A Circle Skirt

Every little girl needs a twirly skirt. I had some extra fabric left over from years ago – a project that never happened. I decided to make a circle skirt for my son’s friend, our neighbor.

In this picture, the hem is unfinished – I thought I would give them the chance to pick out some [...]

Fabric.com Sale – Amy Butler Fabric

There is quite a bit of Amy Butler on clearance at fabric.com today.
Lotus, Nigella, August Fields … most of it is regular $19.99 a yard, down to $7.49. Very tempting …
I made some curtains out of some August Fields fabric, and the weight is really nice.

I’m back! Hemming Silk Curtains

A friend of mine had these gorgeous silk curtains made – but they were too short. Fortunately, there was enough fabric tucked into the hem to lengthen them.
A curtain hem is usually 4-6″ deep … but I was working with small amounts of additional fabric, and could only make a 3″ hem. To hide this, [...]

Finally Melting and almost Back to Normal

So, 2 blizzards and then sickness, and now more snow today/tonight. I might sew again one day.
I have so many projects in my head, but it has been near impossible to do anything lately. Home today for Presidents’ Day … maybe I’ll get a chance to sew again tonight. Once again, hard to do with [...]

Sewing During Snowstorm?

It is almost impossible to get any sewing done when keeping a toddler occupied and digging out from over 2 feet of snow! It has taken days to dig out – there’s nowhere to put all the snow!
Finally, I got about an hour today to start my spring coat. It’s going to look so nice! [...]