David and Daisy

Fabric, Dreams and Life

My Sewing Area

I finally got a chance to fix my sewing table and organize a bit today. Yep, took a day off of work to clean. Pretty sad. But now I have a great space, and hopefully I can keep it clean – and get more sewing done.
This is my sewing table.  We added some shelving [...]

Broken Sewing Table

Sadly, the leg on my sewing table is broken. One of the metal legs needs to be replaced. The good news? Well, we have to go to Ikea anyway today to replace a shelf that we bought a couple weeks ago, so I should have my table as good as new by this [...]

Bedcushions Finished!

If you read the previous post, you know all about our sleeping woes. I finally finished up the cushions to go along the wall, across the length of the mattress.

Oops – the pillow on the left is upside down! Did you notice? Well, I just told you …. Guess I’ll have to fix that.
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A Post In Which I Mildly Rant, But Then Get Excited About Fabric Again …

I find myself so inspired every day, and with so many ideas for sewing projects.  But I just don’t have the time to finish!!  I guess that’s what having a 14-month-old will do to you. Especially a 14-month-old who, until recently, fought sleep as if it were an enemy.  I was lucky to get to [...]

My Sewing Machine

I’ve written a review (coming soon) for this site, but I thought I’d share here too.

I have a Singer CG-550, which stands for Commercial Grade.  The motor can stitch 1100 stiches per minute!  The only trouble?  It shakes/moves if I go that fast.  It’s a powerful, basic machine.  I also have an overlock machine – I’ll show [...]

Completed Kitchen Curtains

I finally finished the curtains for our kitchen. The blind is crooked, not the curtains, just an FYI. Yes, it’s driving me nuts in this picture. I’ll try to fix that for the next post … a tutorial for how to make these lovely cafe curtains.

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