Category Archives: Hand Crafts

Jeans of a Different Color (TTMT #860 Crafty & Quilty Show and Tell)

Time for something completely different! This week, I share a pair of jeans I dyed using a jeans kit by RIT (Back to Blue), talk briefly about screenprinting, and mention an old favorite, Tree Trimming.

Watch a 37-year-old baby talk about Tree Trimming. The a/c was out in our house, which used to happen A LOT! Email sewhooked at gmail for the free pattern through December 31, 2025.

There are lots of resources online showing how to use a Cricut cut or other stencil for screen printing. I used info from Pigskins & Pigtails (which I managed to say in reverse during the video).

Gilmore Girls Quilt Along through December 17, 2025 on Fandom in Stitches!

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♥ Jennifer O

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Stockings! (TTMT #859 Quilting & Sewing Show and Tell)

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Happy December, friends! I finished the stockings I’d mentioned previously. They are made entirely from my stash and came out even better than I imagined! I’ve also got one tiny ornament to share that will be heading out in the mail with a reindeer later this week.

Ridwell for fabric and other unusual recycling.

Stocking tutorial + free pattern from Amy Smart. (I used her instructions but not the pattern.)

Free Christmas Lineart (bell on khaki stocking)

Reindeer Ornament

Gilmore Girls Quilt Along on Fandom in Stitches!

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♥ Jennifer O

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Tree Skirt Finish! (TTMT #858 Quilting & Sewing Show and Tell)

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This week, I’m excited to share that I finished our tree skirt! The final quilted and bound skirt is a hair over 51″, made using 4″ (4.5″ cut) squares. I LOVE how this project came out and am looking forward to working on some new stockings next!

Stay to the end for a sassy blue jay birdbath!

Reindeer Ornament

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♥ Jennifer O

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Blue & White (TTMT #857 Quilting & Sewing Show and Tell)

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Hello, friends! In this week’s show & tell video, I talk about my in-progress tree skirt, some mending and alterations, and some happy mail from Abbie!

My snowflakes came from a variety of sources, including OESD & Oma’s Place. Oma’s Place has been purchased by Juju’s. I didn’t have luck finding my exact snowflakes, but there are plenty of options available from various machine embroidery resources. I used designs that were between 2.5″ and 3.5″ for my 4″ (finished) squares.

Designs by JuJu Snowflakes

OESD Snowflakes

Favorite Jeans Crotch Repair
Raggedy Rescue Playlist

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♥ Jennifer O

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Smock & Weave (TTMT #856 Sewing & Mending Show and Tell)

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Friends, I’m well rested and ready to sew again! In this video, I’m sharing the Folkwear Smock that I made the week of Halloween and a new to me toy, a Dritz Automatic Darner!

Knit Patch is a modern version of a knit darning loom
Folkwear 102 French Cheesemaker’s Smock

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♥ Jennifer O

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Pumpkins & Projects (TTMT #851 – Sewing Show and Tell)

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Hello, friends! I have a lot of little things done this week, some upgrades, some playing around with clothing, and some machine embroidery! I also share about a surprise trip coming up later this week.

OESD Freestanding Lace Pumpkin Patch

Embroidery Library Miniature Halloween Lace Pack

Thrifted button short video

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♥ Jennifer O

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New, Faded, & Thrifted (TTMT #850 Sewing Show and Tell)

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It’s variety week with a new finished Jensen shirt for the hubs, some handwork, a thrift haul, and checking in on an old project!

Have ideas for my next project or pattern suggestions for lady shirts? Let me know in comments!

Wardrobe by Me Jensen shirt

Fabric used – Moda Bella Harbor (9900-20)

Stitcher’s Revolution #34 Floral Farm Friends Embroidery Transfers

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♥ Jennifer O

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Playing Chicken (TTMT #849 Sewing Show & Tell)

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This week finds me with one finished, useful project and one nostalgic, entirely for fun project!

Gilmore Girls Quilt Along on Fandom in Stitches!

Birds & other Critters on my second YouTube Channel: ⁨Backyard Jen⁩!

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♥ Jennifer O

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A Gift of Time (TTMT #848 Sewing Show and Tell)

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As promised, this week I share Jewells’ finished 2018 TTMT Log Cabin Swap Quilt! It was such a joy to get to finish this project for my BFF and I’m delighted to get to share. I also talk about a To Go bag/toolkit I made for sewing supplies.

My TTMT 2018 Swap Quilt Finish