On the Riveria

I love my Hot Patterns Riveria Jacket.  It's casual and easy to wear, comfortable. The review is here. The pattern calls for a stable kn...

TSO Anyone?

I finished my jacket yesterday.  Also, I cut out 7 Tshirts, and sewed 3 of them.   Pictures later this week. Today, I'm not sewing.  Thi...

Progress on my Hot Pattern

I got unexpected sewing time over the weekend.  I thoroughly enjoyed myself.  Here is where I am on the Riveria Boulevard jacket. Next, I ha...

My Hot Pattern

I just read Debbie's post about her Hot Patterns Riveria Boulevard Jacket.  It looks terrific on her.  Nancy made one a few weeks ago,...

The Stockings Were Hung and Honest Scrap Award

Christmas stockings.  There's a lot of them.  Every little person needs one.  Most of us probably have them in the house at this time of...

Santa's Got a Brand New Bag

On the first day of Christmas, I had an inspiration.  And acted on it.  I made my daughter a handbag which I call "Santa Purse" fo...

Repeats and Redesigns

Some projects just wanna' give you grief from the beginning.  I hope this will not be one of those.  Last summer, I found this fabric on...

T-Shirts, Patterns and Bargains

What can you say about a T-shirt that hasn't already been said?  They are what they are.  They are also exactly what I need.   I cut out...

Blogger Help !!

In my last post, the "comments" ended up wayyyyyy down from my post. This happens every time I fiddle with photos. Is there a c...

Cookie Cutter Wool--Jacket Class Day Two

I learned an interesting and probably, little known, technique in the Felted Wool Jacket Class. I had never seen this until introduced to Ba...

The Traveling Pincushion

"Necessity is the mother of invention". Anyone who takes their sewing gear from one location to another has encountered the proble...

Felted Jacked with Seamless Piecing Day One

Our first day of class was terrific! Needlework and Textile Guild of Michigan had Barbara Skimmins today and tomorrow to teach her "sea...

Holiday Sewing

Bring on the holidays! No, not yet? What--you're not ready? DH and I went Christmas shopping and we are D.O.N.E. !! I try to have the sh...

A Free Invaluable Tool For Everyone

Carolyn 's post today was "Stretch and How to Work It". We have all struggled with fitting difficulty, particularly when using...

Finished !

The beading on my bag is finished. I want to find a silver chain to use as a handle, and I will make a lining for it. Nancy K asked if I wil...

Busy Beading

I've always loved to do handwork. A lot of it has passed through my hands. Needlepoint, many types of embroidery, knitting, crochet. I...

I Felt It

It has been a nightmare of a week. My DH had a medical emergency Monday and we've had two trips to the ER, trips to doctors. He is going...

Simplicity Sucks

I have sent an email to Simplicity.com expressing my distaste for their new website. I'm trying to research patterns, and their pages ...

Books, Fabrics and All Things Good

The "Beading on Fabric" class I took last week was terrific. Two days of uninterrupted stitching with sewing friends and a first-c...