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Category: Charity

Hopeful Threads: Fluff for Foster Care

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Bonnie

Farmer Frog and Pilot Frog went for a walk one sunny spring day. They brought along their pet caterpillars to enjoy the fresh air. Their conversation bubbled over with excitement about the mission they’d been assigned, knowing that their new jobs as friends to little ones in foster care would bring smiles to faces and…

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Bibs, Bibs, Bibs!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Bonnie

I cannot possibly thank you enough for sharing your time, your talents and your fabric by sewing so many bibs for last month’s Hopeful Threads Dinner for 2 project!  Opening your packages has been so much fun!  It’s so cool to see the love and care that was put into each bib.Over 160 bibs are…

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The Big Kid Bib: Serged & Snapped in Seconds

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Bonnie

Have you peeked over at the Dinner for 2 Flickr Group lately?  There are some seriously great-looking bibs showing up already, bibs for kids and adults alike.  Have you sewn a bib or two yet?  What are you waiting for?  A quicker method of sewing perhaps?  Do you have a serger?  Well, then the Serged…

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Hopeful Threads, Dinner for Two & Big Kid Bibs for Hidden Treasures

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Bonnie

Woohoo! It’s February! I have been bubbling over with excitement about today for weeks now! Not only do I have the magnificent privilege of getting to work with Kristy and all of the incredibly giving Hopeful Threads followers this month, but I get to be involved in a project that I know is going to…

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Bagging it Up in January with Hopeful Threads

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Bonnie

      Have you sewn a bag for the January Hopeful Threads project yet? I’ve set a little goal for myself to sew something for every project that Kristy posts this year. (I’m trying to be careful not to set huge sewing goals this year because, in case you didn’t notice, I didn’t hit…

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200 Pairs of Shorts!

Posted on July 30, 2012March 12, 2017 by Bonnie

Have you heard the news?! We passed 200 pairs of shorts for July’s Hopeful Threads project! That means that not only do we have a huge pile of shorts to bless little boys through Children in Families in Cambodia, but we can send shorts to Ghana, too! And, there is still time for you to…

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Look What I Found!

Posted on July 25, 2012March 12, 2017 by Bonnie

I was on the hunt for fabric for a couple of projects yesterday, so I ran up to this quilt shop, just north and east of Dallas, in McKinney. It’s called The Quilt Asylum. Is that not the greatest name for a quilt shop?! I love that they always have a nice selection of the…

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Naptime Knit Mud Puddle Splashers

Posted on July 19, 2012March 12, 2017 by Bonnie

There are still 12 days left to grab the free Mud Puddle Splashers pattern and sew a pair of shorts for the Hopeful Threads’ Little Boys’ Shorts Sewing Project! I thought I’d take advantage of naptime at my house yesterday to show you the quickest way to sew the MPS using knit fabrics. First, knit…

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Adding a Back Pocket to Your Mud Puddle Splashers

Posted on July 10, 2012March 12, 2017 by Bonnie

Ready to add a back pocket to your Mud Puddle Splashers? Go print the pattern to get started: MPS Back Pocket. (Be sure not to select sizing options such as “Fit to Page”. However, you should check the box next to “Rotate and Center”.) First, a little aside from the basic tutorial: When I’m sewing…

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Updated, Easier-to-Finish Faux Fly Instructions for the Mud Puddle Splashers

Posted on July 10, 2012March 12, 2017 by Bonnie

Sometimes after thinking things over, you just have to make a change! As I was working on the pocket tutorial for the Mud Puddle Splashers last night I was reflecting on the pattern itself and wondering if a little update might be in order. The pattern is going together really nicely, and I’m thrilled that…

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