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I plan to put up a lot more how to’s so please check in once in awhile. Thanks Nonie

Double Bow After noticing some bows were double, Jerry set about to to make a method for double bows and is kind enough to share.

Rick Rack Dress
Adding rick rack as insertion on pillowcase style dress

Easy Underlining How To Underlining is when the lining fabric is attached to the fashion fabric and treated as one.

Baby Barrette (Clip Type) How To Your bald baby doesn’t have to miss out on the bows, as long as you can find a tiny bit of hair, these barrettes will do the trick..

Beginner Baby Quilt How To Even if you have never made a quilt before, you will be able to make this simple and quick baby quilt. Perfect for that new baby.

Fabric Bulletin Board Brighten your sewing space, kitchen or bedroom with this fun project. The perfect spot for pictures or pattern instructions.

Ribbon Bow Every dress needs a matching bow, now its no longer a problem to make using these bow instructions

Smocked Version of the Pillowcase Dress Makes a great nightgown or sundress

Towel Bib
These cute bibs are easy to make.

Updated Elastic Application Here is the perfect elastic application for casual wear. Use 1″or 3/4″ non-roll elastic for best results. The key to

this application is the use of the zipper foot.

Pillowcase Dress How To
This popular dress is quick and easy to make. Can be adapted for both young and old.

Collar Piping How To
It’s fun and easy to add a touch of piping to a collar to give it that special look.

Lacy Easter Bonnet
Noah modeling Betty’s Easter bonnet.

Baby Bonnet
A special baby bonnet for your special baby.

Using Your Button Hole Foot for Piping This is my favorite way of putting on piping by using the button hole foot.

Corners using piping can be hard, but I think this method works best for me.

Curly Bow How To
What little girl wouldn’t want one of these to accent her outfit for school?

Bonnet Stand How To
How to make a bonnet stand

Betty’s Fancy Scuffs How To
Gifts to make ahead.

Floppy Hat How To
This cute hat would look perfect with any outfit.

Scalloped Hem
Want to share my favorite hem

Plackets! Plackets! Plackets!
Three great ways to makes plackets.

Mitered Lace Corner How To
This is the method I use when mitering lace corners.

French Seam/Sleeve How To
I have been sewing for many years and want to share my favorite way of setting in sleeves. Betty

Tea Cup Pincushion How To
How many of us have a chipped or cracked tea cup that means something to us or is pretty (except for that chip or crack) and we hate to throw it away, but we can’t use it? Now we can..

Potholder How To
I love these potholders they are the only ones I use. They are simple to make, and great for beginner crocheters. You will never burn your finger taking a pan out of the oven again.

Mouse Door Stop How To
These are the cutest mice. Great for gifts.

Smocked Heart How To
Valentines is right on the horizon.

Pillowcase How To
Time to make a pillowcase for your favorite pillow.

Sweatshirt Insert
This sweatshirt insert how to will show you how to insert smocking like the picture smocking done on Seth’s sweatshirt.

Smocked Christmas Ornament
With Christmas right around the corner now would be a good time to get started on making some ornaments to decorate your tree.

Zipper How To
How to put in a zipper

Honeycomb Pillow
When this stitch is done on pleated fabric it has a totally different look. I thought it would be fun to do a smocking project not using a pleater.

Boxer Shorts
Kids love these 5 panel boxer shorts.

Appliqué Lesson 1
If you would like to learn appliqué, now’s your chance. This is the first appliqué lesson. Each lesson will get progressively more difficult.

Bullion Rose
Would you can like to learn the bullion rose? Here are step by step pictures to show you the process.

Bullion Stitch
Making a bullion stitch is the precursor to making the bullion rose.

Napkin Rings
By request the napkin ring “how to” is up. Have fun making them please send me pictures so I can see all of the variations.