As part of the Admin team for Sewing Pattern Testers, I sewed up the free bag designed by Angie Hebert. She wanted one in leather, and having much leather, I complied! I also needed to finish sewing up some small pieces of fabric I was sent by RP Custom Fabrics. These are a small size […]
Purse #2 is DONE! Procrastination is a life skill that I am well acquainted with, so of course, I waited until the last minute to get this done. I wanted to make sure it turned out nice, though, and I think I succeeded. The leathers are both lambskin. The royal blue is an embossed leather, […]
Here is the first bag for the benefit auction in a few weeks. This is my bag pattern that I have been using to make most of my purses. I should maybe make a tutorial or something on it, huh? This one is made of the following: Green pigskin leather Gold lambskin leather Green Bay […]
My old black pleather purse has seen better days. As it is pleather, the handle piece tore off, and I had to resew it on. It looks like crap, since the pleather now has a hole in it. It was time for a new real leather purse. This is black Mirabella cowhide with a black […]
I was hoping to get this gift made over my holiday break from work, but I just did a lot of reading and resting. I needed that, but now I am stressing on getting projects done that I have volunteered to do. This is what I need to finish up this week: Sample sewing some […]
We are at a point in our familial gift giving, that many just want to exchange for the kids and not do anything else. We are getting some gifting back, but for the most part the adults are not interested. I miss it. I do have a cousin in California that always sends something nice […]
This is a blog post I did for the Sewing Pattern Testers blog. It was edited a bit and she is new at blogging, so didn’t get how to put the html into the post. I am sure she will get better in time. So…here is the complete post with pictures and links! ****** Hello […]
Final pictures of the costumes at the local Renaissance Faire.
Another cold snap – another reason to make these cowls! I love how they turn out, so the many hours that go into knitting them is definitely worth it. Here is my tutorial on how to make these scarves: Loom knitted, leather and snaps infinity scarf tutorial I think I should have made them a […]
One of the neighborhood “moms” that I grew up with was looking at my handbags I made recently, and was admiring them. She is going through some tough times right now, as she has been dealing with a rare skin cancer. At this point she is hoping for 4 years. I wanted to make her […]
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