Help, Sarah! I have been all excited to make a skirt with pretty fabric I've had forever. I was going to use this here pattern, which makes a bias-cut skirt. The only problem? After I figure out all the measurementsand cut out a pattern and lay it on the fabric, I realize that the skirt pattern, when turned to line up against the bias, is too wide ( Read more... )

I'm posting again at my main site... I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm pretty much a Mommyblogger these days, but you can read all about my munchkins at http://curlystuff.blogspot.com.

Here are all the projects I've been working on...once my teaching gig ended in mid-June, I turned into a crafting freak. I'm pretty pleased with the way that everything turned out. As with most of my crafts, as long as you don't look too closely for straight lines, it's all good ( Read more... )

The sewing drama continues ( Read more... )

I need sewing help! I just posted this on Craftster and thought, hey! I know a sewing whiz who might be able to help! Any wisdom, oh sewing guru?

Hello, folks. I'm hoping that someone can help me with a project... I'm making throw pillows as a very very very late Christmas present, and I bought some cord trim to use as edging. I sewed the cord to ( Read more... )

Hey, LJ pals. Over on my main site I'm pimping myself out. I'm raising funds for Heifer International, an organization that aims to eliminate hunger and poverty by providing livestock (and training) to poor communities. My goal is to raise $1,000 by my 36th birthday. Whenever anyone donates $5, I post some pages from one of my 80-some journals ( ( Read more... )

Watch this space.... more information coming.

This started as a book-purse, but then I wanted to get fancy and it turned into more of a wallet thing. The flap was supposed to go on the outside, but at the very end of construction, my husband pointed out that the flap and the straps could not co-exist peacefully (doh!), so it became a cunning interior flap ( Read more... )

I'm a sewing fool. Here are some projects I've taken on. Gwensmom is my personal hero. I want to be her when I grow up. I'm not quite ready to modify things yet. Most of the patterns and instructions for this stuff came from Craftster.org.

Also, if you want to read updates on my fascinating life, visit my blog. I love keeping up with my n-ness ( Read more... )

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