Yep, that’s what my mom calls it. In an effort to remove waste and chemicals from my life, I try to buy local, with less packaging, buy in bulk, and make most of my own stuff. People have asked how to get started on this. Well, the first step is to make better choices. For…
As you recall, I don’t sketch, but over the years, I have gotten pretty handy with computers and photoshop. I have a Pinterest board full of afro pictures, and I have wanted translate this one into something for my room. Why not kick of Black History Month with an afro inspired art project? Step one:…
My apartment is pretty small so I decided to skip the couch (I also have a habit of falling asleep while watching tv) and just add giant pillows to my bed. I looked into buying pillows or foam and I refused to pay $25+ each. Instead I found a 4 pack of 30×30 pillow inserts…
I love a good Craiglist deal. Yes, these came from Craigslist. They didn’t start out looking this good. They retail at IKEA for $199 each. I took a chance on the ugly ones that someone was selling on Craigslist for $35 each. The price was good and the hydraulic lifts still worked. I brought them…
Nothing like the offer of prizes to light a fire under my butt to get a project done. My sister asked me if I could make her a new purse modeled after the one that she had been toting around for a few years. I said sure. It was falling apart, so I knew that…
I say tote, you say purse. In either case, I am prepping for snagging loot at the International Quilt Festival in Houston next week, and Reggie Watts is a genius. I went with the Cosmo bag from Amy Butler’s Style Stitches book (note that it is called a bag, to avoid controversy amongst the factions…
It’s rare when a project this amazing falls into your lap. I got a call from a girl named Isabelle back in April. She said she had a friend who was looking to have a costume made for comi con in Chicago. She couldn’t take on the job herself and was looking for another seamstress…
Every year I make a new jacket. This year I’ve decided that I will teach a jacket (in addition to making myself a Madonna-style blazer) I haven’t decided where I will be teaching the class, but if anyone is interested, send me an email and I will figure out a location for a class sometime…
I am wrapping up the last of the samples for the Shop Hop at remnants:fiber[culture] this weekend. Ombres showed up in the store last week and I was itching to make a garment out of them. Jessica wanted a sample of the Proper Attire Skirt by Anna Maria Horner, so I convinced her that we…
I cut out and prepped not one, but two Amy Butler Weekender bags back in May. After I finished the first one for Jessica at remnants:fiber[culture] I needed a break. I also needed to figure out a strategy for working with the gold lame I bought from Fabricker. If you look at that stuff wrong, the…