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Christmas Present Action Shots
I made this pillow for my mother for Christmas. It is made with vintage embroidery and eyelet lace. Here it is taking center stage on my mom’s...
Read MoreA few Christmas presents
I whipped up some peach cherry and ginger jam and little bird ornaments for little Christmas presents this year. I loved the way they turned out and will be making more next year, for...
Read MoreThe Holidays Are Coming!!
Like you needed me to remind you of that. That is what Walgreens and all of the other drug stores are for. How else would you know that the holidays are coming unless you saw Christmas stuff for sale in October? As usual, the holiday season is going to be busy so I am trying to get a head start on my gift list. My goal this year is to make as many presents as I can with at least one handmade gift for everyone on my gift list. I have created my list and this past weekend turned my sewing room into Santa’s workshop and was able to cross two things off my list. The presents are finished and photographed and all ready to be tunred into blog posts, but the recipients...
Read MoreNew Office Curtains
I finally got around to sewing up some new office curtains. It is truly amazing what nice curtains can do to a room. Too bad they can’t make you completely ignore the desperate need for a paint job, but they do come close. I chose Anna Maria Horner’s Pressed Flowers print so that the curtains would work nicely with the chairs I recovered a while ago. The office is in full sewing mode right now so pictures of the entire room and the pretty pillow I made will have to wait until next time. The curtain hardware all came from Ikea. Those clippy rings are such an amazing time...
Read MoreCoordinating In A Studio
City living is hard. You spend way too much money to live in way too small of a place. But if you find yourself living in a studio, the best thing you can do is be friends with someone who likes to sew. The OLDM needed some pillows for her new couch that would also work with her fabulous quilt. After some online and brick and mortar shopping trips, she ended up purchasing a coordinating print from Alexander Henry. The black and cream flowers in the pillow fabric show up in the print we used for the quilt. It works but isn’t too matchy matchy. They look great on the white sofa and when it gets chilly this Fall and when someone uses the quilt to cuddle on the couch,...
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