I finally made a pettiskirt! First, I love ruffles. Ruffles are amazing. So naturally I wanted needed a pettiskirt because they are ruffley and wonderful. I think the first time I found out about pettiskirts was this post on Make It Love It. However, she recommended AFC Express for nylon chiffon and on there I found…
DetailsSo this is off my UFO list, but it was still working at cleaning stuff up so I allowed it. Also, the only thing that it required buying was some spray paint. I started with this little frame that my Bubba gave me. I had it in my kitchen at the old house, but the…
DetailsSo I finally unpacked my computer and hard drives so that I can manage pictures. Yay! Meanwhile, I have been starting to whittle away at my unfinished objects per this post. The first one I’ve completed is my laundry room curtains. These were the colors that were in the laundry room when we moved here.…
DetailsNo, this has nothing to do with little green men (or women). It has to do with my UnFinished Objects. I recently found out about the blog LLadyBird and proceeded to devour her last year of posts. I love her blogging style. It cracks me up. Also she sews a lot. Her fashion style is…
DetailsThis weekend I finally took some steps to do something that I’ve wanted to do for a while. I took a longarm quilting certification class. What does that mean? It means I’m now certified to use the longarm quilting machine at the local quilting store and can rent time on it. Above is a picture…
DetailsSo Colette Patterns just came out with a new line of mens patterns. I already have the Negroni shirt (although I haven’t made it yet — it’s high on my list!) and the next one out is the Cooper bag. The bag is really more of a unisex bag. Anyhow, for this one they are…
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A friend asked me about my little bags and I realized I had never done a tutorial even though I had previously posted a photo of one of them. Oh and I guess there are some here as well. Anyhow, she was specifically interested in how I did the zipper. So here is a tutorial…
DetailsNot from posting, but from my old house! Yes, I’ve moved. Moving is a surprising amount of work. Well, I guess it’s not that surprising. But the fact remains that it’s a lot of work. And although our new house was “move in ready” there was (is) still quite a bit that we wanted to…
DetailsHere is proof that I did actually make the bodice. But, it looks like this one is not going to be my real dress. Or at least not yet. I think it’s still salvageable. Definitely the skirt portion. But it looks like I’m not a size 8 despite what the measurements say. This one was…
DetailsI painted that! It is real art that I did that is hanging in my kitchen! Yes, it is a copy of “Four Ice Cream Cones” by Wayne Thiebaud. Okay, it’s my interpretation of it because it’s definitely not an exact copy. I went to a paint and wine event by ArtSocial with my good…
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