LAMQG 1st Annual Retreat
SO MUCH SNOW!I had a total McGuyver moment, of which I might never cease bragging about, when I used the fireplace shovel to shovel the snow away from our door so we could get out of our room!I don’t really have words to describe how incredibly awesome and wonderful and incredible (etc) the weekend was. I managed to get all the machine sewing parts of my Robert Kaufman solids challenge quilt done, so now I just have to finish all the hand sewing bits….I totally cant WAIT till next year. I just wish it could happen once a month. All the women were so wonderful and inspiring and...
Read MoreNever have I ever…
… Sewn leather before. But here's my new handbag. Pretty cute, right? Key fob strap, cell phone pocket, and zip pocket in the inside, dark brown leather on the outside. I still have much leather left, so I might break out one of my older (solid metal) machines and see if they like multi-layered leather more than my...
Read Morebusy girl…
her dress matches her cellphone. of course. It’s amazing how much fabric can influence the look of the dress… This dress is the same as THIS DRESS, but the pink one looks way vintage, and I think this one looks super modern, but still childish, which was the goal… this is more fabric from Sew Modern… The bean is starting to ask for PINK everything, so I showed her this peacock print, and she got excited even though it’s not pink. I like pink, but she can’t JUST have pink. It was great to work with these bright colors. so fun! it’s mostly a...
Read Moresweet pants (that’s not a typo)
Aren’t these FUNKY?they’re not lightweight cotton, they’re more like almost a canvas weave, but with this awesome frog print…. D saw the fabric at Sew Modern and asked for them, and I figure you can only wear frog pants for so long in your life, ya know? obviously D needed pockets to store his toys, so I used some dark blue scrap twill to make some patch pockets… and then I used some red chambray to whip out a tester pair of pants in an 18m size I think they look so sweet together, I can’t wait to take pics of them ON my kiddos. (The Bean...
Read MoreEasy Peasey PLAY Pants!
Hey, GUESS WHAT!?!?!(front view bove, back view below)on Wednesday, March 2 (like, in a week and a half), from 6-8pm, I’m teaching a pants class at Sew Modern! I’m super excited, because pants for babys and little kids are REALLY easy and fast to sew up, and make great gifts for birthdays, etc, as well as being awesome for your own kiddos. My son refuses to wear store bought pants, because they are “itchy” (either from tags, velcro, or, who knows what, but he LOVES all the pants I made for him). These pants will be a great into to sewing for any intrepid...
Read More
