Posted in Read, Style, fashion, sewing on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While browsing flickr a few weeks ago, I saw these pictures from i heart linen (a very lovely blog). I did some googling to find more information about the magazine, and ordered it.
My stitch arrived yesterday, and I am so happy, I loved it from start to finish. I guess most magazines [...]
Posted in Create, Friendly to the Environment & My Wallet, Project, sewing on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m trying to be more eco-conscious, thanks to Daily Danny and his fabulous books and thanks to Apartment Therapy.
I decided to make cloth napkins so I wouldn’t waste as many paper ones. I’m also going to bring a few to work to use with lunch. I used the pattern from Lotta Jansdotter’s Simple Sewing [...]
Posted in Collage, Create, Project, home improvement, sewing on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After my husband starting joking lately that my hobby is thinking about crafting, I figured it was about time that I got back to doing some actual crafting. And the time was right to get back to crafting- we had to buy a new computer (unfortunately our less than 3 yr old [...]
Posted in Read, sewing on October 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This summer, I was reading Sewing Savvy when I came across their small feature on the sewing bird.
I knew right away that I wanted one for my sewing room, because sewing birds remind me of my childhood. When I was little, my mother volunteered at a colonial home and often dragged me along. I think [...]
Posted in Create, Project, sewing on October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For my first project since I’ve been back to sewing, I chose another first- my first quilt. I used a pattern from Amy Karol’s Bend-the-Rules Sewing.
The instructions were very easy to follow, and I think that I am ready to move on to more difficult quilts. I love the scalloped edges- although next time I think [...]
Posted in Create, Photograph, sewing on July 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This is my pattern collection.
Posted in Create, Photograph, sewing on July 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Still awaiting the arrival of my furniture and sewing supplies. Here’s a photo of a future quilt I’m planning to make. Although there’s not much need for quilts here in Puerto Rico…
I got the idea for an asian quilt from a stack of fat quarters I bought at Michael’s.
Posted in Create, Project, home improvement, sewing on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I needed to add some color to our extra bedroom, so I made some quick and easy curtains.
I bought a king size flat sheet at Ikea. Ideally you want your fabric width to equal 2x your window width. A king sheet is only about 100″ wide and my window was 72″ wide, so it wasn’t [...]
Posted in Create, Project, home improvement, sewing on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I couldn’t find a table runner to match my green-and-white dining room, so I used the leftover fabric from my Ikea curtains.
For a year I had the end pieces taped up under the table with blue painter’s tape because I was worried The Dog would eat the dangling fabric.
Important to know when hemming Ikea curtains- [...]
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