S. Denise Hoyle | March 20, 2010
Although I’ve only been blogging about it for a couple of years, I have enjoyed designing patterns and teaching others for over twenty years! Now that my oldest is in kindergarten and my quadruplets will be starting pre-k this fall (YAY!) I decided that this would be a great year for me to attend the [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | March 11, 2010
Sewing machines are a little like cars, they last a long time but new models keep coming out with new features. Heck, the new Bernina 8 Series machines even have alarm clocks if you need to be reminded that it’s time to do something else They pretty much do everything but make coffee (at [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 2, 2010
The winner of our giveaway for these beautiful 7 1/2″ Gingher pinking shears and Gingher 4″ featherweight thread snips ($89 value) is Sally, who said, I am a subscriber. I am just taking quilting classes Please get in touch Sally and give us your mailing address! Thanks so much to all who entered – keep [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | December 15, 2009
The U-handbag blog is hosting an exciting Extreme Sewing Holiday Giveaway with some terrific prizes! All you have to do to enter is submit a picture of yourself doing some extreme sewing, which simply means grab your sewing machine and take it somewhere that you normally wouldn’t sew, like this hilarious lady who is sewing [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | November 30, 2009
We have had soooooo much fun with the “Sarah Series” Gingher Scissor Holiday Giveaway — the comments are all so nice. It seems that most of the readers are making assorted gifts for friends and relatives – with the most popular item being pajamas! Others are creating decor items like Christmas wreaths, Holiday table runners, [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | November 6, 2009
We’re excited to announce our first annual Holiday Giveaway! You can enter to win this gorgeous pair of 8″ Gingher Designer “Sarah” Series Dressmaker’s Shears in a gift tin with sheath, PLUS a length of pattern paper. The “Sarah” series has been retired and currently retails for up to $99.99, and the value of these [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | November 3, 2009
There are 51 days until Christmas, 38 days until Hanukkah, 52 days until Kwanzaa and we’ve found this terrific ebook with over 25 quick and easy holiday crafts to help you make some homemade gifts that come from the heart. You can make your own decorations and cards in addition to making gifts so you [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | September 3, 2009
After a long court battle between NBC Universal (the parent company of Bravo) and the Weinstein Co., which produces the “Project Runway” series, season six of the show finally aired on Lifetime on August 20th and it was the top-rated premiere in Lifetime’s history. Ratings were also up an amazing 32% over season five’s numbers, [...]
