Lately, I’ve been working to finish two denim skirts for my girls. All was going well until my Kenmore of 6 years decided to give out on me the other day. There’s something going on with the bobbin “thingy”. (Forgive my amateur verbage, but I really don’t know what it’s called.) The under threading is [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 23, 2009
The “Ugly” Hedgehog Post
Okay. So, this post has nothing to do with sewing or creativity, but it’s pretty funny, so I thought I’d share.
We live in a very lively household. With six kids, two parents, and a dog, there’s always something interesting going on. The other evening, our girls came running downstairs exclaiming that their was something !DISGUSTING! [...]
September 7, 2009
A New Hat for Mom!!!
I’ve been trying my hand at hat drafting lately, but was having a hard time figuring out how to add lining. I purchased McCall’s 5541 some months back and pulled the beret pattern out yesterday to give it a try. I made this little beret for my lovely mother, and even convinced her to model it [...]
September 1, 2009
Whew! Finished
I’m still wiping the sweat from my brow after submitting my design for PR’s Advanced Beginner’s Contest. I keep asking myself, “What was I thinking?”This was one tough assignmemt! But, isn’t that how we grow? By stretching ourselves beyond that which we’re comfortable? I heard someone comment recently that “if we don’t know that something is [...]
