Sewing, Crafting, & General Creative Fun
Yesterday, I was reading another blog where the writer said that she generally refused to sew for other people. Her reasoning was that they had no idea the effort that went into sewing something, and I guess asked too much and thought they were asking very little. I’ve actually been volunteering to sew for others… [Continue Reading]
Yesterday, I read reviews on sewing machines until I literally had a headache. I tried fixing it with ice cream, which is generally a very quick cure for all physical ills brought on by stress (and yes, a cause of obesity). No luck. I know that we’re very lucky to have all of the customer… [Continue Reading]
I have barely touched my sewing machine since I moved it out into the garage. That’s not because it’s a bad place to sew. It’s just that since I’ve gotten on this crazy cleaning streak, I’ve lost my desire to sew. Don’t worry – I’m sure it will be back. But making a mess and… [Continue Reading]
My first solo quilt is finished! It’s small, and not fancy at all. But it used up my scraps in a useful way, and Jacob loves it. So I’m happy with it. I didn’t intend for it to be Jacob’s quilt. It has flowers, after all. But the boy loves blankets, blue and green, and… [Continue Reading]
On Saturday, I quilted the little scrap quilt I pieced last week. I’ll post photos of that later. But for some reason, I couldn’t fall asleep Saturday night because I was itching to make something. Apparently a quilt wasn’t enough for me that day. (The “compulsive” in my blog name really does describe me well.)… [Continue Reading]
My piles of rectangles have actually turned into a pretty little quilt top. As I mentioned in my last post, they are rectangles instead of normal squares simply because I was in too much of a hurry to be bothered finding/creating a square template. A rectangle from a picture frame was the closest thing I… [Continue Reading]
Well, I see now that I should have ironed this dress before taking photos. But it’s actually spitting snow outside, so I’m impressed that I even went outside for the photos. This is the eighth dress I’ve now sewn for Taylor’s summer wardrobe. Like a couple of others, this one kept the seam ripper close… [Continue Reading]
For some reason, today Taylor is supposed to wear red, white and blue to school. I guess they’re having a patriotic event of some kind, but I don’t know. Last night, we looked in her closet and realized she didn’t have anything to wear in that color combination. I’d been wanting to make a special… [Continue Reading]
I caved. I went to the fabric store for thread, and I came out with patterns too. Hancock Fabrics has Simplicity patterns on sale for $1. So I bought nine. The sizes go up to at least 8 on them all, so if I don’t sew them this year, they’ll be sitting around for next… [Continue Reading]
One of my goals of sewing summer dresses for Taylor is to use up my fabric stash. It’s going pretty well, with six dresses, a shirt and skirt done this weekend. But I’m finding that it’s impossible to completely use every scrap when I make clothing. There are still these little pieces left , that… [Continue Reading]
Hi there. I'm Sarah. My life these days is a happy result of the recession. I found myself unemployed Christmas 2010, and we decided that I should stay that way. So now I spend my days with my kids, playing and making things. It's really the best! Read More…
