Hi, I'm Melissa Mortenson, a blogger, fabric designer, and content creator. I am the Founder of the Polka Dot Chair website, where I'd love to invite you to "pull up a chair" and create something you will love with me! I have been sharing fresh and creative sewing, quilting, and craft ideas with readers since 2008, and I would love to have you join me on this creative journey.
How to Make Ruffle Pillows
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NEW:
Learn how to make a simple ruffled pillow sham in two different sizes with our free sewing tutorial.
| How to Make Ruffled Pillow Shams |
Projects from Last Week's Newsletter
If you missed it, here are the new projects we shared last week.
Cute Things to Sew for Back to School
Guide to Common Quilting Terms
Princess Diaries Inspired Cricut Files
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SPOOKY SHELFIE QUILT ALONG NEW DATES!!
The Spooky Shelife Quilt Along kicks off in August! I would love you to join us!! Videos will be posted on Fridays on our YouTube channel.
- August 11: Kick Off & Book Blocks
- August 18: Broom Block
- August 25: Pumpkin Blocks
- September 1: Potion & Cauldron Blocks
- September 8: Finishing Tips
You can find both a printed pattern and a PDF Pattern in our store
| Pattern Info |
The pumpkin/ghost quilt in the photo is available here.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
SEWING
This adorable Postage Stamp Quilted Pillow tutorial is the brainchild of Sarah Ashford. I’m so excited that she decided to share the tutorial for this amazing pillow with you guys today! It’s the perfect project to use up some of those fabric scraps that you’ve been hoarding!
| Scrap Fabric Postage Stamp Pillow |
CRAFTS & FOOD
Create a slightly spooky Halloween centerpiece with many items you have around your house! Learn how to make Halloween potion jars in this easy-to-follow tutorial.
| DIY Potions Bottles Halloween Craft |
QUILTS
Some of you may have read the title of this article and thought to yourself, “what in the world is fussy cutting?”. I know that when I first began quilting, I was perplexed. I frequently heard people mentioning how they “fussy cut” their fabric as I followed along on Instagram or quilt blogs.
| How to Fussy Cut Fabric |
Until next week!
As a reminder, the password for the library is: polkadots
- Melissa
Polka Dot Chair; Sewing, Quilting & Crafts
Hi, I'm Melissa Mortenson, a blogger, fabric designer, and content creator. I am the Founder of the Polka Dot Chair website, where I'd love to invite you to "pull up a chair" and create something you will love with me! I have been sharing fresh and creative sewing, quilting, and craft ideas with readers since 2008, and I would love to have you join me on this creative journey.
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