These shorts. The perfect blend of practicality and feeling pretty. Everything I want to do in them, I can. I can go for a walk, jump up and down, sit cross legged, ride a horse? Go out for dinner, go…
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Clothing really does determine what you do. When I wear my rayon challis culottes, I watch what type of surface I sit on. When I wear heeled shoes, I say no to going on a long walk, or any type…
Surprisingly, I wear this sweater vest upwards of 4 times a week! All to the chagrin of my husband who really doesn’t jibe with it, or understand why I do. Honestly, I can’t really explain why I love the Basic…
I’m a bit of an ambivert. I love sewing garments, and I nearly equally love sewing quilts. There are a few beautiful quilted jacket patterns (and makes) out there, such as the Parchment Jacket by Closet Core or the Tamarack…
The Allover Florals project was inspired by a few things: This was my first make using this pattern. I made size 8 **** of the just passed the knee version. I used the pattern, as is, with no other hacks…
In the free motion stitching class that I took in the fall, we made fabric leaves and a candle holder for autumn décor. I loved this, as I didn’t have any decorations for fall, and felt my home was lacking….
Gathering the photo to stitch Apparently you can print digital images onto plain, thin fabric using your home printer. You just tape or glue a piece of printer paper underneath so it feeds properly, and you make sure your piece…
Dabbling with watercolor crayons I took a class on how to do free motion stitching and our fourth assignment resulted in a beautiful journal cover. In order to get inspiration for this piece, each of the students in the free-motion…
Creating Unique Fabric for Craft Projects One free motion stitching project is to create your own fabric. To do this, lay down a piece of mesh. Then find pretty fabrics and trims and threads in a color scheme that you…
It’s been a goal of mine to learn how to do free motion stitching. Mostly, I’d like to use it on a project I have in mind for a Christmas tree skirt. But I’d also like to do some free…