David and Daisy

Fabric, Dreams and Life

Moving On

With the Halloween costume completed, it’s time to move on to more projects.  Up first?  The Expandable Pack It In Tote from U-Handblog. I’m making it out of black canvas and a print from Patty Young’s Andalucia designs.
I have ordered samples of linen – I want some buttery orange/yellow curtains for the bedroom now.
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Halloween …

Where did my little boy go?  I can’t find him, but I found Winnie the Pooh playing with toys in my basement!
Just have to finish up the red shirt …

The Half-Completed Pooh Bear Costume

Still have to finish the edges, and make a cute short red shirt.

The Other Reason I Haven’t Sewn Recently

You know, besides all the illness.  I re-painted our bedroom.  I used Glidden’s Gentle Tide, a blue/green/gray that looks much better than the photos can possible show.  See how sometimes it looks blue and sometimes green.  I love it!
So now I have some new curtains to make, and eventually some new bedding.

More Sickness, So Less Sewing

Pneumonia here … but I’ll be back to working on that costume soon.  It’s rough … everyone everywhere seems to be sick this week.

Animation – How a Sewing Machine Works

This is really neat.  It’s an animation showing how a sewing machine works, at swiss-miss.

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