overcome your fear of needles
The last time I stopped by the hardware store I made sure to pick up some washers to use as pattern weights. So far, I have have been making do using cans, cups, silverware, wooden play blocks, and anything else that I could easily get my hands on. You can buy pattern weights, but I loved having prettier weights at only the fraction of the cost. [Read more...]
I can’t believe that “It’s that time of year.” Blech. Duncan starts kindergarten next week and many other schools have started already. Isn’t it supposed to still be spring? Where did the summer go?
On the bright side, school means Back to School sales and I like to snatch up some handy-dandy sewing supplies while they are at rock bottom prices. Here are my Top 5 Sewing Tools to Shop for at Back to School Sales. (As a bonus, I’ve included a video on how I use one of them at the end of the post!) [Read more...]
You are going to laugh at me when I say this, but I thought this project was a failure when I first finished it.
I sat down to it for a quick de-stresser project – a little selfish sewing to wind down after a very very long day. The “Pin Cushion Caddy” is a project found in Anna Maria Horner’s “Seams to Me”. [Read more...]
I like to sew. I have 5 kids. I like to sew. I am married to a poet. Have I mentioned I like sewing?
This blog is about my reckless pursuit of sewing knowledge.
