Since January flew by in a blink of an eye, I am going to write down what I plan on making for this month. #1 – Purse #2 for the charity auction. It is cut out and in process. DONE #2 – Possibly a new hip purse for when I am working at the charity […]
Month: January 2017
Here is the first bag for the benefit auction in a few weeks. This is my bag pattern that I have been using to make most of my purses. I should maybe make a tutorial or something on it, huh? This one is made of the following: Green pigskin leather Gold lambskin leather Green Bay […]
I had hoped to make this outfit over the holidays, but I never quite got to it. I did a lot of reading, and very little else. So now I’m paying for that lack of industry. I have two purses to get done in the next two weeks, so of course, I made myself something […]
My old black pleather purse has seen better days. As it is pleather, the handle piece tore off, and I had to resew it on. It looks like crap, since the pleather now has a hole in it. It was time for a new real leather purse. This is black Mirabella cowhide with a black […]
Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for the boy | tween sewing
A few of his favorite things
By Stacy on January 18, 2017
The boy is into the Assassins’ Creed video game and movie, though he hasn’t actually played the game. Dad has, and they are pretty cool games, with a bit of history involved in them. The boy wanted some shirts with the AC logo on them, and yes, I know…copyright and all that. We have bought […]
Creativity | drafting | Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing
Upping the twirl factor
By Stacy on January 15, 2017
This week we are going to a funeral of someone that I grew up with as a part of my life. Her kids asked me to do the eulogy, so I am a bit stressed about that. I don’t enjoy public speaking, though I can generally do a good job at it. Just don’t look […]
I have been interested in doing some sample sewing for some of the custom fabric groups on Facebook that I follow, and this one came up. I offered up, and was selected to sew up this pretty print. It will be stocking on Friday, noon EST. Some of her stockings sell out right away, so […]
I was hoping to get this gift made over my holiday break from work, but I just did a lot of reading and resting. I needed that, but now I am stressing on getting projects done that I have volunteered to do. This is what I need to finish up this week: Sample sewing some […]
