On Pinterest (the Mecca of crafty inspiration) I saw a picture about burning designs into leather with a wood burning tool. Hey…I had leather…AND a wood burning tool. Of course I had to give it a go! I have a sophisticated wood burner that is either On or Off. I read online it was best […]
In the “easiest patterns ever” category, this should go pretty much to the top of the list. It is a just 4 pieces, but yet, I managed to make the first one too big and too long. I measured my upper bust, hip and then determined how long I wanted it. I added too much […]
I love to do costumes, so I stepped up when Crafting Con was asking for guest posters. The concept is making clothes that are wearable “costumes”, but not too over the top where it looks like a costume. Get it? The theme this month is 80’s movies, so I did a google search to refresh […]
So, I kind of love this little bag. I love the leather, the motif and the design. This is a tutorial on how to do this type of bag in leather. It would be much easier to make it in another heavyweight fabric, so go ahead and use what you have. As for the reverse […]
Our friend turned 40 yesterday, so a bunch of us went on a brewery crawl (her husband rented a bus for us, thank goodness!). The kids were out of town all week at their aunt and uncle’s farm, so I had some time to sew up something to wear! I will go into details of […]
The wonderful thing about sewists is that they love to give. I joined a Facebook group that is dedicated to sewing for some charities on the Pine Ridge Rez in South Dakota. It is called Sew for Kids Volunteers. Reading about the poverty and standard of living on the reservation is very humbling. Right now […]
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 […]
This morning I sent the girl off for an overnight horse camp. She went with one of her friends that moved away last year, so hugs ensued when they saw each other. In preparation for the camp, I *needed* to make her a few things. Of course, I did. Some of the girls wear leggings […]
Last weekend I went to a local sewing retreat, so I had a chance to sit down and get some sewing done! I didn’t get as much done as I wanted, but it was nice to sew with other ladies that “get it”. We all had a great time and I got two shirts, a […]
This was a pattern test for SLPCo’s Bella. The girl *needed* a 4th of July outfit, so I opted to make her a patriotic dress with all the patriotic material I had just sitting there in my fabric closet. In case you were unaware…that is a tweenager look Basically, it was the only fabric I […]
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