When it comes to creating a guest room, comfort is key. Therefore, a guest room should be a warm and welcoming space so include some of the amenities found in a hotel room and have the intimacy and charm of a home. Listed below are 8 of my favorite tips to help you create a […]
Contrast Mitered Flange Pillow – our latest instructional PDF
Let me introduce to you the latest instructional PDF we’ve added to our website, the Contrast Mitered Flange pillow. This pillow is easy to make once you understand the process. The instructions include photos with step by step directions for you to follow along with as you sew. Are you ready to get […]
I cut up my son’s high school letterman jacket and turned it into an upholstered chair.
If you have grown children, you know they leave some things behind when they move into their new places, right? Trophies, books, papers, and clothing like letterman jackets. Sound familiar? I bet it does! And what do you do with all this stuff? Here’s what I did with our son, Justin’s Cross Country High School […]
Bolster pillows – the end and how to do them well.
Bolster pillows are just one of the pillow types I love to make. They’re really very simple to make but sometimes the ends of bolster pillows can be tricky to figure out. Have you ever made a bolster pillow with a sunburst end and ended up with a big hole after gathering all the fabric […]
What’s it like to attend a hands-on workshop with Donna Cash?
Do you a learn best in a hands-on workshop? If so, you may be wondering what it’s like to attend a workshop with Donna Cash. Photos are worth a thousand words, so let me show you a few. The bound zipper is a popular zipper technique I love to teach. It looks intimidating to some, […]
Zippers In Pillows course for The Workroom Channel
I love pillows. And I love inserting zippers in pillows. Invisible zippers, lapped zippers, zippers next to welt cord, bound zippers in pillows, and zippers as embellishments in pillows. Love them all! I love inserting them so much, it always surprises me when someone tells me they would rather close a pillow with hand stitching […]
It’s been an eventful 2017 at Designs by Donna!
I hope your year has been a good one too and that 2018 brings you good health and much joy! At Designs by Donna my mission is: To use my passion, gifts, and abilities to bring joy and beauty into the lives of others through exquisite design, teaching, and sharing.
Difficult Fabrics – Silk Velvet Banding on Drapery Lead Edge
Working with difficult fabrics can be challenging and stressful unless you first determine your course of action. This is the second edition of working with difficult fabrics. I’ll show you how I used upholstery weight silk velvet to make narrow bands on silk taffeta panels. Now these are two fabrics that couldn’t be more incompatible. […]
Difficult Fabrics – Working With Pleated Fabrics
Have you ever had to work with difficult fabrics? If you’ve been sewing for any length of time, you probably have. You know the ones. The slippery fabrics that move around the table by themselves. Or the loosely woven fabrics that begin to fray the moment you begin cutting. Or fabrics with a nap, such as velvet, where special […]
