Archive for April 2013
I See London, I See France
I see London. I see France. I’ve learned to make my own underpants. Yes, really. You can find instructions to make anything on the internet. By following the pattern and instructions I found on So Sew Easy, I was able to make my own pair of panties. And all you really need is some stretch…
Read MoreHappy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to me, and a Happy Tax Day to you. I’ve done a lot of things in the last year. I saw Red Green live. I saw my sister graduate from college. And I was in her wedding. I helped build outhouses for the Tractor Club. Ok… mostly Matt helped and I watched and…
Read MoreApril Themed Projects from Around the Web
April Showers bring May Flowers, at least I think that’s how the poem goes. And I’ve seen a lot of great April Showers themed projects on the web over the last few days. Here are a few of my favorites. I found these great Mug Rugs by Quilting and Other Craft Therapy via Threadbias. I…
Read MoreQuilting for Beginners
I’m excited to share with you a great resource for beginning quilters that I wish I had known about when I first started my quilting journey. It’s Quilty! Quilty is a great resource because it really does start right from the beginning. Everything that you didn’t learn in home ec class. That’s right. I know…
Read MoreSewing Circles
After telling everyone on the blog on Friday to stop being afraid to try things and just do them, I figured I should take my own advice. So I pulled a quilt from my stack to send off to the quilter and decided to give it a go myself. This quilt was a challenge on…
Read MoreThe Secret to Making Difficult Projects
Since I started sewing a couple years ago, I’ve made several projects that people might consider difficult. You might remember the Amy Butler Weekender Bag, the Bustier Top and Dress, as well as my Colorist Quilt with curves. So what’s my secret for making these types of difficult projects? Just make them. No one told…
Read More5 Great Border Prints
After making my Vintage Border Print Dress, I find myself inspired and drawn to border prints. They are such a simple and easy way to create detail in a dress, skirt, or even a top. So I’ve been wandering around my local quilt shops as well as a few of my favorite online fabric retailers…
Read MoreUsing Pectin
It’s spring, which means it’s time to start thinking about your garden and what you want to put in it. For me, that means thinking about what I want to make with my plants from the garden – and lately I’ve been a big fan of jams and jellies. Really, this means I need to…
Read MoreBustier Dress
I liked my Bombshell Bustier Top so much that I decided to make another one. This project started out as another top, but when playing with my fabric, I decided I really wanted to give this project a try as a dress, so I cut off the top to closer to my natural waist line…
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