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Today I’m excited to reintroduce you to the June Bag Cross Body Bag Sewing Pattern. It’s one of the very first patterns that I designed, and one of my favorites. Way back in 2008 I was going on a trip and needed a lightweight cross-body bag to take with me. I just need to…
Learn how to make a 15-inch Log Cabin quilt block with our free pattern. This is the featured block for April for our Block of the Month series. This is block #8 of 12. It is constructed a little bit differently than the blocks in the previous months, but don’t stress—I walk you through all…
Today I’m very excited to be sharing with you the March Quilt Block of the Month. This month I will teach you how to make a Keystone Quilt Block. This is block #7 of 12. This block is super simple to make, I managed to stitch up 3 of them in less than an hour. I chose to…
Recently I designed a fabric line featuring bunnies. So many people have created cute projects using the line, that I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you today. I’m also featuring a few other fantastic Bunny Sewing projects too! By far the most exciting part of designing fabric for me is seeing what…
Make sure you check out this DIY Quilted Coaster Tutorial and Hot Air Balloon Easter Basket Ideas featured for today’s Wonderland Fabric blog tour stops. Quilted Coaster Tutorial First up is Kate of See Kate Sew. If you don’t know her, you should. She shares the most beautiful and amazing sewing projects on her blog….
Next up on the #WonderlandHOP are two absolutely adorable Easter projects. A DIY Easter Bunny (with pattern) and an perfectly charming Easter Dress. First up is Melissa of Melly Sews. She is sharing a free pattern for this DIY Easter Bunny! Melissa is also a fellow fabric designer for Riley Blake and has a wonderful…
Happy March y’all!! Kentucky teased us a bit last week by giving us a few gorgeous sunny days with highs in the 60’s. Then as is typical for the weather here, Mother Nature took it all away and brought us snow and cold yesterday. March seems to have definitely come in like a lion, which…
Today I’m excited to announce that I’m releasing TWO new Polka Dot Chair PDF Sewing Patterns. I actually have 4 more patterns slated for release sometime this quarter these are just the first two. The first pattern is for the Padded Storage Bins that I shared with you guys last week! These bins are padded with…
I hope that you’re enjoying stitching along with the “Block of the Month” series here on the Polka Dot Chair! Today I thought I’d share with you a few more quilt block ideas and catch you up a bit on the progress that I’ve made with my personal blocks for the series! To view all the…
It seems to be that time again, when we look back at the previous year and ponder all that happened and wonder what the new year will hold for each of us. I always love to look back and see what YOU my readers loved MOST the previous year. Today I have for you the…
I hope you’re ready to sew! It’s month two of the Block of the Month series here on the Polka Dot Chair! This month, we are continuing the series with a variation of a Pinwheel Quilt Block. This is block #2 of 12. It’s also designed to be a skill-builder block, teaching you how to make a…
One of the biggest thrills of my professional career has been the opportunity to design fabric for the sewing and quilting markets. As of 2021, I have designed 13 fabric collections for Riley Blake Designs. A few of them are still “secrets,” so I have to keep them under wraps, but I do have many…
Nail polish makes for a perfect Christmas gift; it’s small, inexpensive, and comes in so many fun colors! Attaching one of our free printable gift tags makes the gift extra special! The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to spread some cheer than with a dash of color? Nail polish makes for…
Are you looking for an easy last-minute Halloween costume for a teen or kid? Then you may want to consider this super simple DIY Mad Scientist Costume. It’s no-sew and can easily be thrown together at the last minute! As much as I love sharing sewing tutorials and ideas with you here, I admit that…
I’m excited to show you how to make a Paper Crown perfect for a Halloween Party. These cute crowns also make adorable Halloween Photo Booth Props. A big thanks to Cricut for sponsoring this post and providing me with the machine to create this project! Today I have a couple of fun Halloween Celebration ideas to…
// If you’re new here, Saturday Snapshots is an ongoing blog series where I share a little bit about myself with you, affiliate links may be included// It’s been both an exciting and boring week around here. The majority of the excitement came from an ice storm that hit our area late Tuesday night. About 6…
The March Bag is a sewing pattern that would make a great tote bag or everyday purse! It features 2 large outside pockets that are pleated, so you can fit A LOT of stuff in them! It features a choice of 4 different handles and a magnetic snap closure. The bag measures approximately 12″ x…
Spread some love this Valentine’s Day with one of our heart-filled and clever craft projects! Here at the Polka Dot Chair, we love a good seasonal craft project! Every Halloween and Christmas, you can find us happily tucked away in our craft room, working to create something to help us celebrate the holiday! I’ve always…
Are you looking for ideas for a family Halloween costume? Then you may love these ideas for DIY Flapper Halloween Costumes! Last week we were able to have a little “dress rehearsal” for Halloween at the Disney World Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you may have seen me…
One year for her 11th birthday, my daughter requested a “un” slumber party. All of the fun of a sleepover party without the sleepover! She sat down and made a list of what she wanted to do for her party and we pretty much stuck to it. I’ve always had mixed feelings about…
Today I’m going to share with you some fun DIY Halloween Costume Ideas. I love to try to get my family to agree to matching family Halloween costumes. This particular year I could not convince my family ALL to match for Halloween this year. So the girls were Witches & the boys went as, Icabod Crane &…
I love to dress up for Halloween and create matching family costumes. Today, I’m going to share with you some fun and unique Witch Costume ideas. All of these costumes were created using a combination of no-sew elements and simple costume sewing patterns. A few years ago we booked a trip to Disney World for fall…
This summer we have undertaken a very large project in our back yard. We added a pergola to our deck! I mentioned before that we put in a pool. While we had someone come and install the pool & fence (much beyond our capabilities), we have been landscaping ourselves. Making numerous trips to home improvement…
Just a quick tutorial for this week. I thought I’d share a how I made some of the party favors from the Alice in Wonderland Party. First the cupcake pics: These were done in Adobe Illustrator… basically I measured my scallop punch (2 1/8″) then made a series of squares & circles to form the…
Okay, it’s Tuesday and this is not technically a tutorial but I thought it would be a fun idea to share with you today instead. Over the weekend we had my son’s birthday party, he has wanted a Lego themed party for a long time so this year we threw him one. He was very…
So a very exciting thing happened to me last month. I was asked to be a Moda Bake Shop designer! I was SOOOOOO excited! I didn’t dare say anything until I had my first post up over there, but today I have my first tutorial on the Moda Bake Shop… It’s this patchwork skirt tutorial. If…