Sadly, yet another small business in my area has had to close its doors. First it was Saftlers, a fabric store that had been in that family for three generations; they’d opened in 1919 and closed just this summer. Now the Scrapbook…
For quite some time I have been wanting to show you all how to make these fun origami purses. Depending on the fabric you choose they can be very elegant, or just plain cute. To make one origami purse, you’ll need: 2…
Hi everyone! Sorry this post is going up so late in the day. I’ve only been distracted by about 15 million different things since I took the photo SIX hours ago. Sheesh. (Well, maybe it was only 15 things… or 5, but…
Right now I’m working on a commission, a t-shirt quilt that includes what must be most every t-shirt this gal has ever owned. 🙂 It’s rather an interesting challenge, trying to get them all into a reasonably sized quilt. We’re skipping any…
A couple days ago I was shopping at Fabric.com and ordered these two sweater knits for fall cardigans/jackets: I also ordered a yard of this pink diagonal stripe to make another drapey sleeveless top. I love sleeveless tops as I can wear…
Today we have the third and final installment of our three part series, A Primer on Sewing with Knit Fabrics. If you missed Part One, you can find it here; Part Two is here. Sewing with knits Many folks who have been frustrated…
Here we are with Part Two of our three part series, A Primer on Sewing with Knit Fabrics. If you missed Part One, you can find it here. Part Three is here. Cutting out knit fabrics My favorite tool for cutting out…
You may have noticed that I’ve sewn quite a few knit garments this past spring and summer. Such as: Here are a few reasons why I chose knits (besides that fact that my local fabric store was going…
Last winter I was flipping through the Dec/Jan issue of Quilting Arts magazine and saw their “Save My U.F.O.” challenge. The idea was to send in an UnFinished Object and have another quilter finish it for me. In return, I’d get somebody’s…
Hey all! It’s a beautiful sunshiny morning here in Mass. We had some wild wind yesterday, but we’re fine. Yesterday morning we’d had our showers, made the coffee and had just turned off the TV after watching some of the footage from…
