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Today is another How To’s day…time for another crafty project for you all! We are sharing with you a tutorial on how to make your very own Smoking Slippers.

Our Smoking Slippers for Men & Women were made with the Design Studio Collection. The ladies’ slippers are made from 2140504 #1, Blue & Gray Fretwork, and the men’s slippers are made from 2140507 #3, Gray Mandorla.

As far as flat shoes goes, ballet slippers have been “in” for the longest time and still will be for years to come. But, there is a new contender in the mix that we have seen pop up lately…and those are the adorable smoking slippers. Originally from the Victorian Era, smoking slippers were used by men when they entered the, well, smoking room. Fast forward to the 21st century, they are now the latest footwear for both men and women…and with the newfound purpose of simply fashion wear.

Smoking slippers are a mix between a ballet flat and a loafer, and are often embellished with tassels, monograms, and in fun prints. And on top of being fashion forward and trendy, they are also super comfortable.

Today we are showing you how to make your very own pair of smoking slippers, so now you can be on-trend at home too! Let’s get sewing!

Click to see more after the jump.

Hi everyone!!

It’s time for another How To’s Day! Halloween is quickly approaching (in 8 days!!), and we wanted to share with you a fun and easy DIY project that you can make in time for the spooky holiday. This DIY project is absolutely delightful and would be the perfect costume for any youngster (but it can be modified for adults too, of course!!).

This DIY Halloween tutorial will show you how to make a fantastic fox hat and tail using our fleece, which is perfect for this costume (psst: our Fleece and Flannel catalogues are out; you can check them out online here and here respectively!). What does the fox say? Who really knows…but if we did, we are sure they would approve of our DIY fox costume!

Now take a gander at these dashing foxes below. They are looking pretty adorable in their fox costumes…all ready to go Trick or Treating!!

Alright, let’s get sewing!!  Click to see the tutorial after the jump

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I hope you all are having a fantastic Tuesday so far!! We are getting super excited for Quilt Market here (4 days!!)…we can’t wait! For today’s How To’s Day, we present to you our Half-Circle Design Studio Collection Skirt. You may recognize the skirt from last week’s dual-tutorials: sewing an invisible hem and installing a zipper; we had shown you a little preview but today we are bringing you the tutorial for it!

This half-circle skirt is the epitome of girliness and flirtiness – it’s sweet, fun, and the perfect skirt for that first date or engagement photos, and any time in between!

To make our Half-Circle Skirt we used 2140502 #2, Yellow & Gray Deco Fans, and 2140503 #1, Yellow & Gray Hexagons. Both patterns are from The Design Studio Collection.

Ready to make your very own half-circle skirt? Let’s get sewing!! Click to see the tutorial after the jump.

Hi everyone!

This is part two of our Two Blog Post Special on some sewing basics! If you haven’t seen part one on how-to install a zipper click here.

Part two will be showing you how to Sew an Invisible Hem!

In this mini tutorial we used 2140503 #1, Yellow & Gray Hexagons, from The Design Studio Collection.

Let’s get to work! Click to see the tutorial after the jump.

Hi everyone!

Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another How To’s day this week, and today we are bringing you a Two Blog Post Special on some sewing basics. We will be teaching you two fundamental sewing techniques; once you master them…all your future projects will be that much easier! Part two will be showing you how-to sew an invisible hem (Click here!)

In this first post we will be sharing our how-to’s on Installing a Zipper!

In this mini-tutorial we used 2140502 #2, Yellow & Gray Deco Fans, and 2140503 #1, Yellow & Gray Hexagons. Both patterns are from The Design Studio Collection.

Now let’s get sewing!!

Click to see the full tutorials after the jump.