“It’s not about your resources, it’s about your resourcefulness.”~Tony Robbins Elizabeth tells me often that when people offer me things, I need to say no. My sewing room is full, and storing things in an orderly way is becoming more difficult. I strongly believe in organizing my things. It makes them easy to find, and…
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Pillow Case Sew Along
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”~Theodore Roosevelt Elizabeth wanted to make pillow cases to match a quilt she made for Alice. Of course, a post about the quilt will be coming in the future. Since Elizabeth lives hours away from me, we decided to sew together…
What We Give
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”~Winston S. Churchill With my two year mark of my blog behind me and my third year beginning I had lots of things to reflect about. As I look back on my last two years of trying to sew every…
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….
Little Black Dress
Everyone needs a simple black dress in their wardrobe! Michelle needed one and picked out this pattern, from 1966. She needed it to wear to Grandma Joyce’s celebration of life. With simple lines I figured it would be an easy enough sew. It’s always interesting when I can tell where a pattern started it’s life….
One’s On The Way
Since I have several vintage maternity patterns in my collection, and a pregnant cousin, I was back to work on maternity clothes! Marisa picked out this 1970’s dress. I sent Michelle to pick out fabric, and got started! This pattern was pretty small, so I knew I would have to up size the pattern to…
Grandma Joyce
In one phone call life was forever changed. Grandma Joyce has passed away. It doesn’t matter that she lived 100 years, 5 months, and 11 days, we weren’t ready to lose her. No amount of time ever seems adequate when it comes to the people you love. As we’re now preparing to celebrate her life,…
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…
Been There, Done That, Got The T-Shirt, And Made A Quilt
No pattern required for this one! This is for sure the most requested item I’ve had since I’ve been sewing. T-shirt quilts, and pants that needed to be hemmed. I have made so many t-shirt quilts. I’ve made them for family and I’ve made them for profit. I’ve made fun ones, like my first one,…