Posts Tagged ‘ fabric ’

Mom’s Quilt is Finished!

As of Tuesday evening, I completed my mom’s Mother’s Day quilt. Woohoo! Doesn’t it look lovely? When Mom was here visiting us, she picked out a lovely red backing, black binding, and asked that I quilt it with creme-colored thread. I quilted by straight stitching a 1/4″ from my blocks’ seams. I love the contrast of the red and [ READ MORE ]

Sewing Circle II

Saturday was the second time I met with my sewing girlfriends from work. We had a blast sewing adorable aprons! I went with my friend, Lelia, after school to Hobby Lobby to pick out the fabric. I can’t decide which print is my favorite. The apron has darts, a lined waistband, and an adorable pocket. The ties are [ READ MORE ]

Mom’s Quilt: Progress

I’ve actually made some progress on Mom’s lap quilt. I bought the fabric over a month ago and cut out the squares a few weeks after that. The little square stacks were sitting on my desk looking sad and neglected and today, I finally started sewing them together. My desk as the work began unfolding: My progress [ READ MORE ]

Cupcakes Continued

No, the cupcake madness has NOT ended. It is in fact spreading to our dining nook! Brendan and I have a bench flanked by two bookshelves for seating on one side of our dining room table. This bench is never used (except for the three baskets underneath that make for great dining/kitchen linen storage). Thus, making [ READ MORE ]

Sewing after Jo-Ann’s Sale

Jo-Ann Fabric’s recently began the “Winter Warm-Up” sale and I was there coupons in hand. I purchased fourteen patterns for the price of one (they were only $.99!) and hope to use them soon. I also bought two magazines: Quilting Arts: Stitch and Sew Beautiful. There are so many projects and patterns in both that I [ READ MORE ]

Cupcake Kitchen

I have wanted to decorate my kitchen with cupcakes for some time and I’ve finally gotten around to it. The whole “reno” so far has cost me about $35! Some of the stuff I had on hand, and other items were supplied by generous loved ones. Enjoy! me in my cupcake kitchen! What, you don’t [ READ MORE ]

Sewing Machine Cover

Mom and I made this sewing machine cover for my Kenmore 15408. I brought my machine to Ohio so that we could sew. Mom and I agreed that I needed a cover for it, especially if I am going to be transporting it for my sewing circle. The machine has a handle and we created a [ READ MORE ]

Homemade Christmas

Sewing has been my new hobby since taking a class with Lelia in the summer. This Christmas, I really wanted to return to simpler things and make most of my gifts. Well, that really didn’t happen as I’d hoped. I think I still need more sewing practice and more time to gather inspiration and ideas [ READ MORE ]

Zip-Up Shopping Tote Tutorial

A couple of years ago, I bought a bag like this at Target. I decided to try to make my own tonight. I made a zip-up shopping tote! It folds up and will fit nicely in my purse. I made it with my lovely gingerbread house fabric. 1. Cut: 2 rectangles 17.5″ x 16.75″; 2 rectangles 4″ x [ READ MORE ]

Christmas Fabric

I am loving all of the Christmas fabric in the stores. I have purchased some from Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, and Jo-Ann Fabrics.I don’t really have plans for all of them, I just couldn’t pass them up. I’m not a huge fan of all the yellow, but I’m a sucker for anything gingerbread related. This [ READ MORE ]