Dave and I share a birthday and yesterday was our birthdays. I turned 50 and he turned 55. Many people have asked me how I’m doing with turning 50 and I can honestly say that I’m fine with it. None of the so called milestone birthdays have bothered me. When I turned 30, I was busy with a new…
I finished this broomstick lace scarf and I am so pleased with how it turned out. For those of you who are unfamiliar with broomstick lace, it is a crochet technique that uses a knitting needle to form the large loops. This video offers great instructions for the beginner or for someone who may need a refresher, as I did…
In 2011, from March to the end of the year, on the 25th of each month, I posted ideas to create Christmas on a Budget. As I’ve mentioned before, this past year has been one of major on-going transition for Dave and I and Christmas has really been the last thing on my mind. But now with only a month…
I’ve had a few comments and e-mails asking for information about where to buy the sew-in coin purse frames. The half-circle frames I used for most of my coin purses I bought at Quilt-A-Bag in Markham, ON. The last time I was at Red Hen Fabrics in Atlanta, they had several different sizes and styles of purse frames, so if…
Today I’m sharing the pattern and tutorial for the half circle sew in frame coin purses that I posted on Tuesday as part of the UR Priceless Coin Purse Blog Hop. Click here to access and print the free pattern. Be sure to set your printer to print at actual size or no scaling. Â The size and shape of…
The Giveaway is Now Closed I will announce the winners later today. Today is Day #2 of the UR Priceless Coin Purse Blog Hop hosted by Katherine from Sew Me Something Good. And it’s my day (along with 15 other blogs) to share the coin purse made from the pattern provided by Madam Sam of Sew We Quilt. You…
AmandaJean over at crazy mom quilts is hosting “finish it up Friday” today where people can add this week’s finishes to her weekly link party. I have finished a few sewing projects this week that I can’t show you (all will be revealed next Tuesday), but here are two very small finishes that I can show you. The needle books…
Yesterday was cold, rainy and super windy here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area.) It was the perfect day to have soup bubbling away on the stove and for using up what was on hand in the cupboard and the fridge. Here’s what went into our soup: One onion chopped, ½ red pepper chopped (leftover from making Southwest Chili), 1…
I am pleased to say that this month’s FNSI was a success. I set out to finish embroidering the flowers on the blue bird panel and I succeeded in doing just that. The embroidery/quilting on both bird panels is now complete and it’s on to adding the beading. To make FNSI even more successful, I managed to get the second…
Tonight is October’s Friday Night Sew In. I’m going to be trying to finish the embroidery on the second bird panel. I’ve made a little more progress on the first flower since I posted about it on Wednesday. I didn’t get any sewing or crafting done yesterday as we were driving back from Petawawa. The contract Dave was working on…