“I paint my own reality.”~Frida Kahlo Kira has been away at college, and in her down time she looked through my pattern collection. I have all of my patterns on an app, and can share access to them with anyone who wants to look at them. She saw this bag pattern, and asked if I…
Handy Dandy Apron
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”~William Morris I always say that some projects take longer than others. I’ve been in the middle of a big project, that has multiple pieces. This project is for Mia, you will see it in an upcoming blog…
Homespun Apron
“If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well. If it is worth having, it is worth waiting for. If it is worth attaining, it is worth fighting for. If it is worth experiencing, it is worth putting aside time for.” ~ Oscar Wilde I really liked the look of this apron. It…
Reusable Bag
“The best time to support small businesses is always today.”~Gisele Barreto Fetterman My cousins Russell and Marisa started a little at-home business called Pantry Portal. They make delicious freeze dried goodies! I’m so excited for them to be trying something new. Marisa asked if I could make a few reusable bags for them. Of course…
Grateful For What Is Given
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”~Theodore Roosevelt I had scrap fabric leftover from Mia’s Mystery Dress. I didn’t want such wonderful, and vintage fabric scraps it to go to waste. I decided to piece it together and make a scrap bag! See previous blog post where this fabric was featured,…
The Threads That Bind
“Necessity is the mother of invention.”~Proverb I wanted to sew something for myself. No particular reason why, just because I can! I went through my collection and found this pattern from 1964 speaking to me. I picked this sewing themed fabric. More specifically it is a “J&P Coats” thread themed fabric. Side note, 1964 was…
Worn Out, Or Well Loved?
“To be worn out is to be renewed.”~Lao Tzu My cousin Dana had been helping her aunt go through her grandfather’s house. While there she ran across this corduroy jacket. It was very small and lined with black velvet trim. It had been worn so much that it had shredded under the arms. Dana thought…
“HOW” You Can Make A Difference
I was asked again if I would like to make something and contribute it to a charitable event. Of course I did. It was again for the Los Banos HOW (Helping One Woman) organization. My blog post from September 7, 2023, was my first contribution to the HOW program. (See previous blog post, “What We…