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…
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…
I’ve been working on this project for what seems like FOREVER. Seriously. It started out because I saw the Weekender pattern at remnants:fiber[culture] and Jessica offered to trade me the pattern for a sample out of shop fabric. I said sure. Then we chatted about me teaching a class on it later in the Summer….
I haven’t been blogging but I have been sewing. The black dress-a-thon is over. I finished the 2 dresses and matching handbags. I made 2 more pairs of jeans (black and purple). I tackled the recycled sweater project, armwarmers and hats for all. I made a velcro mount for the U-lock on my bicycle. There…
I audited the level II class at FirstSamples. The project was a darted skirt with a waistband. I had already completed this task over the summer (a PR challenge). I audited the class so I could 1) see how a sewing class was taught (this was my first class) and 2) see what my students…
I am not one of those chicks that carries a bag around just because it looks good. For me a bag must meet both function and style needs. I believe in the right bag for the task. Bags are for hauling stuff and I’d prefer if they kept things organized. Once those two tasks are…