when the sewing machine is off… Baking wins my heart. I used to hate baking, I don’t know what’s getting into me! We keep buying candy as if we’re going to save it for the trick-or-treaters. Note to self: don’t buy Halloween Candy until Halloween day. You WILL eat it. {basically, between the cookies and […]
Remember way back when I introduced my shell spiral technique? For that project, I spiraled my material before cutting out the pattern pieces, so it was intended all along, but in this case it was actually a solution to a problem. I made an adorable dress for Lenna, but when I slipped it on the […]
We’ve gone over all of the tutorials for the embroidery hoop notions wall, now I’ll just give you a quick how-to for hanging it. First, trace each piece onto newspaper and label them. Locate the studs in your wall and make sure the wall hooks and the thread rack are on studs (these are heaviest). […]
Ok, I’m mixing up “be inspired” a little bit today. See, typically I show you three of my own photographs that inspired a project, but today I’m going to show you three pictures of other people’s work that have inspired something… well, something pretty fantastic, if you don’t mind me tooting my own horn here. […]
When the sewing machine is off… We adopt a pumpkin that looks like a mushroom. Or an acorn. Take your pick! The blog gets a little face lift. I make a menu/ grocery list for 2 WEEKS and almost stick with it. You really can’t blame me for the late night candy run though, I’m […]