“A generation which ignores history has no past, and no future.”~Robert A. Heinlein Three years of sewing has zipped by, like time seems to do the older you get. As I look back on the projects and progression of the last three years, I can definitely see an improvement in my sewing skills. The more…
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The Past Repeating Itself
“In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future.”~Alex Haley My cousin Melanie had an important event coming up. Her son Jake had joined the Army and would be graduating from boot camp in May. We both knew I had the perfect fabric for her event, and Melanie…
The Little Ghost Who Was A Quilt
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”~Eleanor Roosevelt My cousin Melanie sent me a cute idea on Facebook recently. Someone had bought this book, then made their own little ghost quilt to match it. Since I work at an elementary school, and with kindergartners, I thought I might as well make my own little…
Two Year Anniversary! Plus A New Addition!
Two years of sewing and blog writing have passed! Two years of learning and challenging myself, and of feeling confident and insecure all at once. So much has happened, especially in this last year. Michael had some medical issues, which have now thankfully resolved, and during that time sewing and this blog changed for me….
A Book And A Bird
Once upon a time at Grandma Doris’ house, we were up in her sewing room messing around with her sewing stuff. Grandma showed me this old book, and asked me if I wanted it. She said it had belonged to Grandpa Bert’s mother, Sophrona. She said she had thought about throwing it out. Who would…
One Year Anniversary! And The Sewing Machine Dress
One year ago, August 19, 2021, I posted my first entry on my blog! It was my “About” page, so not really a sew, just an explanation about what I was doing, and why. You can always go back and re-read that post by clicking on the “About” section in the menu in the upper…
A New Beginning And An Unfinished Project
I’ve been finishing up on some projects lately. Some things that I sew take only a few days. Some things take weeks. Since my weekly blog posts have caught up to my sewing, I decided to write about a sewing thing that Grandpa gave me. About 15 years ago or so, Grandpa told me that…
Get The White Glasses
Does this pattern ring a bell? It is the same pattern featured in the previous post, “Measuring Up To My Great Grandma”. Simplicity released this pattern twice but marketed it differently. This one is a vintage pattern reprint, and in my previous post, it is pattern number S0740, which they marketed using copyrighted super hero…
Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Mushrooms
With Mia starting a new job so quickly, she was not prepared in the work wardrobe department. As many of you know, trying to find clothes for a specific need is not fun. It usually ends up with you buying something that is “meh” and that you end up hating and not really wearing. Finding…