LIKE I SAID BEFORE MY TIP’S ARE FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR THEY ARE STUFF I LEARNED IN CLASS. I AM NOT HERE TO PRETEND I KNOW IT ALL BECAUSE I KNOW I DON’T. THIS IS STUFF THAT I HOPE HELP’S PEOPLE THAT ARE LEARNING JUST LIKE I AM STILL LEARNING. IF YOU HAVE SEWING TIPS FOR ME I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I’LL POST THEM HERE TOO. MOST OF THIS STUFF I HAD TO LEARN ON MY OWN BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT WAS HARD FOR THE TEACHER TO HELP 30+ STUDENTS IN 3 HOURS.

TIP OF THE WEEK: WHEN BUYING FABRIC, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE WITH IT, MAKE SURE YOU BUY WHAT YOU NEED AND ONLY WHAT YOU NEED. DON’T BUY FABRIC BECAUSE IT’S ON SALE OR BECAUSE YOU THINK IT’S CUTE. I SAY THIS BECAUSE I HAVE 3 HUGE BOXES FULL OF FABRIC THAT I HAVE NOT TOUCHED SINCE I BROUGHT IT HOME FROM THAT HUGE SALE THEY WERE HAVING AT THE FABRIC STORE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SALES BUT DO IT WISELY. (I’LL TOUCH MORE ON SALES ON NEXT WEEKS TIP)

I SAID IT BEFORE AND YOU WILL KEEP HEARING IT FROM ME OVER AND OVER LOL
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL QUILT SHOPS. LET’S HELP THEM STAY OPEN.
I GOT THESE AT THE COZY COTTAGE

HAVEN’T USED EITHER BUT I DO PLAN ON MAKING SOME CUPCAKE PLACE MATS FOR MARILLA OVER @ CUPCAKE REHAB

TALKING ABOUT MARILLA, A HUGE HUG + KISS FROM BOTH TYSON AND MYSELF TO HER MOM. WE THINK OF YOU OFTEN! THANK YOU FOR VISITING AND FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER!

ONE MORE THING AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SEWING
BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME
HELPING ANIMALS!
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THANK YOU
SEE YOU TOMORROW WITH A PET SCREEN BAG TUTORIAL

I DECIDED THAT ONE TIP A WEEK IS GOING TO WORK BETTER FOR ME THAN ONE A DAY. SO THAT IS WHAT I AM GOING TO DO MOST LIKELY EVERY MONDAY.

I WANT TO FINALLY GET MY ETSY SHOP GOING AND I FIGURED I WOULD START WITH SOME CLUTCHES AND TOTES AND GO FROM THERE. THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST TIME TO START BECAUSE OF HOW BAD THE ECONOMY IS, BUT I WILL GIVE IT A TRY AND SEE HOW IT GOES. AS SOON AS I HAVE EVERYTHING HOW I WANT IT I WILL POST THE LINK TO IT SO YOU ALL CAN GO BUT TONS AND TONS OF STUFF LOL

WENT FABRIC SHOPPING TODAY. I FIGURED I WOULD USE WHAT I BOUGHT TODAY FOR THE CLUTCHES. THE APPLE ONE IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE

MY FAVORITE THREAD!!!

THINKING ABOUT PUTTING A TUT UP TOMORROW
DON’T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE, BUT I AM SURE I WILL COME UP WITH SOMETHING EASY.
TALKING ABOUT MAKING, I HAD FUN MAKING BUTTONS TODAY TOO.
WHEN THE ETSY SHOP IS OPEN SOME OF THESE WILL BE ON THERE TOO

GONNA GO KNIT + WATCH PRISON BREAK
SO HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND THANKS FOR VISITING

ALREADY I’M STARTING OUT WRONG LOL. I DIDN’T HAVE TIME TO PUT A TIP OF THE DAY TOGETHER. 

BUT I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU TYSON’S HOLIDAY GIFT
A DOUBLE SIDED FLANNEL BLANKET (TUT COMING SOON)

I’M A SPORTS FAN SO I MADE HIM ONE TOO. 
BASEBALL IS MY FAVORITE SO I MADE ONE SIDE BASEBALL. 

HERE IS MY LITTLE GUY EATING A SNACK

WITH SO MANY STORES CLOSING LATELY
I THINK IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES.
CAKE SHOPS, QUILT SHOPS, FABRIC SHOPS, SCRAP BOOKING SHOPS AND SO ON.
IF YOU LIVE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND YOU LOVE TO BAKE, A TRIP TO THE CALICO CAKE SHOP IN BUENA PARK IS VERY MUCH WORTH IT.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FUN + SAFE NEW YEAR.

I WENT TO FIRST NIGHT IN FULLERTON AND THAT WAS FUN. THE FIREWORKS WERE AMAZING. THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ASIDE FROM DISNEYLAND AND THE BIG A.

I’M GLAD THE FULLERTON MUSEUM WAS OPEN BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WASN’T GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE PURSE & THE PERSON EXHIBIT. SOME OF THE PURSES WERE SO NICE AND I WISH I COULD HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF EVERYTHING BUT THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE THERE. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES

THIS SEWING KIT IS SO SPIFFY

I LOVE POST CARDS

2 OF MY FAVORITES

IF YOU LOVE PURSES AND ARE IN ORANGE COUNTY, YOU SHOULD GO CHECK IT OUT. I THINK IT’S CLOSES ON THE 4TH.

WHEN I BOUGHT MY LAWN MOWER (SEWING MACHINE) I WASNT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT .  I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT WAS ON SALE. I DIDN’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT SEWING MACHINES. I KNEW THAT SINGER HAD BEEN A SEWING MACHINE THAT HAD BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS AND THEY WERE VERY GOOD QUALITY. I HAVEN’T HAD A PROBLEM WITH MINE. I LOVE IT AND AFTER LEARNING A FEW THINGS  HERE  AND THERE I HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP IT OUT OF GETTING SERVICED AND HAVE AVOIDED REPLACING IT . THERE ARE FEATURES ON OTHER MACHINES THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ON MINE. I WILL HAVE THEM IF I EVER HAVE TO REPLACE MINE BECAUSE I LEARNED THAT I NEED TO TAKE MY TIME WHEN LOOKING FOR A SEWING MACHINE AND THAT BRINGS ME TO MY

TIP OF THE DAY: WHEN SHOPPING FOR A SEWING MACHINE MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO FEATURES. MAKE SURE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS PRACTICAL FOR YOU AND THAT IT DOESN’T HAVE STUFF  THAT YOU AREN’T EVEN GOING TO USE. DON’T JUST SPEND HUNDRED’S OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THE BEST MACHINE OUT THERE IF IT DOESN’T EVEN MATCH YOU. NOT ONLY IS IT A WASTE OF MONEY BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY. THERE ARE TONS OF STORES OUT THERE THAT HAVE THEM ON DISPLAY AND WILL LET YOU PLAY WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE IT’S WHAT YOU WANT. BE SMART ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE HAPPPY WITH YOUR MACHINE FOR YEARS AND NOT JUST FOR A FEW DAYS!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FANTASTIC 2009