Posts Tagged ‘ Sewing ’

Sewing Must be Contagious…

In Brendan’s most recent post he mentioned sewing some sand bags closed for use at the gun range. I, of course, just had to snap a few pictures of my rugged man stitching at the dining room table. He used my clothespins to temporarily seal the bags. Don’t they look cute? I think Brendan looks pretty cute, [ 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 ]

Fabric for our Bedroom Quilt

I am beginning to hate my first quilt. I made it with clearance fabric since I was a novice and didn’t want to spend much money on it. Thus the colors and patterns aren’t ones that I normally would have chosen and it really does not match the beautiful, soothing green walls of our bedroom [ 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 ]

Baby Bowman

On June 28th of this year (approximately), I will be Aunt Tiffany. I’m so excited about Jeremy and Kristin’s baby and I’ve been quite busy sewing for the little one’s arrival. I made two bibs that button on the side. The fabric and buttons are from Jo-Ann’s. The bibs are two layers of fabric and quilt batting. [ 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 ]