Welcome!

Welcome to JMB Handmade. A little about myself – my name is Joan Begin and sewing is my passion!  I love to sew all sorts of projects!  I started with just an $8 sewing machine I found at a garage sale one day when I was out taking my son for a walk.  It was the best $8 I ever spent!

I started out sewing simple items like valances and pillow covers.  I did that for a few years.  Then one day I decided I wanted to make a handbag just to see if I could do it.  I had no idea what I was doing but I did it and I thought it turned out pretty good for a first try.  I gave it to a friend of mine and she loved it.  Since then I have made so many handbags and all kinds of accessories.  And boy did I make mistakes along the way!  I have now added t-shirt memory quilts and plaid blankets to the mix.

All that being said, the reason I stared this blog was to give beginning sewers instructions on the projects I love sewing.  You can check out my sewing project tutorials here. No need to read a pattern here!  I did research online when I didn’t know how to do something and now I want to pass that information on to you.

My goal is to have this be a one-stop shop place for instruction.  Hope you enjoy and learn something new.  As always, feel free to give feedback and share your finished projects with me!

Several post are available as a downloadable PDF printable. You can find those printable sewing tutorials here. All printables are ad-free and contain step-by-step instructions with pictures.