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Sewing Patterns

Easy Fabric Coffee Sleeve Pattern

July 26, 2022 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Free Coffee Sleeve Pattern

There is something so satisfying about quick and easy sewing projects that can be made in just a matter of minutes! This fabric coffee sleeve pattern is so simple to sew, and they are terrific handmade gifts when paired with a reusable travel mug. You only need a few supplies to make each coffee cozy,…

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Pocket Chair Backer Sewing Tutorial

November 13, 2018 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

How to Make a Chair Backer

Add a functional pop of personality to a plain-Jane chair by stitching up a pocket chair backer with my easy DIY sewing tutorial. These chair backers include a handy pocket for holding anything you like: notebooks and other school supplies in a classroom, coloring books and crayons at a kids’ holiday table, or even homework…

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Toddler Bib & Smock Pattern

April 30, 2012 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

I have always loved the idea behind the terry bibs made of hand towels that slip right over the child’s head, much like this one:  The only problem? My kids all have ginormous heads, so making a neck opening large enough to accommodate their colossal craniums makes it so the bib hangs down too low…

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Pate-Meadows Designs Giveaway!

July 22, 2011 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

***Contest Closed***Congratulations to Jen @ The Crafting Fiend, lucky #5!***Happy Friday!We’ve made it to another beautiful weekend, and I have a giveaway lined up today that is sure to be a hit with all of you wanting to spruce up your home decor!Pate-Meadows Designs is a company specializing in easy-to-sew patterns that help you outfit…

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Made by Mama Reita

November 11, 2010 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

During college, my mom was a bit of a celebrity among my sorority sisters. Mama Reita’s care packages would arrive from 1000 miles away brimming with everything from notes of encouragement to clothes to tasty treats. During a particularly stressful time, Mom even took the painstaking trouble to overnight me my favorite rum cake (a…

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Snappy Sewing Patterns

September 1, 2010 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Hello, friends!   I hope y’all don’t mind this shameless little request for your vote. I was chosen over at Fireflies and Jellybeans as one of the top ten projects in this round of the Iron Crafter, and I would love be much obliged if you would head over and vote for my Paint Sample…

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