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Pretty Painted Pegboard for Sewing Organization [How-To]

Posted by on March 25, 2013 14 Comments

Vinny is 4 weeks old today. I’ve had a couple of lovely brief sewing sessions this last week when Vinny’s nap schedule has cooperated. Sewing helps me feel like myself again.

Vinny

I realized that I never posted about the pegboard addition to my sewing room. If you follow me on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter, you might have caught glimpses of it. However, because I luuuurv it, I wanted to give it the posting it deserved.

Pretty Up Your Pegboard with Paint! - SewFearless.com

 TA DA!!!! Seriously, can it get any better than a happy-colored pegboard full of the tools and gadgets that make you happy? I’ve wasted many a minute, just looking at this pegboard smiling to myself for the happiness of finally having it on the wall. Maybe I should hang more them around the house… hmmm….

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Basket Liners [Tutorial]

Posted by on February 18, 2013 8 Comments

Lined Baskets Tutorial - SewFearless.com

I wasn’t planning on making a tutorial for these basket liners. I’m tired, they aren’t particularly fancy or interesting, and I am distracted by baby-ness. BUT….My little sister requested one, and since she was sweet enough to thrift for baskets for me, I couldn’t say no to her. So here is the basic gist of it for you….

You will need:

  • a basket
  • fabric (I used muslin, and doubled up the lining to make it more opaque.)
  • 1/2″ elastic
  • the usual – thread, pins, etc….

It starts with a basket – handles removed.

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38 Weeks: Making Room for Baby (Lined Baskets)

Posted by on February 18, 2013 3 Comments

Getting ready for baby - sewfearless.com

I am a time-bomb. With every contraction… Could this be it? When? WHEN?! And everyone you meet wants to know When? and honey, you must have dropped, and I bet it will be a fast one. When really, no one has a flippin’ clue.

Lined thrift store baskets for baby storage - sewfearless.com

So, I wait… and try to get a little closer to being “ready.”

We have this little built-in bookshelf in our bedroom and I thought it would be a nice spot to store baby things as I like to keep my babies close for the first few months. I collected baskets for the shelves – some I had around the house, others I found at my local thrift store, and the rest my lovely little sister found in her local shops for me. Muslin-lined baskets and homemade muslin curtain have turned the shelves into a lovely place for teeny socks and pants and things. [Read more...]

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The New Sew Fearless Headquarters! [vlog]

Posted by on November 19, 2012 13 Comments


When I barely lost the Bernina Sewing Room Makeover last year, it felt like I had ruined my only chance to have a legitimate sewing space. How could I have known that something even better than a shared laundry room area in our basement was about to come my way. God’s plans are funny like that. Over and over again, in these last couple years especially, I find myself shaking my fist at Him for messing up my silly little plans to only later sheepishly admit that His plan was way better than I could have imagined. My love of sewing seems so silly and unimportant in the Grand Scheme of Things, and yet He blesses it again and again.  I don’t get it, but do I really need to?

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthian’s 1:25


So yeah. That is what I am thinking about as I show you this new sewing room of mine. I have been making myself cozy in here for the last couple weeks or so.  Do you remember what it used to look like? Here is how it looks now…. [Read more...]

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Felt ‘n’ Fabric Coasters

Posted by on October 29, 2012 5 Comments

I like Big, Exciting, and Challenging Projects. However, even I have to admit, quick ‘n’ brainless is nice too. These Felt ‘n’ Fabric Coasters are an excellent last-minute gift, or a beginner’s sewing project.

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