I love making gifts. It’s fun, it’s personal, they’re unique. But I feel like you can only make gifts for girls. Boys are hard. Think about it–for mother’s day, the possibilities are endless. You can make a purse, or slippers, or a tote, or a skirt, or a scarf, or an apron or potholder…lots of […]
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Category Archives: gifts I got to spend the late afternoon in the studio this afternoon cutting fabric for upcoming projects and finishing these slippers. I used fusible fleece instead of interfacing on the sole to provide a little extra padding. I love the bright polka dots mixed with the subdued Hope Valley print. The afternoon was beautiful, and […]  A friend of mine was asked to make a quilt block for a wedding quilt for her nephew. She asked me to make it on her behalf, threatening the use of puffy paint if I declined. So, since this quilt block won’t have any particular special meaning, I figured it better be just plain awesome. […]  Last night I went on a bit of an infinity scarf bender. I’ve been wearing my last one about twice a week, and have intended to make more for me as well as future gifts for the women I love. (I’ve been late with my last two homemade gifts, so I’m determined to turn over […]  My dad turned 50 last week! He was a big fan of my first eiffel tower free motion stitching embroidery, and my parents have a Paris themed bedroom, so I knew that the eiffel tower would be a perfect fit. Their bedroom is brown and blue/aqua, so a little linen and a smattering of aqua […]  Today sucked because I didn’t get any sewing done. I did lose about 30 minutes trying to figure out how to make the darning foot I bought of ebay work on Edna Elizabeth, but it was totally lost time and I still can’t figure it out. Luckily for me I *did* sew this bag from […] |
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