I was so pleased with the way the embroidered gift bag in this post turned out that I decided I wanted to make some more. To that end, last month, I stitched up three more embroideries. The two done in redwork were turned into these gift bags which were completed late last night (or rather very early this morning): The…
When our daughters went off to college, I made sure that they each had a sewing basket stocked with the basics to take with them. But this past fall, when we were getting things ready for our son to go off to college, we searched but we couldn’t find any sewing baskets that didn’t have flowery prints or some other…
I’ve completed two more gift bags. These are bigger but again each a different variation on the basic tote style gift bag. The first uses two fat quarters in complimentary prints. Instead of handles, I chose which fabric I wanted for the front of the bag and then folded the back over the front by 4.5 inches, installed four grommets…
It’s been months since I posted. Some major life changes have taken place in those months and most of my energy, creative and otherwise has been focused on absorbing and adjusting to those changes. But I do have some things I wanted to share so I’ll begin this first post of 2011 by showing you what I’ve been working on…
Every year, since they were little, I have handmade a new Christmas ornament for each of our three children. Many of the ornaments were crocheted, some were cross stitched on plastic canvas and others made of felt. This year, I was a little late in finishing their ornaments just as I’m a little late in posting holidays wishes here. The…
This past Christmas, Dave and I decided rather than buying each other gifts, we’d take that money and buy a reading chair for the corner of our bedroom. It took us a while to find a chair that would be comfortable for both of us; short enough for me, tall enough for him. We finally found one in February, but…
Just before Christmas 08, I came across a box of miscellaneous Easter decorations at our local thrift store. You’d think that Easter would have been the last thing on my mind, but one thing I’ve learned over the years is to think ahead. Our children are long past eagerly waiting for Easter Bunny, but I still like to give them…
To make the cover for the rice therapy bag that I posted the instructions for on the last Make It Monday: For the rice bag cover: Cut one piece of polar fleece 7″X25″ and one piece 7″X27″ (the extra two inches form the button flap extension) Now because this was a Valentine’s gift for our oldest daughter… I wanted to…
Rice therapy bags are great for soothing and helping to relax sore, aching muscles. They can be heated in the microwave to be used warm or stored in the freezer for use as cold packs. They are also a super, simple easy-sew project that can be made in whatever size you need. For our oldest daughter for Valentine’s I made…
Every once in a long while, the mailman brings something besides bills. Yesterday was that day. Just look at the surprizes that were inside the package he delivered. Aren’t they lovely! Several months ago, I left a comment on Katherine’s “Pay It Forward” post over on her blog Sew Me Something Good. And as if the above wasn’t more than…