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Category Archives: Stash Couture
Huck Towel Graph
Most Huck Towel designs can be replicated from a picture. However, the wave section of the Stash Couture Huck Towel design Waves with “Lace” Edge, creates a colorblending optical illusion that makes it difficult to see individual threads. The following … Continue reading
MMQ: Log Cabin Block Variations
The Log Cabin Quilt Block is a very common block in traditional quilting. Traditional Log Cabin Quilts are typically sewn with a red center square and alternating sides of light and dark as in this example from the TLC Home … Continue reading
MMQ Blocks 5, 6 and 7: Pinwheel and Variations
Pinwheel is another traditional quilting pattern. When multiple blocks are joined – especially if completed in brightly colored and patterned fabric – the quilt top appears to be in motion! (see more at TLC Home Website) Block 2 was a … Continue reading
Huck How-To
Embroidering huck toweling (also called Swedish Weaving) produces beautiful, intricate-looking detail on useful kitchen towels. It is also very simple…. and because the needle used is blunt – relatively painless! Today’s post was to be a tutorial, but is more … Continue reading
Posted in Home Decor, Huck Towel, Sewing, Stash Couture, Tutorial
Tagged How to Huck, Huck Towel embroidery, Huck Tutorial
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Stash Couture Top from a Remnant
What does one do with a remnant of less than a yard? The Stash contained a lemon yellow sheer print that just cried out to be transformed into a summer top. However, most patterns – even the simplest tank tops … Continue reading
Posted in Embellishment, Sewing, Stash Couture
Tagged New Look 6937, sewing a remnant, sewing summer top
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Stash Couture Huck Towels
Graphed Pattern and instructions for the Wave with “Lace” Edge design can be found by clicking here. Embroidered Huck Towels harken back to the days when women transformed common everyday objects into pieces of art with needle and thread. Kitchen … Continue reading
From Lozenges to Lovely! The Purple Dress
A beautiful purple dress presented itself while cruising the aisles at a National Off-Price Store. It was knit (so very comfortable) with a pleated front that had empire waist shaping defined by a small rectangle. Comfort and shaping – a … Continue reading
Posted in Embellishment, Goddess, Sewing, Stash Couture
Tagged embellishment, Goddess Face Cabochon
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Prom Purse Finished – because time ran out!
The Prom Dress was beyond beautiful. A skirt of cascading rows of coral chiffon, and a bodice with heavy rhinestone and “jeweled” embellishments! Of course, such an occasion calls for a Prom Purse. Of course, such an occasion also occurs … Continue reading
Posted in Crazy Quilting, Embellishment, Purses, Sewing, Sewing for a Teenager, Stash Couture
Tagged embellishment, Prom Purse
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More on Idea Keepers
Idea Keepers make great gifts – so two more were created to increase the Gift Stash! This post also includes improved details on folding the corners so raw edges do not show (or fray!) Supplies: Three 62 cent notebooks WAYYYYY … Continue reading
Sixty-Two Cent Idea Keeper
I found a small notebook priced at 62 cents! I did not even think anything was priced for less than a dollar anymore. (The cent sign has even been deleted from keyboards!) The size (about 6″ * 8″) and lightweight … Continue reading
The Destashification Project 