I have a really awesome warm-weather project for you! My friend and I did this many, many years ago, and I wish she lived closer so we could do it again. We saw some dresses in Vogue that were splattered with color, and of course they were like a thousand dollars or something, so we [...]
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Meet Some of Our Friends!
April 25, 2013 – 3:57 pm
We love our local sewing enthusiasts! Recently we were approached by Rose to test a pattern for a bag she designed, The Uptown Hobo Bag. So here is the one I made! I wanted it to look Springy/Summery, so I used Liberty Lifestyle Lytton D as the main fabric, and a light blue chambray to [...]
Classes have arrived!
April 7, 2013 – 12:06 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
Playing with Penguins
February 13, 2013 – 4:23 pm
We have some pretty crazy fabric here. I’ve been in love with this one Japanese line, Kokka by Heather Ross, which is printed on a canvas-y cotton. These are the circus prints and I LOVE THEM. If we had had these when the circus came to town a couple months ago, I totally would have [...]
That Crazy Dress I Made
December 10, 2012 – 3:44 pm
So last week I mentioned a green Christmas tree dress I was making. Why would I be making a Christmas tree dress? Because it’s hilarious, that’s why. Sorry, I had to take this at night! This weekend I went to a Santa-themed bar hop in Ohio City, so I went as everyone’s favorite singing tree, [...]
Good things are coming!
December 2, 2012 – 10:28 pm
Happy holidays! I hope everybody’s having fun getting ready! We decorated the store last week, and it looks so good! I think there’s a picture in here somewhere of the decorations. We have some really beautiful black polyester floral lace, and it stands out perfectly over this off-white cotton poplin. And the Liberty scarf looks [...]
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 [...]