Tag: Sewing

More adventures in sewing.

Two mishaps: I put my finger under a running sewing machine while trying to stitch a zipper and got a needle through the flesh (to the side, not the nail fortunately). I put together most of a dress pattern – the hardest thing I… Continue Reading “More adventures in sewing.”

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Fashion Friday: My new skirt!

Recognizing this isn’t the best photo – it was shot on my camera this morning before work. But here! Proof that I made and wore my very own skirt! It’s a little bit more see-through than I would like so I’m going to have… Continue Reading “Fashion Friday: My new skirt!”

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A new skirt for six dollars.

I am always amused when someone points to a sewing project – a bag or a quilt – I’ve done and says “I could never do that.” As though I am some sort of sewing genius. The fact is, before 2004 I had never… Continue Reading “A new skirt for six dollars.”

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More sewing.

It’s been a bit drizzly and only warming up very lately so I’ve been a lot more focused inside than outside. But this simple sewn tablecloth for the patio dinner table is the bridge between winter and summer. I hope! Made from Echino prints… Continue Reading “More sewing.”

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Everything is new.

I have seriously fallen off the postaday bandwagon recently. Not much into writing as I’ve been immersed in making and gardening on the home front – enough new skills to have me completely distracted most of the time.  Over at Among the Weeds I… Continue Reading “Everything is new.”

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