Well I’ve promised people some bags and searched the net for some inspriation and boy did I find some really great ones!
Archive for July, 2008
Its in the bag…well for the most part
Posted in Sew on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the Loop
Posted in Sew on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few years ago I joined the Romantic Style KAL, I was working on the Lacy Bed Socks. I sucessfully worked the first four rows of the pattern, all knit rows, but when I got to the picot edge row I realized that I was always short one stitch. I thought it might have been the [...]
Welcome Blake
Posted in General on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so excited to welcome my new baby brother blake! I am a older sister for the fourth time arround! He is by far the cutest baby ever, this was him just a few hours old. He’s just so sweet and I love his eyes, they are not brown, but more ebony…he’s just beautiful! I [...]
Amy Couture
Posted in Sew on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have any of you visited the Amy Butler Design Free Pattern’s page…my o my all that color…I’m just in love with the quilt patterns, she has up I think I will make this one for my grandmother…or possibly me and my new bedroom at the university this would look great all over my bed on [...]
Threadbanger to the Rescue! …Again
Posted in Sew on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well You know that darning foot I bought a few weeks back from ebay…well i thought it would come with info on how to attach it….not! I emailed the seller to seek help…not! So next I scoured the internet for possible tutorials on how to attach it to my machine…sadly no LUCK! But then on [...]
YCMI Level 2
Posted in Sew on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well I am happy to report that my next two YCMI videos arrived in the mail. I have watched the Level 2 video one time through (which is what I do to grasp a basic understanding of what is being covered). Since tommrow marks the start of my weekend…I will be working on the skirt [...]
I broke it! Blonde Moment
Posted in Sew on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I was freaking out because when I went to work on my sewing project…something very strange happened. Lucky (my sewing machine) has a setting for an autoreverse at the beginning and end of a seam. However, when it began to reverse the bobbin and top threads became all entangled into one big mess. [...]
Thrift Store Finds
Posted in Sew on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went to that thrift store that I’m always finding 10 cent patterns from and scored big time. I found a vintage sewing book by Better Homes and Gardens entitled tailoring suits and coats (I thought it might come in handy considering the next season is winter and I’d love to have a tailored coat). [...]
Work it Out Baby
Posted in Sew, thrift on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well I won the ebay auction! This one is a closed toed foot (which is used for free motion quiliting) however, I’d also like to have the closed toed one for when I want to trace/paint my images with thread. However, I wanted to show off these vintage patterns I scored at the thift store. [...]
Bids are In!
Posted in Sew on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m currently in the running to win this darning (free motion) foot for my Janome on ebay. Because the availbale craft budget for this month is 27.53 (I went over a bit last month, so I have to have less this month). I’d been wanting one ever since I saw thisepisode of threadbanger about free hand embroidery. [...]
