SweetAdeline Designs

I am excited to share with you all, our very first Sew Along at Scrap & Sew!  Many times in my life I have had to go to a "Plan B", have you? This is such a challenging time for all of us and since my classes have been canceled at this time, I have decided to start a ' Sew Along'.  I dug through a number of my classes to find something that I thought would work. So starting Monday I will be featuring blog posts so you too can 'sew along' with me. Starting Thursday  April 2nd is my Fat Quarter Flap bag. I designed this pattern in 2001-WOW- after spending all day working at a store cutting fat quarters.  It was very popular and I sold a ton of patterns.  After about 2 years, there were so many bag patterns on the market, I decided it was time for a change. The supplies are minimal and perfect for all of those fat quarters that you have been saving a project... You will need 7 fat quarters or cut your yardage into a 18" x 22" piece. Any se...

Life has indeed taken an unusual turn.  I am on 'house arrest' (just kidding) by my family due to a comprised immune system.  I was all ready to present this demonstration at the OSQ Expo, so I decided to do a FB live event instead.  It will be my very first, so expect chaos. :) If you would like to stitch along, here is what you will need.  You don't really need a fancy machine, just a sewing machine with decorative stitches.   If you have a Sew Steady table or an extension table, set it up to make a flat surface.  Select several spools of thread going from light to dark or use a variegated thread. If you are lucky enough to have a multi spool thread rack, then set up your colors using a light and dark of each.   Otherwise, just line them up (like little soldiers) in the order you want to stitch them out. Next wind several bobbins in either white or black thread.  I am using black fabric so I wound 3-4 bo...