I’ve been relentlessly cleaning my sewing room and I came across this little gem.
I think I got this embroidery kit when I was 6 – 8 years old. The kit was to embroider the doll blanket and the pillow. The design was stamped on the fabric and the kit came with embroidery thread, hoop, scissors, [...]
Kristy made me a new rug for Christmas. She and her quilt group in California are all making these woven rugs. One of the husbands makes the frames to weave them on. Kristy says it takes about 14 yards of fabric to weave one this size. (about 2′ x 3′)
She made mine out of mostly [...]
You would think from reading this blog that I haven’t been doing much sewing lately but you would be wrong. It’s just that we are nearing the holidays and everything I’m working on is a Christmas present for someone who usually reads this blog! There will be pictures after Christmas.
Other friends have been making some [...]
Back in the late 1980s, when we were still living in Massachusetts, I had a business called Soft Furnishings. I made all sorts of interior decorating items: pillows, welted cushions, pinch pleated drapes, balloon shades, roman shades, covered headboards, dust ruffles, and more. By the time we moved to California in 1991, I told Rick [...]
At the beginning of the summer I fell in love with the “Socialite Dress” pattern by Anna Marie Horner.
It’s taken me the whole summer to choose a fabric to use for the dress. I bought several pieces but then they just didn’t seem right when I got them home. I feel so confident choosing fabrics [...]
