I might be a bit macabre, but I do love the look of sugar skulls. Fabric: Affordable Fabrics and More (retail is closed right now, as pre-ordered fabric arrives) Sugar skulls, called calaveras, are made to honor dead relatives on Dia de Muertos, or All Soul’s Day. This tradition can be traced back to the […]
I have belonged to the online sewing forum, Sewing Mamas, for many, many years. This is one place where sewing peeps used to post their lovelies, pre-Facebook and Instagram. Now it is down to just a few die hards. They are having a dish towel swap, so I decided to join in on it. I […]
Nothing like a long-awaited fabric delivery to de-rail your sewing plans! I’m a big fan of The Lord of the Rings (even read that massive tome…and The Hobbit, too), so when a pre-order came up for different LOTR fabrics I pounced on it. After waiting the required several months for the order to close and […]
Summertime around these parts consists of many hours watching ball games – both softball and baseball. This means I sit in the hot sun sweating and getting odd tan lines for hours at a time. I wanted to make a mix and match wardrobe capsule that would keep me cool, look awesome and be easy […]
Purse #2 is DONE! Procrastination is a life skill that I am well acquainted with, so of course, I waited until the last minute to get this done. I wanted to make sure it turned out nice, though, and I think I succeeded. The leathers are both lambskin. The royal blue is an embossed leather, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ah, the holidays. The food, the fun, the endless get togethers with family and friends. I don’t know about the rest of you, but being comfortable is pretty high on my list. It is also nice to wear layers, since if you are doing the cooking, or are in a crowded house…you can get pretty […]
No modeling of these! Generally, there are things I tend to buy. Jeans, outerwear and underwear being in that group. It seems a waste of time to make underwear, since they are so cheap. Of course, if you like a certain overpriced brand in a version they no longer carry…then you might be inclined to […]
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