Category: sewing

  • Tutorial: Sewing Buttons onto Crochet Garments….

    It goes without saying….adding buttons to your crocheted garments gives them the finishing touch. A simple piece of work can instantly come to life with the addition of a few adorable buttons! I like using vintage buttons best. If you have a local thrift store or even an antique store, you’ll find buttons are actually […]

  • TUTORIAL: LINING A CROCHETED BAG…

    I’ve searched high and low and Googled myself silly but have not been able to find a tutorial on attaching a lining to a crocheted bag. I have formulated one that works well for me and the Cables and Bobbles “Belle” clutch I designed. I’ve included photos with each step and I am hoping it […]

  • Boxed Beauty…

    It’s here! It’s finally here! I’ve patiently waited for this gift-to-myself to arrive for nearly 2 weeks. My mailman probably thinks I am a desperate housewife, the way I would zip to the front door whenever he would arrive. To the contrary, I am a desperate seamstress. Can you guess what’s in the box? Another […]

  • arrrrrrrr ya ready to bake?

    now, how does a young man work in the kitchen and still remain manly? Capt. Zachary helps me out in the kitchen alot and he finally asked me the other day to make him his very own apron.“but not a pretty one!”, he said. well, of course not! what better way to bake then doing […]

  • handmade thank you’s…

    I’m sure you recall all the fabulous bragging I did about my new beautifully painted kitchen and living/dining room. my wonderful aunt Jacqlin and her daughter, Maija dropped everything to come up here from Hood River to paint for me. I didn’t even have to ask. they offered willingly and lovingly. and because I was […]

  • it’s in the bag…

    yay!!! it’s finally done and I love it! I’m so glad I passed on the contrast stitching. don’t you agree? this even holds it’s head high up against my “real” leather coat! can barely tell this is faux leather. well,….I think so, anyway.I did opt to make new straps though. by the time I would’ve […]

  • change in plans…

    okay, so I slept on it and decided I didn’t like the contrast stitching after all. nor did I want the lining sewn in before I assemble the bag. thank goodness for rotary blades and self healing mats! it didn’t take too long to trim all my thread off, and the bag and lining went […]

  • a third W.I.P…

    okay, so I haven’t yet finished either one of the afghans I started. (what? I didn’t mention I started a second afghan?) a sewing bug bit me the other day and I just had to act!I’ve been wanting a messenger bag for a long time and I bought chocolate leatherette about a month ago for […]

  • eastern progression…

    w.i.p…I picked up these cotton prints @ the local fabric store on Monday. love ’em. I’ve been wanting to make either a table runner or place mats for my best friend, and finally spotted just the right fabric combo. perfection. I think I will piece the reds and the monochromes with others that I have […]

  • oh, bother…

    here is a pic of a “thinking of you” card I made for my aunte Jacqlin. I sewed camel colored felt to a heavy weight cardstock first. then fused the lace border to the back of the pooh image and sewed that to the felt. I stitched on a cute vintage tortoise shell button to […]