Finished my latest project last night. I followed this tut, recommended courtesy of Creative Saturdays. Previous entry, I said the next thing was a scarf for the hubby. That was a quick right-before-bed thing, which I laid out over his coat for the next morning, not sure if he would dig it or not. When I... Continue Reading →

I'm feeling pretty proud of myself for this one. No pattern, no project. Just a skirt I bought eons ago that I've loved and recently realized didn't look too complicated to construct. So  I reverse engineered it, bought some clearance fabric at Hobby Lobby (just over 2 yards for like $10) and ta-da. New skirt.... Continue Reading →

It called for voile or double gauze or some "minimal fray" fabric. Well, maybe I'm just an idiot still, but I'm finding the readily available fabric stores to be sorely lacking in labeling their fabrics. "100% cotton" doesn't tell me much. Which reminds me... A few entries back I was complaining about the lack of... Continue Reading →

I've always thought plastic bag holders were ugly. Probably because the ones I've seen were always ugly. They become far less ugly when you get to choose the fabric. Thank you, remnant bin, for this spun polyester that was super easy to work with, and looks cute. I shall henceforth admire the plastic bag holder... Continue Reading →

I had anticipated all kinds of issues before I even started, just so I wouldn't be surprised if I ran into any. But shockingly, I didn't. This little project -- my final one from my Sew Me! book -- went off without a hitch. That fabric was from the remnant bin at Joann's. I thought... Continue Reading →

A variety of stuff I've learned so far was put to use in making these wristy cuffs, and a variety of things was discovered. That shiny material on the black/white cuff is a satin polyester fabric. I fused some of my Mistyfuse fusible web to it to see how it would work out for applique.... Continue Reading →

As a follow-up to my appliqued zippered pouches from my Sew Me! book, I inserted this online tutorial to tackle a pouch with a lining. The result looks pretty nice. I can see improvement in my overall ability to make decent-looking things. As per usual, the tutorial was lackluster. People are just so bad at... Continue Reading →

I am determined to conquer the nuances of working with knit fabric. Nuances like: Why, when I'm sewing two layers in the direction of the greatest stretch, does it seem like my presser foot wants to push (stretch?) the top layer of fabric along so when I reach the end, I have more fabric on... Continue Reading →

I gave myself a challenge with this one: I want arm-warmers that are reversible using just one layer of knit fabric Here's why it was challenging Arm warmers are just sleeves that aren't attached to anything. And sleeves are long tubes whose seam can't be sewn around the free arm. Reversible garments typically call for... Continue Reading →

The project in my Sew Me! book for learning buttons and buttonholes didn't thrill me: some ugly hand-towels that, when finished, you could button over your oven handle or whatever. Sorry, but they look so old lady-ish. And the whole concept is a little stupid. Why wouldn't I just drape a towel over the oven... Continue Reading →