Windham Fabrics Back to School Blog Hop

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Hi everyone and welcome to Modern Sewciety and our stop on the Back to School Blog Hop. I really tried to overthink this assignment but when it came down to what I wanted to do I thought about my kids. What is something I could make that would be used a lot and needed for that matter. I happen to be lucky enough to have two beautiful girls with a head full of beautiful hair. So hair bows seemed like the perfect project. Easy and useful.

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My kids wear uniforms and are limited to certain colors for their bows. I love the new fabric line by Another Point of View called “Uncorked” which looks like cork with a beautiful shimmery gold metallic. It is the perfect glammed up basic for your fabric collection. thumb_IMG_6676_1024

As most of you know we just went through hurricane Irma. Time was limited on this project because for a week we were anticipating this storm and trying to get ready. Goodness I am so glad that it is over. We are all okay and had minimal damage which is a miracle. I haven’t stopped thanking the trees in our yard for being so good to us.

I happen to be terrible at keeping on track with projects when life gets hectic. So this project is super simple and we happened to wait until nighttime to take pictures. Thank goodness I have my SlimLine LED table lamp from Daylight Lighting. So the lighting could be better but, hey, we got them done and my kids love them so so much. I mean bows with flecks of metallic gold seems like a win for us.

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1. I grabbed a fat quarter and ripped 2″ strips of fabric.

2. I cut the long strip in half to make two smaller strips.

3. Fold the strip in half to mark your center

4. Turn strip to wrong side and fold raw edges in toward center crease. You want to overlap those raw edges a little.

5. Pinch your middle together to cinch the center

6. Sew several passes to secure the middle.

Below:: I then took a scrap of fabric and hid the stitches with a little knot. You could use ribbon or lace here. The possibilities are endless. My girls are already planning out their next batch. I ripped my fabric to save time and make them easier for the kids to help me make them but you could easily make the edges crisp and neat.

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We had some extra clips around the house which was so handy. Yea for hoarding craft supplies I guess. We just snuggled one side of the clip under the back of the bow on the knot. It worked perfectly. You could also use some hot glue here to secure it. We didn’t have time and this worked just fine for what we needed.

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My daughter loves the bows and she has already started pulling more fat quarters to make more. I often get asked for projects to make with kids and this is the perfect project. I think this would even be fun to make as gifts for friend’s birthdays as well. It is something that she can make herself and be proud of.
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Do you want to win a bundle of “Uncorked” by Another Point of View with WIndham Fabrics?

Be sure to follow Modern Sewciety and comment on this post for a chance to win a Fat Quarter bundle of the line!

The giveaway will be open from now until 8PM PST on Friday, September 22, 2017. The winner for this bundle will be picked at random and we will announce the name HERE on Monday, September 25, 2017.

The winner is Nicki S. I am emailing you now:) 

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Happy hopping!

Check out the other hoppers as well for more Back to School Projects.

9/11/17 Debby Kratovil – http://www.debbykratovilquilts.blogspot.com

9/12/17 Sue Marsh – http://wpcreek.blogspot.com/

9/13/17 Stephanie Kendron – http://www.modernsewciety.com

9/14/17 Chris Dodsley – http://madebychrissied.blogspot.com/

9/15/17 Brooke Sellmann – http://www.sillymamaquilts.com/

9/18/17 Shannon Christensen –http://www.shannonsstudio.com/

9/19/17 – Wendy Sheppard – https://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/

NOTE:: the pink cutting mat shown in my pictures is from Havel's Sewing. 

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MS episode 078:: Anna Graham of Noodlehead & Felice Regina of Sew Scatterbrained

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Anna Graham::

Anna on Instagram

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Handmade Style

Rain Walk fabric

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Noodlehead website

Noodlehead patterns

Noodlehead tutorials

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Her NEW pattern – Maker’s Tote found HERE

Felice Regina::

Felice on Instagram

Sew Scatterbrained

Felice Regina’s Shop

The Collegiate Tote (the one we spoke to)

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Bubble Plus Quilt pattern (the one she made with Medencino)

Sew Scatterbrained t-shirt Shop

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Felice Regina Etsy Shop

Sew Scatterbrained Tutorials

Felice’s NEW pattern:: Treasure Jar Quilt (I tested this one)

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Felice Regina (her site for her artwork)

I am Luna Sol (her soon to release Windham Fabric line)

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MS episode 074:: Heather Jones, Kim Andersson, and Heather Givans

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Heather Jones’ website

Quilt Local 

#Quiltlocal

Heather Jone’s on Creativebug

Heather’s new pattern Marrakech

The art supplies Heather and I chatted about::

The Rhodia notebook’s

Faber-Castell Pencils

Pitt Pens

Copic Markers

PaperMate Sharp Writer

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I Adore Pattern  – Kim’s website

Good Hair Day lookbook

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Crimson Tate

Heather Givans on Windham’s site (I’ll update this link when her lookbook is up)

Heather wrote a blog post about the #paperobsessed envelopes for market! Below is the address to send the envelopes too but if you have questions the blog post is the place to check out.

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MS episode 065:: Windham Fabric Designers – Spring 2015 Collections

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Windham Fabrics website

Alison Harris of Cluck Cluck Sew

Hazel fabric by Alison Harris

Hazel fabric lookbook

Heather Givans of Crimson Tate

Crimson Tate blog

Succulents fabric by Heather Givans

Succulents fabric lookbook

Sara Franklin Design

Sunnyside fabric by Sara Franklin

Sunnyside fabric lookbook 

Sarah Fielke

The Last Piece blog by Sarah Fielke

Sarah’s new book Old Quilts, New Life (amazon affiliate link)

Snippets fabric by Sarah Fielke

Snippets fabric lookbook

Mary Elizabeth Kinch

Mary Elizabeth Kinch’s blog

Modern Country fabric by Mary Elizabeth Kinch

Modern Country fabric lookbook

MS episode 064:: Heather Ross

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Thank you so much for tuning in to episode 064!!! If you enjoyed the show I would love for you to leave a review on iTunes if you haven’t already:) Also check out the support page for more information of how you can contribute to the podcast.

Heather Ross website

Heather Ross on Creativebug

Heather Ross workshops

Heather Ross Shop

Heather’s new collection with Windham Fabrics, Tiger Lily

How to Catch a Frog

Heather Ross Prints (book)

Weekend Sewing (book)

Heather’s Children Books (she illustrated)

How to Behave at a Dog Show

How to Behave at a Tea Party

Crafty Chloe

Crafty Chloe – Dress up Mess up