Earth Day Save the Planet, Joel Dewberry True Colors Shopping Bag

We have teamed up with Creativebug to offer some great classes from our True Colors designers.  Joel Dewberry and his wife Laurie share this great tote project... who doesn't need another tote bag to carry their groceries around in?

Joel and Laurie combine their love of colorful fabric with sewing know-how to make a stunning and sturdy farmer's market tote bag. Both the interior and exterior of the bag are pieced together with eye-catching fabrics. Laurie walks you through the steps for constructing the bag from the inside out, and covers details like adding fusible interfacing and making pockets. Once the sides of the bag are assembled, she shows you how to add the bottom of the bag and hand-sew the opening closed with a slipstitch. A little decorative top stitching gives the finished bag a polished look.  Click here to listen to Joel and Laurie talking about the tote.

Joel Dewberry's True Colors Collection

 

 

Cocoon Tutorial

Here is a great tutorial that is 'Easy Peasy' for your quick project liking. These pillows will surely put some color in your home for the summer months ahead. Cocoon is offered in three great substrates that can all translate to pillows very well. Voile, for a VERY soft look and feel, linen which is a light weight that would compliment your porch and then our standard cotton weight which is great for any area of the house.

Thanks to Melissa P for bringing us this great pillow tutorial. Enjoy!

Jane Sassaman's Free Tutorial and Video!

Need a break? Well take a little time and create this great tutorial called Break Buddy. It is the perfect little accessory for your mid-day break. Fill it with tea or coffee packets to give you that little boost you need! Melissa Peda brought us this great tutorial made out of Jane Sassaman's collection, Early Birds. Remember, everyone needs a little break during their busy day!

 Enjoy this video where Jane goes in to detail about her new collection.

On-line Sewing Tutorial featuring Jennifer Paganelli

Rick-Rack: Thread-Therapy for Sewers kicks off its new season of affordable on-line sewing video tutorials with a class featuring the incredibly talented FreeSpirit designer Jennifer Paganelli.

The on-line class is Mary Fancy's Sash Dress featured on the cover of Jennifer's newly released book Girl's World , 21 sewing projects to make for little girls (Chronicle Books).

Register today through May 12, 2011 and join Jennifer and Girl's World pattern maker and sewing expert Dolin O'Shea on May 15, 2011 for this exciting on-line sewing video tutorial. What you will learn:

• How to make a child size dress with a sash.


• How to fold, cut and press single fold bias tape.


• How to gather a skirt into a bodice.

Register today and receive an autographed copy of Jennifer's book plus sew much more!

Jenean Morrsion Featured on Sew4Home

FreeSpirit artist Jenean Morrison is featured on the daily website dedicated to stylish home decor sewing, Sew4Home. This is the first in our Artist Trio with the good people at Sew4Home. Read how Jenean's artwork is on everything from rugs to stationary to fabric. An accomplished painter, you'll learn her paintings are in over 300 rooms at the new Aria Hotel at City Center in Las Vegas as well as in numerous rooms at the Mirage Hotel.

Stay tuned because later this week she will have a guest tutorial on Sew4Home and then, at the end of the month, FreeSpirit will be giving away some goodies on the Sew4Home site including some of Jenean's new fabric Silent Cinema (due in April).

Visit, comment and just have some fun getting to know Jenean!