David and Daisy

Fabric, Dreams and Life

Still here

Halfway done the Amy Butler dress. Pictures to come. Busy … the usual :) Yeah, I don’t have a good excuse.

New Sewing Mag – Free Download

Thanks, Not Martha, for letting me know about Modern Seamster magazine.  I’m downloading the first issue now, for free!

A Sad Photo, But the Dress is Done!

And here is a very blurry shot of me, with wet hair, in the completed dress.

I’m happy with how it turned out. It is my first completed attempt at making a knit dress.  I made a tshirt before, but it was just ok.  And I made a mistake with sizing in my previous project. This [...]

Grocery Bags

I made these 2 grocery bags in December, for a Christmas gift, and I finally got to take some photos.  They are made out of Amy Butler’s Daisy Chain fabric, and the lining is a heavy, home dec weight burgundy.

Belt for Dress Completed

So I finally got the 13 feet or so (not exaggerating) of bias tape sewn onto the wrap belt tonight. I think I chose a knit that was too thick for this dress, because I’m not happy with how thick the bias tape is.  But it will do.  I think it looks really great, but [...]

Really .. almost there …

I have been on a roll the past 2 days … if only it applied to my sewing! 
I managed to do paperwork, filing, pay bills, call about bills, fix things, etc … And I have made some slow and steady progress on my dress.  That’s the plan, so I don’t make mistakes.
The knit bias tape [...]

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