I so hoped to be able to post pictures of the finished product of my latest project. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to work on it last night (what with the swimming, chinese take out, and tv viewing…) so it will have to wait for tomorrow. For now, all I can say is that [...]
I mentioned that these would be done by the end of the weekend, but obviously that was wishful thinking. I had a bit of a procrastination problem. I’m not sure if this happens to anyone else — for some reason, knowing that I had to finish these for an actual order made me want to [...]
Now mind you, I don’t have a baby, and the fact that I’ve made baby blankets is not supposed to tell anyone anything… they just happened to be a sewing project I tried out recently. The small size makes it a manageable project, and if it doesn’t turn out, then you haven’t wasted too much [...]
There was supposed to be some sort of yard sale extravaganza in a town about 45 minutes south of us. We drove down there, only to discover that the items presented at this large, well-advertised event were things that really should have been on their way to the dump, not tagged for sale. We wandered [...]
Here are a few new fabrics I received this week -
I ordered these on Etsy from fabricpalooza. She had a great variety of fabrics, and is having a sale through the end of July. Most will eventually end up as napkins, though I do have my eye on one or two for another project.
I currently [...]
Along the lines of yesterday’s post, I thought I’d show you the produce bags I made to go along with my market bags. I hate those plastic ones from the grocery store, especially since you have to put each type of fruit or vegetable in a separate bag — leading to tons of wasted plastic. [...]
This is actually the project that got me started on my sewing kick.
I had seen quite a few tutorials using dishtowels to create a simple little bag. I especially liked this tutorial, which has great step by step instructions and pictures. She used Martha Stewart towels to create a nice lined bag.
I had also seen [...]
I know I’ve posted before about my lack of experience using patterns. So far, I’ve managed to create quite a few items without needing to turn to a pattern. However, I did feel it might be time to learn. I like the idea that the pieces are cut so that they fit together perfectly - [...]
I made this shirt over the weekend as part of my “use up all my fabric” kick. I had this piece of Amy Butler fabric - Wallflower in Cherry - set aside for a tablecloth, but then thought I’d try my hand at a shirt. Actually, that’s a bit of a lie, as this was [...]
Ok, so perhaps I’ve gone a bit overboard. It seems lately that I’m working as hard as I can to use up every last piece of fabric in the house. It’s not an attempt to clean it up, or clear it out - no indeed! (just ask Morgan…) - it seems that I just can’t [...]
