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Tied With a Bow

That’s right, bowties! These are for the groomsman in my best friend’s wedding. The fabric is our lightweight brown linen. They turned out super nice, but the construction was pretty tricky due to ...

Our road trip to Spring Quilt Market 2014!

What a fun day we had in Pittsburgh! Despite the fact that Bolt & Spool is not a quilt shop, and neither Debbie nor I have ever made a quilt, our day at the spring International Quilt Market pr...

Tops and Bottoms

I’ve been on a bit of a bra kick lately. I’ve been fiddling with it, and I think I’ve gotten the fit close enough that I decided it was time to make the bra that I’ve had burned into my brain for m...

Every Mom Loves a Handmade Gift!

This Friday and Saturday at Bolt & Spool:  5 minutes + $5 = beautiful last-minute gift for mom! We love this hemstitched linen tape! Everything we do with it turns out so pretty. So it’s not su...

Undies

A couple months ago, I was sewing underwear like crazy. I guess I wasn’t really happy with what I was making, and couldn’t get the fit right, and they didn’t look that great on me, so I stopped for...

Robson Mini-Trench

Look, I made a jacket! This is the Sewaholic Robson Trench, shortened by 11″ (!!!). I folded the pattern pieces to get the length I wanted, and re-drew the lines to remove some of the flare at the ...

Electric Sequined Laurel

A few weeks ago we met with our fabric rep, Diana,  and ordered some fantastic new fabric. I mentioned that Nan and I fell in love with this brown corded sequins net, mostly because the swatch was ...

Deer & Doe Datura

This must be the millionth Datura blouse I’ve made, but it’s one of my favorite patterns, so I’ll probably make it another million times. This one I lengthened by 3″ so I could wear it with legging...

This Just In!

We’ve got some great new fabric, trim, and buttons coming!! Here’s a sampling of some we’ve already received: First is a polyester knit with a large floral tropical print. This would make a great t...

Super Cool Laptop Case

My sister asked me to make her a laptop case. Here it is! I found a tutorial here. It was very easy to follow, and the author provides great images. The outside pocket was of my own invention. The ...