What is a pocket pillow? It is a pillow with a pocket on one side to insert a book, or a package of crayons or colored pencils to take along with you on a car trip or to your favorite reading spot at home. These make great gifts for children and adults alike. Pocket [...]
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? [...]
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 [...]
When making multi width drapery panels, adding an interlock stitch at the seams will help keep the seams lined up as they hang. Without this stitch the fabric layers may shift making the draperies look untidy or messy. Sewing the interlock stitch is quick and easy when using your thumb to pinky measurement. Here are [...]
Patchwork chair seats and following your gut. You may be wondering how these can possibly be related. Well, really, they aren't. Except that because I followed my gut I created these one of a kind chair seats for the sample room here at Designs by Donna. And I really like them much better than my original [...]
Barn style sliding doors are becoming popular in apartments and condos in Atlanta. My son is in need of one of these for a room in his condo. After finding this article on Houzz, I now have no excuse to help him with this. Another project for my to do list! Click Make Your Own [...]
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It's funny how one thing leads to another, isn't it? A crystal chandelier purchased at a yard sale lead me to a making over one of the bathrooms here at Designs by Donna. It's missing a few crystals but now that I've found The Crystal Place, www.CrystalPlace.com , I'll get those replaced for just a [...]