Sew your own European-looking vintage Christmas stockings with this free sewing pattern. I’ve always wanted to have stockings like these….ones that look like they were bought at an old brocante shop in France or some small town in Europe with cobblestone streets used hundreds of years ago *sigh*. Of course, that was going to be...

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Do you like to change your decorative throw pillows seasonally but don’t want to store lots of pillows? Rather than storing the whole pillow, store the pillow covers and I’ll show you how to make your own! I’m sure I’m like many of you who like to change your decorative throw pillows with the seasons....

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Do you have a duvet cover that is larger than the duvet? Sew ties on your duvet cover to keep it from moving around inside the duvet cover. Do you have this problem? You buy a duvet cover and it’s way bigger than your duvet?  When you buy a king size duvet, you would think that...

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Sewing blackout lining into regular store bought curtains is a great way to customize your curtains without having to make them from scratch. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Click to read my full disclosure policy. I love these ivory curtains I got a few months back. They are so light and...

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How I transformed my Grandmothers’ sentimental tablecloth into a beautiful pillow cover. I love hanging on to some sentimental things but I hate hoarding. I’m always purging but just can’t let go of special items. Like a tablecloth my grandma made. She did all this beautiful classic needlepoint. I dislike using it as a tablecloth for...

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