At the sewing retreat I attended a few weeks ago, there was a gift exchange similar to the white elephant game. You were supposed to have something new, and not used, but otherwise it followed the rules of the game. Namely, you could steal the gift. The lady that ended up opening my gift really […]
My Mom’s birthday is next week, and since we are going to see them tomorrow I decided to make her a leather handbag for her birthday. I actually called and told her I was going to do that, just so I could ask her color preference. She was excited, and hopefully she will love this […]
I seem to be procrastinating more and more, so this diaper bag is a little late. The little bundle of love was born a few weeks ago, so I am sure they already have a diaper bag. Now they get another! It’s not like you aren’t going to use them when you have kids. I […]
You know as a female we have a few issues. One of them is going to a bar, concert or other crowded venue where you don’t want to hold onto your purse all night, but have more “stuff” than will fit in your pockets. Skinny jeans, ugh. There is zero room in your pockets for […]
Here is the next bag I tested this past month. This bag is the Liliane Bag. I thought it was a cute style, but honestly, I thought it would be much smaller when she showed the picture for testing. I volunteered and then afterwards found that it was a pretty big bag. So be warned. […]
I think I can call February and part of March a pattern testing whirlwind. This is nice slouchy bag, and it really is a quick and easy sew. I traversed over to Tandy Leather to see what they had for larger cuts of leather. The pieces of this pattern are 17.5″ tall and 17″ wide, […]
My Grandma turned 90 this week, and we had a big party for her. “Big” being completely rhetorical. She doesn’t have a lot of brothers and sisters left, and few friends, so it was a lot of younger relatives. It was great to see everyone and catch up. She was the one that taught me […]
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