Pillow Forms – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
Pillow Forms - All You Ever Wanted To Know Did you know pillow forms and what's inside these may be the contributing factor to the overall look of your beautifully designed and fabricated pillow covers? Do you know the difference between duck down and goose down and which make better pillow forms for pillows? [...]
Blue Porch Ceilings – Is It True They Help Keep Bugs Away?
Do Blue Porch Ceilings help keep bugs away? Is it true? What are the origins? Thanks for asking! I'll share this with you here. Blue Porch Ceiling Blue Porch Ceilings - The Origins Once upon a time in the deep South, many people painted their porch ceilings a specific shade of Haint [...]
Take Your Pillow Designs To the Next Level
Take your Pillow Designs to the next level by first learning the basics. When designing pillows do you jump into your pillow designs and add all the details right from the start? Only to realize you're missing a necessary skill in order to make the pillow as perfect as you'd like it to. You've [...]
Make a Pleating Jig For Quickly Pleating Face Masks
A pleating jig will help you quickly fold and sew pleats. Are you trying to make face masks to help our first responders? Do you need help with pleating the fabric quickly? Read on and I'll show you the jig I made to help me. What is a jig? A jig's primary purpose is to [...]
Pleated style face masks made simply.
In a time of crisis, a maker makes things. I'm making pleated style face masks. One thing I do well, other than making beautiful things with fabric is to share quick and efficient, step-by-step ways to make things. So during this time of unrest and unease, I thought I would share with you how [...]
2020 Home Decor Color Trends
I was recently asked to help with a project to create a visual to show the home decor color trends for 2020. Rather than showing the colors in home decor products, the fabrics were made into clothing and displayed on manikins for a fun twist You may be wondering why a soft furnishings designer [...]