I’m cleaning out my office/craft room today. So this is a hodge podge post. I’m always in search a better notion to add to my collection. I was at the Renaissance Festival in Larkspur, Colorado this summer and picked up a handmade glass paperweight to use as a pattern weight. Pretty and practical! My husband […]
I got a craft/sewing table from my husband for my birthday! He used two Ikea Kallax Shelves back to back and then attached them to a plywood base. He then attached casters to the bottom. I found a table top on craigslist for $10 and he cut it down to fit and screwed it to the top. It has plenty […]
This year has gone by so quickly. Although I have had good intentions, I have not gotten as many projects done as I would have liked. This Fall, I Have: Made fudge and failed so many times but I finally can make this Old Fashioned fudge recipe from scratch perfectly! The trick is to be […]
I’ve been crazy busy lately with work so have not had the opportunity to post anything recently. We have also been working on our Christmas postcard. Happy to say it is being printed and will be out the first week of December. I just wanted to make a quick post for those of you who […]
When I was in Maui, I saw this dress at Cinnamon Girl (a similar one) and didn’t want to pay $86 for it. It was a little large for me anyway. I had wanted to find matching outfits for my daughter and me. I used New Look 6179 and the skirt from Vogue 8508 as […]
My sister wanted an “Undress” like mine and I finally got it done. I used the New Look 6291. There is so much ease in this dress that I used size 8. This time I was careful to use a scant 3/8 inch seam allowance for the top and so was able to fit the 1 […]
Well, after some alterations to the pattern, I am finally done with my Vogue Couturier Design 188 dress. Got the pattern off of eBay. I guess it is pretty rare since I have not seen it since. I made a muslin for the bodice and thought it fit well enough that I went ahead and […]
I saw The Undress and decided that I could make something similar for less. At the time they didn’t have a petite size and I also did not like how the sides sag. So with my $2.99/yrd fabric from Fabric.com, I made version D without the overlapping high-low hem. My casing was too tight for […]
Since I have to wake up so early for work, I made some new blinders for my husband. My son immediately wanted to play with them so I made him one too. I was hoping that he would use them on our flight to Florida for spring break but no such luck. The green blinders […]
I have finally gotten to my sewing room after Christmas and New Year’s and recovering from a nasty cold. One of the great things about having a blog is that you all keep me accountable when it comes to sewing projects. If I mention a project, I feel obligated to finish it. So my first […]
Sew Not Work 