Vacation, and Plans
I’m off to the beach for a few days, but I have sewing plans for when I get back. I’ve bought a couple types of stretch knits, and I’m going to try Burda 8361, a pattern I bought awhile ago and … well, I forgot about it.
It’s gotten great reviews and seems pretty easy to [...]
My New Sewing Machine
My new machine – a Janome DC2010.
I’ve always expressed my “eh” feeling towards my Singer. I had to fight it a lot. And the accessories were very low end. That zipper foot was awful. So I spontaneously bought myself a new machine Sunday. I’ve barely had a chance to use it, but what I have [...]
Play Mat Progress
I’m almost done a gift … a play mat for my nephew. I’m using Michael Miller’s Merryville Tot Town fabric. The back is just a basic red cotton, and I’m in the process of sewing bias tape on the edges.
And here is a detail – this fabric is very cute. I am not [...]
Amy Butler In Stitches Robe – Completed
I finished this today … made with Laura Gunn fabric. I added some extra detailing and stopped following the directions after maybe 2 steps. Pretty easy to make … and the pictures in the book make it possible for you to ignore the written directions, if you are familiar with sewing already.
Belt detail – I [...]
New Robe Progress
I decided to make something for myself! The kimono style robe from Amy Butler’s In Stitches book. I bought some gorgeous Laura Gunn fabric for it. Here’s how it looks so far … with Simba monitoring my progress.
More Art Made With Fabric
I bought a yard of beautiful Drawing Room fabric by Anna Maria Horner, and I decided to frame it to hang in my hallway, at the top of the steps.
With my family room pillows all sewn .. yep, all 7 of them … I was ready to move on to this new project.
I didn’t take [...]
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