I am so excited! I sold two of my latest creations. and I got rid of the virus on my laptop but I think the browser is so old that it isn’t compatible to loading pictures. Sigh. I still can’t show you the pictures of my new bags. Hmmm, I think I will email them [...]
I am making bags with this Maywood Studio and Bonnie Sullivan fabric, Maid of Honor. I have three bags in the works in this blue. I want to sew!!! But, I have a virus on my laptop and have found instructions on how to remove it. It sounds very involved. If you don’t see me [...]
Have you ever looked at a fabric and thought you just had to make something from it? That is what happened when I saw this pretty fabric. I made a bowtucks bag.
My sister, Grace, has been making these pillow case styled dresses for her friend’s daughters and her own grand daughters. They are so cute yet easy to make. Photo provided by Babylock You may have heard about The Pillowcase Project. The Pillowcase Project is an effort to provide new dresses for 700+ girls in Uganda. [...]
My friend is gagga over cats so I made her this bag. Do you like to carry a bag with fabric that has things that represent your hobbies? I have made bags from Colts football, butterflies and Tweety Bird to name the ones I can remember. Can you think of some other theme fabric that [...]
Life has been interrupting my sewing time! How do you find time to sew? Laundry, mowing the grass and other obligations keep me occupied when I would like to be at my machine. I have a few unfinished projects I would like to complete. This is all I got done last week. My husband asked [...]
I have been working on the quilt from the fabric I bought at the Chicago Quilt show. Here are a few variations of the blocks. The blocks I will be using for the quilt are not arranged in these variations. You will have to wait until the top is finished to see what I did. [...]
I struggle when it comes to putting fabric together. I want to make mine match too much, if that makes sense. I need to learn how to choose lights and darks and different patterns that work well together. I love it when I can find packages of fabric that are already put together and that [...]
A few months ago, my husband and I decided we had been hermits long enough. We knew the words to every Geico commercial because we were watching television so much. We decided to go to the Indiana State Fairgrounds to visit the camper and rv show. It was fun but what I really enjoyed was [...]
There is an exciting charity that puts quilts to use in brightening the lives of ill children. The Quilts for Kids organization is on a mission to transform discontinued, unwanted and other fabrics into patchwork quilts that comfort children with life-threatening illnesses and children of abuse. Partnering with P&G AND DOWNY for the Downy Touch [...]
