You’ve been asking for them! So here they are! Of course we didn’t want to offer just any old class…so here are two phenomenal classes that you will just love, love love! Class sizes are small – for obvious reasons, where would everyone sit to work? Plus we want to offer as much individualized attention [...]
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Tote bag suggestions
April 7, 2013 – 12:05 pm
Here are tons of suggestions for the Kelly Tote class! Call or e-mail me for pricing. If you place your order ahead of time I can send you a PayPal invoice and have your fabric ready when you come to class. Otherwise you will have to stop down ahead of time and pick up your [...]
FOX8 Skirt Tutorial
February 24, 2013 – 10:31 am
How fun! FOX8 TV came to Bolt & Spool this week to shoot a segment for their New Day Cleveland morning show! It’s part of a larger feature on University Circle that will air on Monday, March 4 on Cleveland’s own…FOX8! So be sure to tune in and check out the fun things to explore [...]
Reliving Thanksgiving Traditions
November 7, 2012 – 1:21 pm
Feeling guilty that I neglected to write a crafty tidbit to post this past Sunday (how do people blog every day??), I thought I’d share a story and a few recipes for you to make instead! Thanksgiving is hands-down my family’s favorite holiday. Steeped in tradition, as I think most American families would agree, we [...]
Pattern for the very easy Christmas gift video
April 16, 2012 – 6:44 pm
ooops!! I totally forgot to post the pattern that goes with the quick holiday gift video “la trousse à tout”! Someone just asked me for it… Voila! la trousse a tout (My marker is thick…so cut closer to the inside of the line. Have fun!)
Inspiration from First Communion in Sevilla
April 14, 2012 – 8:45 am
It’s First Communion Time! (This is a continuation of my last blog on styles from Andalusia…) My family took a trip to Spain for spring break and, although I’ve been there before and thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of the styles for children, one of the things that stood out for me this time was the [...]
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
December 22, 2011 – 8:23 am
Thank you so much to everyone who has made our first year a wonderful success! This was a scary adventure…starting a retail business in the middle of a recession, but how rewarding and fun it has been! I hope this is true for you as well – to finally be able to find unusual fabric, [...]
Great blog for basic tutorials
November 27, 2011 – 7:42 am
I had to share this great blog for basic tutorials that I stumbled across… There are tips for tucks, how to sew in piping, making a scalloped hem, how to do a rolled hem, bias binding facing and bound seams, and many others. While I don’t yet have her book in the shop, I’m going [...]
A very easy Christmas gift…
November 12, 2011 – 6:08 pm
Stumbled across this…how cute would this be made out of our beautiful Japanese linen with a little embroidery at the bottom corner and a pretty little ribbon for the zipper pull? How easy to whip up a bunch of these for Christmas gifts? I’ll draw out a pattern to share and post in a day [...]