Fabric Choice for the Tote Bag

I finally broke down and ordered some fabric from fabric.com.

These are Amy Butler fabrics from the Midwest Modern collection.
I think the main part of the bag will be the one on the left (circles and lines), the middle fabric will be the straps and inner pocket, and the floral will be the lining. I may [...]

Completed Gift

Ok Beth – if you are reading, turn away now. Sorry.
Last warning …
I finished the baby blanket and some burp cloths for the baby shower 2 weeks from now. They don’t know the gender yet, and their nursery has a primarily black and white theme. So here’s what I came up with [...]

New Fabric and Old

I took a trip out to SE Home Center in Timonium this weekend. It’s a fabric store, sewing machine store and home appliance store, all in one. What I love is that the people running the store really know so much about all things sewing-related. I asked about the problem I had hemming [...]

I Sewed a T-shirt!

Yep, I did it. Not so scary. It didn’t turn out perfectly, but I’m really happy with my first attempt:

There I am, acting goofy, posing in front of our great, bright bedroom curtains.
I wasn’t sure how much I was supposed to stretch the neck ribbing while I sewed, so it is a little loose [...]

Sewing a T-Shirt

Finally – I need to make something for myself! I’ve had this Sew U Home Stretch book for so long … and I’m finally going to sew a t-shirt.
I’ve never worked with knits – even though I’ve owned an overlock machine for many, many years (probably 10 or so). I have no good excuse.
Here [...]