Tonight was the night! Walker went before the Eagle Scout Review Board to present his project for approval. He was armed with his completed binder and prepared to answer questions. He had a practice review board with leaders from our troop which helped him gather his thoughts and prepare answers to questions that the board […]
I am on a roll sewing again. Today’s finish is a box bag made with this tutorial. Over the last few years, I have placed multiple orders for custom rosaries. The woman who makes them always does a meticulous job and basically charges nothing for her time and labor. I inquired about her favorite color […]
See that pile? I delivered my Lenten pillowcases to our local Ronald McDonald House. While they were unfamiliar with the One Million Pillowcase Challenge, they happily received my donation. They asked to document the donation with a picture of me to post on their Facebook page but I shied away from that. Instead, I consented […]
My daily pillowcase challenge paid off. By the time Lent was finished, I had completed 50 pillowcases. Let the parade begin. I had 14 pillowcases on the first three lines and eight on the last one. {Line one} {Line two} {Different views of lines one and two} {Line three} {More views of lines one, two […]
One of my friends has just taking on quilting and is celebrating a birthday. What fun it was for me to pull through some scraps and make her a sweet gift. She is now the owner of a new pincushion and a needle book. To make the pincushion, I did a pair of improv blocks, […]
I am happy to report I can now do French seams in my sleep and I conquered my fear of buttonholes. I made one of these gift bags a while back and over the last few days, I opened and closed the gift bag sweatshop. They really don’t take that long but I only sewed […]
Today’s pillowcase has an Americana flair. One a day is paying off. I can see my pillowcase pile is growing.
Today I made a box bag to send to a special friend for her birthday. The fabric makes me happy. I love a treat that is non-caloric and brightly colored. I hope it makes her happy too! On the Lenten project front, I’m still continuing to meet my goal of one a day. Today’s contribution […]
We Catholics are pretty good at giving things up for Lent but this season my heart was in the spirit of giving. Further, in keeping with my goal of “use it or lose it,” I am choosing to spread love through sewing. The Million Pillowcase Challenge is an ongoing movement to provide pillowcases to local […]
This year I wanted to share a little treat with my knitting friends for their birthdays. I have had yards of this fabric in my stash for a long time and I decided it would be perfect as gift bags. I followed a tutorial to enclose the seams and I will soon set up an […]