Lola the orphan

Her name was Lola. She was a showgirl an orphan block. I foolishly did not check my printer settings when I drew an English paper piecing block on my computer, and I printed it too small. I did not notice …

Laundry bag

Now that I am a working girl* again, I have to wear heels and smart clothes and makeup. I even have to brush my hair! My self-employed freelancing days of wearing jeans, T-shirts, cardigans and slippers about the house are …

Thinking outside the box

I am alive! I have not posted anything on my blog since April, so you might have been wondering. The first half of this year has been hectic (I returned to full-time study and changed careers), and my hobbies and blog …

Lola

It was a friend’s birthday this week, and it sneaked up on me. In a mad rush, I made a large Lola pouch with Cotton + Steel cat fabric and Robert Kaufman Shetland flannel in ocean. She loves cats and greeny-teal …

Starting and finishing

Last week, I went a bit wild and started four projects in four days. We know we should not, but we all do it, right? On day 1, I started cutting out templates and pieces for a Christmas tree skirt I have …

More knitting and a few hours at the sewing machine

Not more knitting? Yes. Sorry! I am still working on my quilt-show entry, which I cannot yet share, so you have to put up with yet another knitting post. This knitted hat was made for my teenage god-daughter using Shannon Cook’s …

New look

When I was a teenager, I made a lot of my own clothes, but over time ready-made clothes became less expensive and fabric became more expensive. Also, I had a knack for choosing fabrics that looked amazing on the bolt …

Scrap box challenge: Scrap bag

For a while now, I have been cutting my scraps into little squares and hexagons. Slowly, they accumulate into quantities that become useable. (You can read about my crazy scrap management plans in other posts.) When I saw Caroline’s hexagon …

Proud parent

My stepdaughter, Emily, has been busy sewing peg bags as gifts for her friends. Even though she is using my free peg bag tutorial, she lives on the other side of the country and these are all her own work. I suspect she …

Liberty and linen coin purses

If you follow Serena at SewGiving, you will know that a few months ago she made some really cute little purses for her daughters to put their teeth in for the tooth fairy. What you did not know is that she …