Happiness Through Sewing
It Starts With Envy: Up until recently, my sewing supplies were semi-organized in drawers, and bins, and shelves and I was content. Sure things would hide in the back of the drawer, slip down to the bottom of the bin, or fall off the shelf. That’s just how the world works, a little natural disorganization, […] Read more…
My daughter doesn’t sew, she’s not even interested. She knits, something I have given up on, and she’s really good at it. A couple of years ago she had seen a bag at the yarn shop for holding knitting projects. What made it different, and the object of her desire was it had a grommet […] Read more…
Welcome to the Neighborhood Eleven years ago when we moved into our current house, our first with more than one bathroom, the smallest bedroom (10′ x 12′) was designated to be my husband’s office since he had just started working from home. When he realized the plaster walls blocked all wifi to the room he […] Read more…
Getting started is the hardest part they say. Getting started on something you don’t want to do, are scared to do, or know is going to be hard to do is even harder. And doing something you know you need to do but don’t think you have time to do is never started. It just […] Read more…
Wonder Woman is not my style icon (I would be way too cold) but I do envy her gold bracelets. The tiara maybe her power accessory but it’s the bracelets that make her seem fierce (it certainly isn’t that wimpy looking lasso). In a summer craft class, just before I laid eyes on Lynda Carter […] Read more…
Drawstring bags are easy to make, but this drawstring bag was incredibly easy to make. You won’t believe how fast it came together. Perfect for toting a craft project, separating your shoes from your clothes in a suitcase or for holding smaller items together in a larger tote. You can customize the size without doing […] Read more…
For Thanksgiving I wanted my well-worn table to look as good as our newly painted and decorated dining room, without having to refinish the table. I knew I wanted to make placemats and not a full tablecloth but I decided that instead of making a placemat for each person, there would be six of us, […] Read more…
It took us ten years but we have finished the dining room. My husband built built-ins, we painted, hung art on the walls and bought plants that by a miracle are surviving as we learn basic plant care. It’s a great space and this Thanksgiving as we sat down to eat I didn’t want all […] Read more…
You know that word “free”. So eye-catching. Free patterns are great except when they’re a horribly frustrating waste of your time and fabric. I’ve sworn off free patterns with their unclear instructions, haphazard construction methods and unflattering results. Oh, but this one is different 😉 The Trail Tote pattern by Noodlehead (for Robert Kaufman Fabrics) […] Read more…
It is the end of my self created, self-imposed, Use-It-Up fabric challenge. I went one year, October 31, 2015 to November 1, 2016, with out buying any fabric. I began the challenge to use up fabric I had. I mean I bought it to use it, right? I never bought fabric intending to never use it. I saw it, […] Read more…