Tonight is Friday Night Sew In; the monthly virtual sewing bee co-hosted by Heidi from Handmade by Heidi and Bobbi over at Crafty Vegas Mom. For last month’s sew in I had planned to work on my version of the 10 minute table runner but by the time I got done figuring out how to sew this little purse onto…
Today, Dave and I made a trip down to Costco to pick up some basics that we were starting to run low on.  Costco is right off of Exit 269. Since Red Hen Fabrics is just at little farther along at Exit 265, I decided we might as well make a stop there too. I took along the Smiling Sunflower…
I didn’t get the table runners done, but I did manage to get the little clutch purse finished. Earlier in the week, when I was cutting out the pattern pieces for the purse so that they’d be ready for Friday night, I decided I should take some scrap fabric and make a test of the pattern. Good thing I did…
Cut a length of ribbon 50”. Find the center of the length of ribbon and place a pin there. To determine where to place the ribbon, measure down 7 inches from the center of the top edge of the bag and pin the center of the ribbon at that point.   Measure down 7 inched from center of each grommet and…
Place a pin in the center of the front of the bag. Measure 2 ½” from either side of the pin and mark a dot with a pencil. Measure down ½” from the top edge, place grommet piece against edge of ruler. With the pencil, trace inside of grommet. Using the punch that came with the grommet kit, punch hole…
With right sides together, match bottom seam to side seam. Pin and sew. Repeat for other corner of bag. Sew the bottom of the lining in the same way. Trim seam to ¼”. Turn the outside of the bag right side out. Insert outside of bag into the lining. Pin and sew around the top of the bag. Gently pull…
Tired of paying for gift wrap year after year? Do you cringe when you see that pile of paper on Christmas morning that you know will end up in the landfill (most gift wrap can’t be recycled.) There’s a simple and very elegant solution! Sew your own collection of gift bags. The initial cost may be a little more but…
On my Unfinished Projects list I have listed two table runners/toppers with a notation saying they needed to have borders added and then be basted, quilted and bound. The blocks in these two items were made back when AmandaJean over at crazy mom quilts was hosting her first quilt-a-long.  Not only was it AmandaJean’s first quilt-a-long, it was my first…
I’ve moved two more projects from the Unfinished Projects to the Completed Projects list on my 2011 – The Year of Getting Things Done page. First, is this crocheted beaded Christmas tree garland: I made two of these garlands a couple of years ago and then one again last year, but that still wasn’t enough garland to go all the…
Last week, for WIP Wednesday, I posted pictures of the lawn chair cushions that I was in the process of making. Well this Wednesday, I can report that the lawn chair cushions have been moved to the 2011 – Projects Completed list. Here’s a before picture. Of the 5, the one on the left was in the best condition and…