Bunting Night Three
Tonight is night number three for party bunting, in which I dye the fabric triangles in three lots: pink, green and orange. I used a few galvanized pails I had handy and set up my dye station out on the patio. Now its getting…
Bunting Night Two
Tonight I sewed all the triangles for the bunting and turned them right side out. The fabric is pretty subdued so I’m thinking I might dye it a few different colors.
Bunting!
We’ve got a party coming up this weekend and I’m making bunting to decorate the patio. My stepmom gave me a big bolt of fabric left over from a 20 year old decorating project, so I decided to use that for the bunting. Step…
Needlepoint Gift
I was working tonight on a little gift for someone special in our lives:
Independence Day is Coming
Here’s a little 4th of July project – patriotic napkin rings (or napkin belts? I don’t know what they’re called if they’re not actually rings). They’re a work in progress so maybe I’ll put better photos up tomorrow or Sunday when they’re done.
T-Shirt to Tank Top Transformation
Ok everyone – you’ve got to do this project! Its just too easy with such great results – and it takes no time at all to do. I saw this on Pinterest the other day and it seems like this or other similiar tutorials…
Needlepoint Night
When we were in Montana my friend’s roommate was working on needlework as a component of her art, and seeing it reminded me of how much I enjoy needlepoint. I took part of a poem by Pablo Neruda as inspiration: “. . . –…
I Think I Might Be Sewing This Coverlet Forever
I worked more on the new coverlet today – I’ve got half of the ruffles sewn on (6 on, 6 to go) but it really takes freakin’ forever. I haven’t be working on it steadily because it’s very boring but I’ll be so glad…
Ruffled Bed Coverlet – Again?!
Sewing . . . sewing . . . sewing . . . Man this is turning out to be a boring project – I sure hope it turns out well. It would actually be a great project for a beginning seamstress since it’s just…
Follow Me
What I’m Reading
