tutorial and free pattern series! Part 1 covered cutting and interfacing (read part 1 here!). Part 2 of this zipper pouch tutorial is all about prepping zippers by the yard. When I first started working with zippers by the yard, I was overwhelmed with how many…
The internet has many excellent zipper pouch tutorials in lots of shapes, sizes, and varieties. Over the years, and many zipper pouches later, (thankfully only a few wonky ones!) I have discovered the combinations of techniques that yield zipper pouches that I am consistently happy with. While some of these methods are not my invention…
While it may not be a traditional love story that comes to mind for some, this is a love story that many fellow quilters and sewists will understand. If you ask any of the people within my orbit… I think they all can attest to the fact that my first project blog post should definitely…
Hello There! Welcome to my new website! Although some of you know me, many of you might not, so here’s a little introduction. My name is Rebecca Lang. I’m a maker, lover of all things colorful, and I enjoy pretty much any and every craft you can think of! I’m passionate about learning new techniques…
