My New Sewing Room
Up until a few weeks ago my sewing “room” was actually my dining room table. The dining room was jammed packed with my junk to the point where we hadn’t eaten dinner at the table in months (we still don’t). … Continued
New Giveaway Winner
The original winner didn’t contact me so it’s time to move on the next person. This time the winner is commenter number 10, Heather. Congratulations!
And The Winner Is….
Proudmommy! Her comment is the 4th one and the random number generator selected number 4. Here’s a screen capture: Congratulations Proudmommy!
Soaker Giveaway!
I have never done a giveaway before mostly because I’m paranoid that no one will enter! I am still paranoid but I think it’s time I give it a shot. As I previously posted, I recently got an embroidery machine. … Continued
New Machine!
I started looking into embroidery machines a couple of months ago. I REALLY liked the Husqvarna Viking Designer SE. It was a dream…..it was also $3000 and out of the question. Because I had never embroidered a thing in my … Continued
Yay or Nay?
I don’t usually buy fabric with a specific project in mind, I buy it because I like it and then I have to figure out what to do with it. Because of this, I am stuck with some prints that … Continued
Two Pieces of a Puzzle
I love it when things just come together. I have been stalking the February 2008 issue of BWOF (Burda World of Fashion) for a while. I had not see any of the designs in that issue except for one and … Continued
Scratch That
Turns out, I won’t be able to use that pattern for the contest. So, I’m back to square one deciding which contest to enter. That said, I think I’m still going to (slowly) work on that outfit because I really … Continued
You Can’t Touch This!
One of the July challenges on Pattern Review is “RTW (ready to wear) and designer knock offs”. The idea is to copy a ready to wear garment or a garment by a designer. We can use commercial patterns or draft … Continued
Vintage Baby
I have a weak spot for everything vintage. I love vintage cookbooks, vintage patterns, vintage inspired clothing etc so I when I saw this reprint of a vintage pattern, I had to have it and more importantly, I had to … Continued
My Sewing Space
Yeah, yeah, I know this is the second post today but it’s a special one. We were discussing sewing/craft areas on a message board and I decided to go ahead and take pictures of mine. I live in a fairly … Continued
Fluffy Butt, Again.
I am still experimenting with diapers for my son and possibly for retail. This time I added a second insert and the super absorbent material sandwiched between the outter and inner layers. The inner layers still is minky for keeping … Continued