Hi Readers! Today I am spending some time wrapping gifts at the Barnes & Nobles book store to help raise money for my all-time favorite charity (Canine Companions for Independence). My goal today is $200, so hopefully the store will be loaded with shoppers and my wrapping skills will beg to be tipped graciously! Ha!… Continue reading Year End Re-Cap – The projects of 2011
Category: In the Studio
Butterick B5495 View D – Testing, Testing
Hi Friends, I’m going to put this in the ‘Just Testing’ category. I don’t know why I thought this 100% cotton fabric would work up just beautifully for this pattern. It’s not so bad but there is too much drape for this thick of a fabric. I made up a size 20 with no alterations,… Continue reading Butterick B5495 View D – Testing, Testing
Peanut Blossom Kiss Cookie Fail
Friends, I think even the best of us bakers have moments of failure. Today I wanted to make some Christmas cookies. Jim chose the classic peanut butter cookie with a Hershey’s Kiss in the center. Easy enough right? I don’t know why I can look at a recipe and think I’m following the directions exactly… Continue reading Peanut Blossom Kiss Cookie Fail
Butterick B5524 Lounging Tunic
Hi friends, Today I decided to make something quick and easy, just like the pattern says…I have yards and yards of this grey knit terry and to satisfy the quick and easy part I choose this Butterick B5524 tunic pattern. I chose view B, the one with what looks to me like a little cowl… Continue reading Butterick B5524 Lounging Tunic
A Good Working Stash
When I first started quilting I only had a few fabrics and I mostly only bought fabrics when I was working on a project. In the past couple of years as I’ve done a few more projects and needed colors I’ve added to the collection. I once read a quilting contest entry that classified scrap… Continue reading A Good Working Stash
The Dream Sewing Space – The Archeological Dig Begins!
Hi Friends! While the Rye bread was baking I began to tackle this sewing room. It’s easy to walk into this room, give a big sigh, walk out, close the door and forget about all this mayhem in here! It’s not my fault though, it’s inherent in my family genes. No seriously! It’s true! My… Continue reading The Dream Sewing Space – The Archeological Dig Begins!
What Ever Happened to My Dream Sewing Space?
Oh Friends! What ever happened to my dream sewing space? Remember? Jim and I worked really hard to put together my own creative room, a place to control the chaos that can happen sometimes…err…more often then not! I know what happened, a project here, a side project there, a torn ACL and a move/shake-up of… Continue reading What Ever Happened to My Dream Sewing Space?
Scenes from the Dashboard – Daylight Savings Ends
Whoever invented this daylight savings time? November is one of those months that I count the days to December 21st, the Winter Solstice. The days are shorter and shorter and both on the drive in to work and the drive home from work are nearly in the dark. It’s always a challenge to drive with… Continue reading Scenes from the Dashboard – Daylight Savings Ends
My Method for Putting Away The Leftovers – Once The Quilt is Finished!
Heya Friends! I'm working on packing up my temporary sewing area at the dining room table. It's been a fun few months at my new location but it is now time to pack it all up and bring it back upstairs. I'm nearly able to get up and down the stairs (almost the whole way… Continue reading My Method for Putting Away The Leftovers – Once The Quilt is Finished!
The Little Wheels Quilt Project – All Finished!!
Hey Gang! The Little Wheels Quilt Project is all finished! Whoo Hoo! I put the last stitch in last night and just this morning I brought it outside (careful not to let the neighbor see it!) and took some photos. I think these photos came out a little better and I hope you can see… Continue reading The Little Wheels Quilt Project – All Finished!!
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