Making Progress

I'm nowhere near my goal, but I'm learnin' lots. 

Fabric Finds Friday no.5

Pretty fabric from Twiggy for Moda.  I love the name and my favorite pattern is the first one, top-left.  Great combination of masculine and feminine patterns.

Fabric Finds Friday no.4

Spoooky....

Pretty Pin

Inspiration

Tutorial Tuesday no.4

YoYo Hearts by I Am Susie, via flickr

I just can't say no-no. 

Smartypants Saturday no.3

This has been floating around the blogosphere for a while now, but in case you haven't seen it, here's an animation showing how a bobbin works.  I don't have a very mechanical mind, so I find stuff like this very helpful!

Fabric Finds Friday no.3

Fall is definitely here.

Tutorial Tuesday no.3

photo courtesy of The Purl Bee

ABC Fabric Magnets - the purl bee

These are too sweet. I think these would look much better on my kitchen fridge than the ol' neon, plastic letters.

Smartypants Saturday no.2

A link to a chain!

Fabric Finds Friday no.2

It's Halloween Time!

Tutorial Tuesday no.2

photo courtesy of How About Orange

Love these. 

Smartypants Saturday no.1

Sewing Tools, originally uploaded by The Stitch Lab in Austin, Texas.

Welcome to the first edition of Smartypants Saturday!

Fabric Finds Friday no.1

Welcome to Fabric Finds Friday where I'll feature some great fabric discoveries.  Only one problem - however will I choose?  Isn't this one of the best parts of being a crafter... choosing your materials?

I found this great fabric from an Etsy seller and ordered a yard for my boy blankies.  It's from designer David Walker's Robots Collection.  I love how it has that old fashioned "retro" look.  The plan is to back it with a denim-blue minky fabric.  Cute!  Here's a link to David Walker's collection and a link to the Etsy seller I purchased from.

David Walker Robots

Cottonthread Fabrics

It's Beginning to...

look a lot like Christmas!

Tutorial Tuesday no.1

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday! 

Stocking Up

I've started to sew for The Blushing Magpie shop.  I'm cutting enough fabric for six baby blankies and binkie straps. 
Next the plan is to iron them all, pin them all, then sew 'em up.  My goal is to be finished with these six blankies by October 18th.

The Workshop

My husband suggested we turn our little-used "office" into a sewing room for me. 

Success!

I needed something easy to practice with on my machine - something rectangle-ish. 

Felt Is Not My Forte

Good thing Little Bird won't notice, or care about, my wonky seams. 

The Hardest Part

I've discovered the hardest part of sewing:  choosing which pattern to start with. 

Oh Brother!

Okay..it's time to get serious. 

Look What I Can Do

I can't believe I did it, but I did...voila!  A purse!

Warming Up

Just to warm up and get in the sewing mood, I've started a cross stitch pattern. 

So You Think You Can Sew?

So...I think I can sew. 
I think.