Creativity | Sewing

Just a few things…

By on May 26, 2009

Okay, seriously…I didn’t get all of this done this week.  I need to eat, too.  😉  I signed up to do a stash sewing competition on a (mostly) children’s sewing forum I frequent.  Basically for the month of May you try to use your fabric, notions, etc. and you get points for everything you make.  […]

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Creativity | Sewing

More birthday bling

By on May 19, 2009

On Sunday the Princess had her party with friends.  The occassion warranted another dress, of course.  This one has a bunch of butterflies on it and is seersucker.  It’s very twirly, too, of course.  The same self-drafted pattern as the last one.  The seersucker definitely gave it some volume…beyond just being twirly.  It was plenty […]

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Creativity | Sewing

Creating to stand the test of time

By on May 12, 2009

I don’t think I really need to tell anyone that most toys these days are plastic pieces of you-know-what.  Why should they be anything else, really?  Kids have such short attention spans with their toys because so much advertising is thrown at them.  They go from one toy fad to another, so long-term use doesn’t […]

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