Category: Sewing

  • Yesterday..

    A funny thing happened on the way to the softball game. I noticed that Brian had blown a seam in the underarm of his t-shirt. Well, I couldn’t have that now could I ? I just happened to have a bit of matching thread and a needle and so I went into action. There was…

  • Sewing Stuff on Sunday!

    I just got a little bit of the sewing bug yesterday! Reverse appliqué with some recycled t shirts! A little burp cloth for my new niece! I am finally getting a package out to her with a couple things! eek.. what a bad auntie! She is only like two months old now!! Anyway I was…

  • Bookish Thursday: Fun Upcycled Bags!

    Got an umbrella with a broken handle? A pair of pants with a hole in the knee?  An old out of style suit? A bunch of plastic shopping bags? Don’t throw them out! Turn them into some great bags!!!  Refashioned Bags: Upcycle Anything into High-Style Handbags by Faith and Justina Blakeney is a fun book…

  • Bookish Thursday: Kanzashi is Blooming all Over my House!

    First let me say, I ‘know’ the author of the book today..  Diane Gilleland, fondly known as Sister Diane. At least we have had an ongoing online friendship since she interviewed Isela and I a couple years ago for her podcast! (what fun!) Since then I have definitely followed her blog and chatted it up…