I’m a big fan of Thanksgiving. I think the Thankgiving meal is one of the best, and in fact, I’ve been trying to eat a combination of those foods as often as possible during the last couple weeks (yesterday’s lunch was a turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce, and then dinner was a pre-Thanksgiving trial run, [...]
Thanks for all the comments on my giveaway post! It sounds like there are some great homemade/handmade gifts in the works for this year. I don’t think anyone mentioned napkins, so I thought I’d provide you with another gift idea. These napkins make great gifts, or are also perfect as hostess gifts, or work quite [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The date of my last post, Friday, June 13th, was my sister’s birthday. I finally caught up with her to give her her gift, and now that’s it’s been opened, I can post a picture here
Happy birthday Whit! I hope you enjoy your very own set of handmade napkins!
When I started sewing, I quickly became obsessed with the idea of making my own napkins. I think cloth napkins are great, and already had a number of them that we used on daily basis, but for some reason, the idea of making my own really seemed to appeal. It was a way of combining [...]
