Brendan and I had large stockings that I made for our first Christmas together that were definitely sewn while I was a novice (i.e. they aren’t lined and not very nice looking). I’ve wanted to sew some new ones for a while, and Brendan and I wanted to go with smaller stockings since we usually fill our stockings with candy and we don’t need sacks full of candy. So I drafted a pattern and sewed these:
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Happy Father’s Day!
19
Jun
I did some sewing for my dear Dad Knapp. He likes to sit in his easy chair with a large Coke and watch sports. Therefore, I sewed up a set of coasters that feature four popular athletic balls (football, soccer, baseball, and basketball) on one side and gray with scarlet “writing” on the other. The scarlet and gray coordinate with the living room and, more importantly, they are the colors for Ohio State University.
Lee Love
27
Feb
I made Angry Birds for Lee for Christmas along with a promise to make more of the characters. Unfortunately, I hadn’t been able to locate the proper shades of green fleece for the pigs. Darling Mom Sullivan to the rescue! She sent me some green fleece and matching threads. Here are the results:
Lee, I love you, and your pigs are on their way!
Love,
Tiff
Pattern courtesy of Obsessively Stitching (one of my favorite blogs).
Pajama Pants
22
Feb
While out shopping at Wal-Mart, I saw a queen sized 200 thread-count flat sheet on sale for $5. Score! That’s a nice piece of yardage. I figured it would make a great quilt backing (I’ve used flat sheets for three quilts so far).
However, once I got it home, I decided to make pajama pants.
The pants are a simple drawstring, pale yellow, and oh-so comfy! I’ll have to make a matching top (I have plenty of fabric left).
Love,
Tiff
McCalls 5248
Latest Quilt Top
17
Feb
I had the day off yesterday and spent it sewing! Here is the result of glorious, uninterrupted sewing time:
Butterfly Block
11
Feb
More playing in the sewing room with my fabric stash. I just wanted to try out some more foundation piecing from my Quilter’s Ark book.
I still need to embroider some legs and antennae. The pretty blue fabrics are from my friend Misty in TN.
Love,
Tiff
Mushroom Pincushion
10
Feb
Just playing around in my sewing room.
2/5/11
Toadstool pincushion from a Simplicity pattern.
Love,
Tiff
New Quilt Blocks
03
Feb
I have another project joining the ranks in my little sewing corner. I finally cut my Japanese fabric! It was scary to cut into such precious prints, but fabric was meant to be sewn, not just hoarded. I have started to assemble some blocks for another quilt.
Brendan and I are really cutting back on our spending, so for now, all of my sewing has been with yardage in my stash. It’s been fun “rediscovering” some of my prints, and it’s been stretching my creativity to limit myself to the materials on hand. Unfortunately, that means that this current project is going to be shelved again until I do have some more spending money so that I can get some black fabric and some more white to finish this quilt top.
Oh well, it’s off to my sewing nook to find some other treasures just waiting to be cut up and sewn into something special in the meantime!
Love,
Tiff
More Patterns!
02
Feb
Jo-Ann’s had another $.99 Simplicity pattern sale. Mom and Dad Knapp went to the store for me (since the closest one to me is several hours away) and bought several patterns for me. Thanks, Mom and Dad.
Now, which pattern to sew first…
Love,
Tiff