Sewing category

  • #63 – Sock Bunnies

    I took a little break from quilting & knitting today & had a blast sewing these little sock bunnies. I love how quirky they are, I think they look like bunnies that live where the wild thing...
    Mar 04, 2010 6 Comments

  • #51 – New Toy

    My parents gave me my Kenmore sewing machine at least ten years ago. It has been a workhorse sewing everything from an Anchor Sail to a Bridesmaids Dress to a Lined Wool Coat. But it has become hard t...
    Feb 20, 2010 4 Comments

  • 12 – Why do the simplest projects…

    …end up taking so long?I had a simple project to get out of the way today, a set of Ikea curtains in our bedroom needed to be hemmed because they were too long. I marked off where to trim the fi...
    Jan 12, 2010 3 Comments

  • 11 – Shower Curtain Repurposed to a Headboard Slipcover

    One thing I’m hoping this Handmade 365 project will do it give me incentive to do some of the projects I’ve been sitting on around the house. This headboard slipcover is one such project.W...
    Jan 11, 2010 2 Comments

  • Vote for my little squirrel friend

    I belong to a group of local crafters & artists with Etsy shops known as HandmadeMN. Every month the group has a themed challenge & the April theme was Animals.I enter my hand appliqued Squi...
    May 05, 2009 No Comments

  • Bluebird of Happiness

    We’ve had a couple grey rainy days so I’ve been working on this cheery little piece. I love simple pieces featuring birds lately & was really inspired by the art of Andrea Zuill of Ba...
    Apr 20, 2009 3 Comments

  • Squirrel Pillow

    I’ve been working on this throw pillow for awhile now but finally finished it this week.I think all the squirrels we have running around here in Minneapolis are so cute, despite the fact the lov...
    Apr 08, 2009 1 Comment

  • Trying something new

    I’m trying my hand a applique this morning. So far so good. I’m hoping this will turn into a throw pillow for the new etsy store. If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at h...
    Jan 30, 2009 1 Comment

  • Cloth Grocery Bag Tutorial

    This is my first attempt to give instructions on how to sew anything so please be kind. Here’s how I make my cloth grocery bags. Body Carefully open a paper grocery bag at all the seams until i...
    Aug 27, 2008 18 Comments

  • Sewing & Knitting Along

    The weather has been getting a little nicer so I’ve been spending more time outdoors in the yard & garden but I have been working on my projects. I did a second cloth grocery bag & thi...
    May 06, 2008 4 Comments