Category Archives: Sewing

Waist Not, Want Not

My desire to reduce my stash has been a driving force behind whatever I have chosen to make for my craft swap and this round was no different. In the past, I had toyed with the idea of making aprons but looking at my stash, I didn’t really think I had enough yardage of the […]

Swap Time

Down to the wire, I finished my swap items.  I made little books from recycled materials.  The only thing I ended up buying was a heavy duty thread for the binding.  I chose this project because many moons ago, I found this tutorial.  When I was deciding what to swap, I remembered them and decided […]

Sewing for a Friend

One of my quilting friends, Ms. Amanda Jean, just blogged about a project for a WIP bag that she made.  (A WIP is a work in progress.)  The neat thing about her bag is that it’s made with vinyl so the project is visible right away.  When she mentioned that she was going to publish […]

It’s in the Bag!

Well, after two days of rather intense sewing, the bags are finished. Each one has a unique lining to offer a pop of color and a surprise.  While one probably can’t bottle a rainbow, one can put it in a bag.

Another Snow day

Well, snow hit us again and the kids were home from school.  Thankfully, we knew last night so I could let them sleep in.  It allowed us plenty of time to make a fancy breakfast and a creative lunch but not a lot of time for bag sewing!

Sample Sewing

I need to make eight of something to share with some friends but I couldn’t settle upon what to make.  It took me forever and a lot of waffling before I finally settled on sewing this bag after last weekend’s chats with my aunt, cousin and mom about crafting.  My intimidation by zippers has kept me from […]

Protected: Finished Object Friday

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Protected: Finished Object Friday

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Protected: Holding Down the Fort

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Protected: It’s covered

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