Putting that old canvas to use

Now that Otto the puppy has come into my life, my sewing time is organized around his nap time. Which, luckily, is often. As it turns out, puppies love fabric…and cutting mats, and thread, and pins. So for now, sleeping Otto is the only Otto allowed near my sewing machine.

In the mean time, I made [...]

May 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Bags, Personal, Sewing Projects | 3 comments

Ask and you shall receive

I think I’ve said it before, but I LOVE cool buttons. In fact, I wish they could be on everything I owned. I hot glued some to my laptop. Just kidding….but seriously. Anyway, I’ve spent a fair amount of time talking about my love of buttons and my difficulty finding both unique and affordable varieties. Somewhere [...]

February 18th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Uncategorized | 2 comments

Recycling = iPod case

So I have a whole bag full of fabric scraps from my various projects. I don’t want to throw them away but I couldn’t think of anything to do with them except possibly to make a chew toy for the puppies and stuff the scraps inside of it, but I like the [...]

February 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Sewing Projects, iPod case | Leave a comment

Time trial sewing

This weekend I tried a new version of the pattern I’ve been working on to see how fast I can make a bag. It ended up taking me a full Saturday morning, including a break for grilled cheese sandwiches. I found a great canvas fabric from J. Caroline Creative and left out the pleats on [...]

February 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Bags, Sewing Projects | 3 comments

Duck canvas = the answer to interfacing woes

So, my Mom’s birthday is coming up! For those of you who know her, she is a great lady and has some excellent fashion (some of which she may or may not have liberated from my closet). So, for her birthday present, she picked out some fabrics that she liked and I got to work.
On the [...]

January 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Bags, Sewing Projects | Leave a comment
 
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