Yoga and… Sewing?
Friday, March 4th, 2011Anyone who has been following my blog knows that I’ve recently gotten into sewing and have been marveling at the many amazing tricks of the sewing machine. You also probably know a bit about my love of yoga and my daily discoveries of the amazing things yoga can do for a person’s body, mind, and [...]
A is for “Applique”
Sunday, February 27th, 2011Applique is my new favorite fabric craft. There are endless possibilities for applique craft, and after creating a pillow for my brother and sister-in-law-to-be for Christmas, I just knew I had to dabble in applique a bit more. Our dear friend Noah’s first birthday was the perfect excuse to create another applique creation. I decided [...]
Quilting Progress: Balancing Patchwork
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011I finished cutting all of my squares! A few days ago I cleared off the dining room table and laid out all of my squares to decide how I wanted to arrange them. Immediately, I saw some changes I wanted to make, since the solid dot pattern didn’t stand out nearly as much as I [...]
One Square at a Time
Saturday, January 8th, 2011I have officially begun my first quilt!! I’ve cut 35 squares so far and have 86 to go! I’m very excited to be attempting this next sewing project. After allowing my initial excitement about sewing escalate into a few quite elaborate quilting ideas and one drawn out and mathematically figured pattern (as well as ideas [...]
Sew, what have you been up to?
Monday, December 27th, 2010Lately, I’ve been embracing my role as mommy and housewife and taking it to the next level: I’ve attempted to teach myself how to sew. This desire came originally from my mother, passed on to me through years of admiring her ability and aptitude at sewing. Not a single childhood Halloween experience exists in my [...]
Organic Baby Play Mat? A new project!
Monday, March 15th, 2010Maddie has been growing like crazy, and is now uber aware of everything around her. She is just barely starting to reach for and bat at toys, although it’s not yet a controlled and always conscious thing. She is getting to the age, at almost 11 weeks old, where she gets bored after a while [...]
