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Hi! You've landed on the Polkadot Chair blog!! My name is Melissa Mortenson, and I'm so glad that you are here!
I'm a Mom to 3 great kids, married to a wonderful guy, and feel lucky to be living in Kentucky!
I love to sew, craft & create... this blog, named after a chair in my craft room, is a peek into my little world.
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How to pick a Sewing Machine
One of the top 5 most frequently asked questions I get is “What sewing machine should I buy?” I get quite a few emails about it, which I don’t mind at all, I love to talk sewing. To simplify things a bit and since I thought that some of you may have a new machine on your “Dear Santa” list this year, I decided to type up my response and post it here for future reference.
Stuff you might want to know….
Just a quick post today with some “business” stuff!
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I sewed!! I’ve not been sewing much the last few weeks, just not in the mood… but the mood hit last week and I made this for the Sewing Summit:
Just a quick instagram pic, I’ll share a better one when I’m done. Pattern is July Bag from my shop… (just made with fabric instead of burlap)
TWO:
Traci listed GOBS of new charms in her shop this weekend and I’m in love!
Especially with this one:
It’s from a vintage Christmas postcard that was my Grandpa’s….
Snag some before she realizes she not charging enough for them!
THREE:
LOVE LOVE LOVE the new Grateful Glam kits from Rhonna Designs! Such a sophisticated way to do Thanksgiving crafts- My minds a racin’!!
Tomorrow I’ll be sharing 2 projects over at Rhonna’s blog made with digital elements and both use fabric! Oh- just a bit of advice- good things come to those signed up for her newsletter! *hint hint*
FOUR:
This is the last week to enter to win a $100 Gift Card from Dick’s Sporting Goods, courtesy of Gatorade:
FIVE:
Handmade Christmas Quilt Along steps/posts will be on most Wednesday’s. I hope you will join us, I’ve got a great giveaway for you this week that ties in with the quilt along perfectly!
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The home of the Polkadot Chair…. part 1
One of the most frequent questions I get about my blog is: “is there really a Polkadot Chair?” Well the answer is yes, there is a Polkadot Chair…
it’s pink,
and it lives in my craft room.
When I first started my blog I didn’t like the 1st name I had picked for it. After spending an afternoon sitting in my polka dot chair hand sewing, I thought it would be a better name for my blog. So I switched it to “the Polkadot Chair, adventures in my craft room”….
My Secret Identity…
Just a few quick things to share here… I thought I’d answer some FAQ that I’ve received the last few weeks here…
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Random Stuff….
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A lot of you have asked about cutting out letters if you don’t have an “e” cutter machine. (From the chalkboard placemat tutorial). There is a tutorial I wrote here, where I showed how to use a light box to trace letters. Then you just cut them with out with scissors. I’ve done this several times with fabric, you can do it with any medium you like.
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Thanks for all the kind comments about my photo wall. I got a LOT of questions about it… You can see a post about how I made it and where I got the ledges and how to make your photos fit in square frames HERE
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Yes, there is a tutorial coming for the Mummy Princess costume. I realize it’s too late for this year but that way I’ll have it in my archives for next year.
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Right now I’m working on modifying this pattern, (and changing the name, you can get it in my etsy shop, www.mayandmae.etsy.com)
to accommodate MORE Holidays (Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween etc). It’s not going to be done in time for Thanksgiving, But I think it would be so cute to make these for the kids table! If you have bought the pattern in the past (or before I get the rewrite done) you can have the new updated version for free! I’ll post here when I’m done and you can let me know if you want the new pattern.
You could use the link to my Thanksgiving Turkey applique from last year for the front instead of the hearts!
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If you live in my area, Traci will be selling her handmade charms at my house this Friday Night… Please join us and get some early Christmas shopping done! After her open house, we’ll be updating the shop with new Christmas Charms, so keep an “eye” out for an announcement!
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Sewing tips & tricks
*this is a repost of an article I wrote for Pickup Some Creativity last week. I wanted to repost it here so I had it in my blog archives**
On my blog I am frequently asked questions about how to sew, most are pretty specific and I answer them the best that I can, and some are more general, like “how do you learn to sew?”, “where do I start?” and “what did I do wrong?”
