MERRY (ninth day of) CHRISTMAS!!!
I hope you all have enjoyed time with your family. I sure have, and I enjoyed giving out the few handmade gifts I made this year. Continue reading
Christmas 2011 – The year small pieces invaded our home.
That really is the trouble with open-ended play type toys. They have pieces – lots of them. Small ones, now that my older children have graduated from toddler toys. Have you seen how small Polly Pockets shoes are? And have I mentioned Gladys is a mobile 9 month old who puts everything in her mouth? AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
I’m working to contain the crazy a bit. Continue reading
A little birdie told me that my sister-in-law was in desperate want of a tree skirt. Of course, a store-bought skirt wouldn’t do.
This is a continuation of a series called “Taking the Leap”, which I started last year and then promptly forgot about. The goal of this series was to highlight questions on how to get started with various types sewing projects. I am in no way an expert, but I will answer them to the best of my knowledge and try to point out the many, MANY resources available online for the beginning sewist. So, if you any intimidating sewing topics you want to explore, shoot me an email – sewfearless[at]gmail[dot]com – and I’ll dive in with you.
I’m slowly plugging along with the suitcase pattern. The first draft of the directions is laid out and I am working on digitizing the paper pattern. As I was going over the project photos, I decided the detail that really makes the suitcases is the handmade piping. So, I thought we could work through how to make and use piping you’ll be ready to tackle the suitcase pattern when it is finished. Continue reading
It is clear that you all are as addicted as I am. So you will understand that it was only a matter of time before my habit spilled over into my holiday decorating. Continue reading
Advent: The time when craft blogs everywhere go silent.
Except that I can’t stop myself from giving some sneak peaks of the goodies I’m working on. Continue reading
This is just a little reminder to myself to…
I wish I knew where that saying originated, because it really is the only way to keep sane, online or off.
I do not write about all the “insides” of my family on this blog and I can only offer glimpses into my real life. However, I will readily confirm that those glimpses will never include the following:
One woman's quest to stop dreaming about learning how to sew and start sewing.
