Our refrigerator heard us talking about replacing it. I KNOW it heard us. I mean, after all we were talking about it right in front of it. Last night we noticed everything in the refrigerator was warm. Sigh. I spent the morning cleaning everything out and dumping everything. Our town recycles so I had to… Continue reading Hold On Kitchen! You’re next on the DIY list!
Author: stitchinstein
I write from my perspective in Northern Illinois.
Scratch This One off my WIP list! I knitted socks!!!
Look at those BEAUTIFUL socks people!!! Seriously, this only took me 9 years to figure out how to do! That first sock, the one on the right was started on a plane trip to California about 2005. I remember at the time when I bought this mini-book: that I was determined to advance my knitting… Continue reading Scratch This One off my WIP list! I knitted socks!!!
Sadly, I’m OUT…
Well, Thanksgiving happened and the 3rd round judging was announced for the Surprise Sewing Bee and I, sadly, was not picked to go forward. That was the first competition I've ever entered and happy that I did get down into the top 25! To read up on all the competition entries please pop on over… Continue reading Sadly, I’m OUT…
Now onto the 3rd Round, I’M IN!!!
Wow! And another round of the Patternreview.com Sewing Bee contest results are in and I'M STILL IN!!! Now there are 25 contestants left! Yikes! So that means, just to re-cap, there were 343 entrants to the competition. Out of those 343, 140 finished and created an entry for the first round. Out of 140 only… Continue reading Now onto the 3rd Round, I’M IN!!!
PatternReview Surprise Sewing Bee Round #2! Finished!
Yay! I'm finally finished with this project! My entry for the 2nd round of the Surprise Sewing Bee over at Patternreview.com is all finished and up on the site! https://www.flickr.com/photos/17438256@N05/15184814844/in/set-72157648752883658 Sorry that I haven't really posted anything this week on this but I've been slaaaaving away at the machine... To read the review of this… Continue reading PatternReview Surprise Sewing Bee Round #2! Finished!
Surprise Sewing Bee Round 1 Entry!
I'm biting my fingers! I've never entered a contest on Patternreview.com before UNTIL NOW!!! The first challenge is an A-Line skirt. Here is my entry: This pattern is from Burda Magazine. I pulled out my archives and found this one in the October 1997 edition! Yikes! It is classic though! Entries are due TODAY and… Continue reading Surprise Sewing Bee Round 1 Entry!
I ENTERED the Surprise Sewing Bee Contest!
I just looked at my in-box and I saw this awesome contest happening over at Patternreview.com! So how fun is THIS going to be? I've never been much of a contest enter-er but this one I couldn't pass up! Wish me luck friends!!! Happy Sewing! ~Cathy
Another Home Improvement Post – Family Room Near Completion!
We brought in the carpet that's been in the garage and unrolled it. It will take a few days for it to relax and remain flat. Jim finished the painting of the trim and hung the door to the basement yesterday! For our cat Chloe Jim installed a cat door and I spent the morning… Continue reading Another Home Improvement Post – Family Room Near Completion!
A Day at the Quilt Show!
I spent the day running errands, working on this new business venture I've slipped out in my last post and taking a trip to the Dupage County Fairgrounds for the Prairie Star Quilter's Guild Show! I'm almost official! I have just one last step before I can flip the switch and make the big announcement! … Continue reading A Day at the Quilt Show!
Taking Product Photos
Hi Friends, Followers and Family! I'm not quite ready to make the big announcement yet, but if you've noticed my postings have been very infrequent there's been a reason. I have been secretly hiding from you my adventure of starting a new business! When the timing is right and all the legal paperwork finally comes… Continue reading Taking Product Photos
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