Posted in everything else, sewing on April 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well reality slowly set in by the weekend. Spring Break is over and its time to hit the books again. This is my final semester. Woo Hoo! Don’t get me wrong, I have so enjoyed learning and expanding my mind but I am excited to have a break from the deadline part for a season [...]
Posted in sewing on March 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While my mom was here for a couple of days, we got to work working on a gnome messenger bag for her. I can’t blame her for wanting one too. The second time around I understood the pattern better so that was easier, but for some reason we had to rip seams again and again. I [...]
Posted in sewing on March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just love my messenger bag. Meg did such a great job on her pattern. The instructions are clearly written and easy to follow.
My bag is made from recycled corduroy pants, flower skirt, and striped men’s shirt. I was very wary about using them together. I was afraid the skirt would be too much pink [...]
Posted in sewing on October 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
hi all, it seems that my life got busy a bit sooner than expected. with school for me now in full swing i am doing my best to stay on top of the it and homeschooling the kiddies. the homeschooling part is not hard but it does eat up a big chunk of my day. needless [...]
Posted in sewing on September 5, 2007 | No Comments »
i popped over to pink chalk studio today and saw this. i just couldn’t resist giving it a try. i used the tutorial she linked to and her dimensions for a nine year old.
i love how simple it was to make, and the size was just perfect for my almost nine year old. i used [...]
Posted in random knits, sewing, spinning on July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
yesterday i headed over to laura’s and got to work on the skirt for thisbe. i was surprisingly painless. i hadn’t sewn clothes for her since she was a toddler. i have to say that i wasn’t a fan of the fabric she picked out at joann’s the other day but when put together as [...]
Posted in quilting, sewing on July 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
well my summer started late june and i’ve been working on a few things after the kiddies get to bed. i got four quilt tops made including this one, and completed one of the quilts.
i have quite a few wip.
three more quilts to quilt and bind, a purse that i started at the black sheep gathering. i [...]
Posted in paper goods, quilting, sewing on May 12, 2007 | No Comments »
last night after the kiddies went to bed i got going on the baby quilt. ( it was about 8:oo when i got started) as i looked up at the clock when i was finishing up the binding it was almost 10:30. i couldn’t believe the quilting and binding only took two and half hours.
with [...]
Posted in quilting, sewing on May 7, 2007 | No Comments »
with a couple of midterms coming up, homework has slowed up. so i have had a bit of time to start this quilt. the babe isn’t due until july but we are having a party for his mommy this weekend. i wonder if i will get it finished on time. hubby will be out of the house [...]
Posted in quilting, sewing on December 28, 2006 | No Comments »
I finished the blanket yesterday and today I was obsessed over making a bib. It was all I could think about. How will it do it? What fabrics? How big? How will I stuff it? Than when I completed the bib I started obsessing over the cute shoes I could make to go with the [...]
