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How To Make a Personalized Name Pillow

By: Linda December 15, 2020March 26, 2021

It’s really easy to learn how to make a personalized name pillow. This DIY personalized name pillow makes a great gift that can be made any time of the year. You can make them for Christmas, birthday, Mother’s Day or any reason! You may even want one for yourself! This pillow can be made with…

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How to Permanently Restore a Mattress Pad

By: Linda May 13, 2017February 7, 2021

Alterations, homewareBed Bath and Beyond, fix a mattress pad, how to fix a mattress cover, how to fix a torn mattress pad, how to mend a mattress pad, mattress cover, repair a mattress pad7 Comments

This post teaches you how to do more than temporarily mend your mattress pad. It shows you how to make a lasting fix that will keep you from getting frustrated with those cheap materials that mattress pads are made of these days!

How to Sew a Zipper into a Pillow, the Easiest Way Ever!

By: Linda January 1, 2016February 12, 2021

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Yes, there are many tutorials online that teach you how to sew a zipper into a pillow. But this method is Different. Easier. As I stitched up some pillows recently, I wondered if there was already a post out there with these instructions. To my amazement, there weren’t any. So I thought I’d share that with…

How To Make Pillows Fast!

By: Linda May 26, 2011February 12, 2021

Alterations, homewarefarmhouse style, gifts to make, how to make a beginner pillow, how to make a cottage zippered pillow, how to make a farmhouse pillow, how to make a pillow cover, how to make a pillow without a zipper, how to make a washable pillow cover, how to make pillows easy and fast, how to recover pillows, how to sew an easy pillow, quick projects, recover pillows, upholstery10 Comments

Because we have a wedding in 2 months, because my outdoor pillows and cushions are completely sunfaded, and because I had about twenty minutes on my hands, I decided it was time to recover them. And I thought you’d like to come along and learn how to make pillows fast! Heads up: There won’t be…

Sew Many Projects, Sew Little Time

By: Linda December 2, 2010February 22, 2018

homewareChristmas presents, fabric, how to catch up on sewing projects, sewing projects, stash, unfinished objects and sewing projects6 Comments

I am working on a few detailed alteration posts which I hope to print soon, but in the meantime, I thought I’d get this off my mind…. I counted up my UFO’s (unfinished objects) today and there are over 30! Isn’t that pathetic? I can’t believe how far behind I get. It was only four…

Mending What the Dog Chewed Up (Part Two)

By: Linda September 24, 2009February 7, 2021

Alterations, homewareAlterations, bags, how to fix a hole in jeans, how to fix a torn bag, how to mend a hole in clothes, how to mend torn items, mend, mending, purses, sew, sewing, Vera Bradley2 Comments

In the last post, we looked at a technique on How to Mend What the Dog Chewed Up, Part One. In that scenario, I mended a few small spots on two Vera Bradley bags that a customer brought to me to fix. Her dog had chewed them both to pieces. Today, let’s look at one of the bags.…

Cover a Foam Pad…Bench Seat Cover…Part One

By: Linda May 18, 2009October 9, 2021

Alterations, homewareAlterations, bench seat, cover, How to cover a pad, How to sew a cover, How to upholster a pad diy, reupholster, upholster2 Comments

Today, I am going to show you how to cover a foam pad to make a bench seat cover. This process can be applied to covering any sized foam pad (cushions for a couch, chair, boat seat, outdoor furniture, indoor furniture, etc.) All you need to know is how to sew a straight line and…

Mending a bed sheet

By: Linda May 4, 2009February 3, 2021

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Can you save the planet by mending one bed sheet? Probably not, but it will save you alot of money to do it yourself and repurpose it. I have a large hole in one of my bedsheets. Typically, my washing machine eats these on a regular basis if I don’t have a full load. I…