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Chair Lift
Filed in creations, July 15, 2009, 10:57 pmCurious what I did with my Wednesday night? Before: After: A HUGE thank you goes to Dana, who supplied the expertise, sewing machine, and patience. I have to admit, she did most of the hard work while I cheered her on and struggled to make a pillow cover. Fabric: IKEA Walls: I have no idea [...]
Purse Creation
Filed in creations, May 4, 2009, 10:12 amI had a sudden flurry of creativity last weekend and finally sewed this purse together. I had purchased the fabric and cut out all the pieces over Christmas, and they had been waiting for me to return. It turned out to be much larger than I had expected, and I should’ve put interfacing on the [...]
Happy Easter!
Filed in creations, April 11, 2009, 11:11 amSarah and I decorated a dozen eggs for Easter. It was fun playing with the blue, green and orange dyes, and with the shrink wrap images. Felt like a mini science experiment, even though no actual experimenting was involved… This turtle is super cute…
Reversible Hobo Bag
Filed in creations, April 14, 2008, 5:32 pmLast weekend I purchased two fun black and white patterned fabrics to make into a hobo bag. Out of the three possible patterns I found and liked, I decided on the simple reversible one from Lula Louise. Of course, the fabrics that I picked are thin and for quilting, not for bags, which meant that [...]
Sewn Books
Filed in creations, April 11, 2008, 12:16 amIn continuation of my creativity from last weekend here are two books that I ‘sewed’ together and ‘illustrated’ for Travis (green) and Kimmie (orange). I used D.I.Y’s Book Instructions to figure out the sewing technique. As my first and second tries, they aren’t splendid but so far they’ve held together. The covers I designed with [...]
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