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Holiday Sewing, New Sewing Machine, Secret Handbags & The Birds and the BEES!

11/27/2013 08:44:00 AM
My new Christmas coffee table runner.  I've been having some great fun with my new sewing machine. This is a cute and table runner I made from an old charm pack I got years ago.  All it needed was some binding and my Juki zipped through it like lightening. Yes, that's right, I have another machine. My Pfaff Ambition 1.5 and I are...

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Bag Locks

4 Bag Clasp Tutorials:: Learn how to add a purse lock or snap to your purse, tote or handbag.

11/19/2013 10:02:00 AM
Here is a compilation of some of my most popular bag lock tutorials. Learn how to add Press Locks, Flip Locks, Turn locks and Magnetic Snaps to your purse, tote, or bag. Really, they are very easy and fun to install, and also add that professional look to your project that just gives you that finished look you are hoping for. You will...

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Bag Locks

How to Install a Tongue/Press Lock on your Bag or Necessary Clutch Wallet: Includes instructions for a alternate front flap for your wallet!

11/18/2013 08:46:00 PM
Press locks available HERE! How about a fun new lock and a new front flap design for your Necessary Clutch Wallet? Yes we love the small turn locks, but this press lock, sometimes called a tongue lock, is a smart looking addition and so very, very easy to install. This alternate front flap version is also a bit softer and thicker than the...

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Bag Locks

Fun With the Rocky Mountain Quilters Guild - And Some Goodies

11/11/2013 10:40:00 AM
I have been friends with Sheila for 15 years now, we both joined Girl Guides of Canada as Leaders of our daughters groups at the same time back in 1998, so it was really hard to say no when she asked me to teach her sister's quilting guild the Necessary Clutch Wallet.  But I did.  NO!  AH! CAN'T! I had a few reservations!...

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Bag Locks

How to Install Purse Turn locks and Flips Locks in Bags and Purses: A Tutorial

11/01/2013 09:06:00 PM
Would you like to install a gorgeous lock on your wallet, bag, satchel, etc., but are not sure how? Here are some simple instructions that I hope will help you out. Beware, purse locks are addictive. The following instructions are for two kinds of locks, but they are installed almost the same way.  Once you figure out what the little parts are in...

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