David and Daisy

Fabric, Dreams and Life

How to Finish Seams

Speaking of tutorials, I was excited to see this post on the Sew Mama Sew Blog.  I wondered how to make a french seam … and now I know!  I have an overlock machine, so it’s not a problem for me, but what a great resource if you don’t have one.

Impromptu Sewing Project – Bathroom Curtains

Our bathroom curtains needed help. We moved here in a hurry (long story, but sewage gas was filling our old place). I left one home, went to the hospital, and came out to a new home with a new baby. What a week!
Don’t the new curtains look great?

Anyway, when we first moved in, I [...]

New Etsy Listing

I listed my silk screened onesie on Etsy.  For samples, I made a size 18 month, but I did many sizes for the party favors, so I’m open to orders for whatever size.
I’ll also be doing new designs and colors soon.

More Silk Screening …

Yeah, I know … this site is supposed to be about sewing. But I had to finish the last two t-shirts for the family party this weekend. And I’ve had TONS of requests … why aren’t I selling these? So, I got some onesies and started to silk screen those as well.
Here is [...]

Silk Screened T-Shirts Done

Happy Birthday David!
So, with a baby birthday falling on or near Mother’s Day every year, you can imagine what I was doing this Mother’s Day … Making cupcakes for a party!   And finishing up my silk screening project, of course.
The t-shirts are great.  If I had better conditions for burning the screen, the result would [...]

Silk Screening Progress

The full-sized image looks MUCH BETTER … click to see that.
It took me a bit of time, but I managed to print out the elephant design onto transparency paper. This is just a sample of what that looks like.
Next, I have to burn the screen to create the negative, so I can then print the [...]

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