Archive for September, 2008

the bedroom gets a makeover

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

It was supposed to rain here last weekend, so we figured it would be a good painting weekend (the weathermen were wrong, by the way…). Our bedroom was the only room we didn’t paint when we bought this place. It was painted a gold color, and while it wouldn’t have been my top pick for [...]

A Fall-Colored Zig Zag Quilt

Monday, September 29th, 2008

I’m almost afraid to say this, but I started another quilt.
I realize that I should actually finish one of the many I’ve already started, but I just couldn’t help myself. It was this tutorial posted on a quilt is nice which caused me to start this one. I’ve always admired Nettie’s quilts, especially her zig [...]

A new fall bag & a tasty fall treat

Friday, September 26th, 2008

After my success with the Amy Butler bag pattern, I thought I’d attempt another. I’ve had this bag tutorial by machen/machen on my list for a while now, and since I’m on a bag kick, I thought I’d give it a try. Things started well, but then kind of went downhill. It did end up [...]

An Amy Butler Birdie Sling bag

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Let me start out by reminding you all of my issues with patterns. I don’t know what it is - refusal to follow directions, perhaps an inability to follow directions, or maybe it’s just that I’m cheap (let’s call it frugal, shall we?) and can’t justify paying for a pattern.
In any case, it makes me [...]

Labels!

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

When I started sewing, I didn’t think I’d ever have a need for labels. I wasn’t sure I’d ever make anything I’d want my name on, and at the time I didn’t imagine I’d ever be selling my items… Since I’ve started selling a few, I decided that a label might be nice… if only [...]

Etsuko Furuya wall hangings - instant art!

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

I’ve had this project in mind for some time now, but only just got around to completing it. I don’t know why I waited so long though - I could have had art on the walls long ago!
For the past couple months I’ve been buying pieces of Etsuko Furuya fabric as I find patterns I [...]

Blocks and Stripes quilt top

Friday, September 19th, 2008

The top of this quilt is nearly completed - or at least, completed enough so that I can post it here for you!

I love the way it’s come out so far. This is exactly what I had in mind when I started it, but I admit that during the process I started thinking that maybe [...]

Buying fabric and meeting Melissa

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

That was my day last Sunday.
Several weeks ago when I posted about how much I wanted some of the out of print Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy fabrics, I received an email from Jess of Juicy Bits. She made my day by letting me know that she had recently been to a fabric store on [...]

And we have a winner!

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Morgan was excited to be the one to pick the winner… (even though he’s 35, not 5!)

Congratulations Julie!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a comment. I enjoyed learning about your favorite fabric designers, favorite blogs, and I had a great time visiting your blog (if you have one).
This was a lot [...]

The end of a mini-vacation…

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

This past weekend we headed down to Boston for my best friend’s wedding. It was beautiful, and a lot of fun. We then had a chance to go out to the Cape for a couple days with my college roommate. I hadn’t seen her in ages (I can’t even remember the last time, so it [...]