Inspired at Home Radio: September 13

Posted by Tiffany on September 11th, 2009 at 05:00am

Since my first home ec class in 8th grade, I have had a love of sewing. I clearly remember my first “real” project which I made from bright yellow fabric. The pattern included rows of straight darts down the front on which I added embroidered white daisies. It was on that project that I also made my first sewing mistake when I didn’t understand that you had to match the notches in order to put the right sleeve on the right side. So, I sewed my first sleeves in backwards. My next lesson was in ripping out a seam. Once I fixed those switched sleeves, I remember being so proud of my first sewing achievement. I don’t have a photo of that first project but by the following year, I sewed my 9^th grade graduation dress. Apparently yellow was my very favorite color for several years! I was quite intrigued with the fabric for this dress which again featured embroidery. It was the most expensive fabric I had ever purchased. As the years went by, I continued to sew all my clothes through high school and the last big sewing project I remember making was my prom dress.

Since September is National Craft Month, thought I would check out the selection of sewing projects a FaveCrafts this week. What I found was that the editors have assembled 21 Free Sewing Patterns, plus sewing tips, an essential sewing tools list and a sewing dictionary right on one page. Since I’ve mainly done just craft sewing recently, it was great to read through these refresher tips. You’ll also find links to instructions for pincushions, pillows, bags, clothing and home décor. My pick from this collection is the absolutely adorable Felt Donut Pin Cushion created by Stacy Schlyer. It looks good enough to eat and Stacy even added sugar cookie fragrance to the stuffing! Happy sewing!

Inspired at Home Radio – Sunday September 13, 2009

Host Tiffany Windsor welcomes feature guest interviews with Ana Araujo from When Creativity Knocks television and author/illustrator Tina Howe who will share her ideas for the creative writing process. Weekly report from Katheryn Tidwell Bieber who shares her weekly ideas for Embracing Your Creative Spirit and Craft Concierge Maria Nerius answers your creative questions. Weekly chat always includes America’s favorite “Tacky” [glue] lady and craft industry pioneer Aleene Jackson, eco-artist Heidi Borchers and herban living expert Candace Liccione. Each jam packed, fast-paced episode also features craft product reviews, project ideas, designer tips, lifestyle stories, our wildly popular “after the show segment” and much more!

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Past Episodes:

Halloween

Embroidery

Knitting

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