Finish! Wiksten Tank
Come on over to Modern Domestic on April 28th and learn to make it with me.
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sewing
Starry, starry PJs
I spent the weekend doing a little sewing, a rare treat for me. Thanks to the Worldwide Quilting Day giveaway, I need to check the website frequently to approve comments which means I don’t get to really do anything that requires me leaving the house for the day. So despite the rare treat of sunshine,
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Now that I’ve got it, what to do with it?
I’ve been ogling Carolyn Friedlander‘s work since I saw her at Fall Quilt Market in 2011. It’s been a while. First the amazing paper-pieced patterns, then her architecture-inspired fabric with Robert Kaufman Fabrics called, appropriately, Architextures. I fell in love with it months ago. Carolyn was nice enough to send me a little candy pack
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Coming up
A few weeks ago, I was on Facebook and saw this awesome pattern from Liesl + Co. I’m kinda of a sucker for capes and anything with a vintage feel and immediately fell for this one. I bought it within a few minutes (it’s a downloadable!), but it has taken a while for me to
Mail Sack Mayhem
Thanks to some encouragement from Shelly and Crissy and the willingness of the folks at Modern Domestic, I finally got to cross “Start teaching others to sew again” off my massive to-do list. With the help of Lupine and Crissy, I decided on pattern to use–The Mail Sack from Pink Chalk Studios. I made up
Deliveries in Vietnam
I can’t tell you how over-the-top excited I was to get this message on my Facebook wall from my dear friend Mrs. Hanh: [I am so in love with her English skills…just adorable. I wrote about her in my book and it always made me smile to write her dialogue.] But the real point is:
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WIP: Camera Bag
I told her months ago, I’d make her a camera bag for her birthday. We’re down to six days left and I’ve been thwarted by mechanical issues. But I pulled out my old machine, the one who’s never let me down and got a bunch done last night. The exterior is nearly finished and I’ve
Breaking points
If you read the last post, you know I love my sewing machine. But as much as I love it, I hate when it (or any other machine) isn’t working quite right. I find it sooooo frustrating. I don’t have as much time as I’d like to just sit at the machine sewing my own
Know Thy Machine
Thanks to Shruti for putting on this little blog tour of sewing machines. It’s been quite fun following along to see all the variety of machines and, especially for me, what makes them special for the owner. Thanks to Shruti for inviting me and thank YOU for coming along! Now to the questions… What machine(s)