For the last couple of months, I have really wanted to sew a peplum top. I love tee shirts that have something fun and dressier about them, so this was perfect. I picked McCalls 6754 because of the princess seams and raglan sleeves – two of my favorite details.
I have past the point of quilt with no return. I bought a Grace Frame for my Juki. I didn’t intend to go this far. When I bought the Juki T-2010Q in Feburary, I intended to use it for quilt piecing, garment sewing, bag making, and machine quilting with me sitting at my sewing table. I knew that this sewing machine was sometimes used with a frame, but I didn’t think that would be me.
You already know that I’m getting ready to go on vacation with my husband (& no kids, yay!) because I recently showed off the bathing suit that I made (#selfishsewing). After that was done I started thinking that I need a small-ish bag that I can carry essentials in besides my usual purse. I decided to try the Two Zip Hipster from Dog Under My Desk because it looked like just the right size and I love the cross-body strap option (more secure when traveling I think).
Sewing your own swimsuit is selfish sewing at it’s best! I’ve been eyeing the two piece bathing suit pattern In Ottobre Design Magazine Issue 02/2011 for a while, wanting to try it. I finally sewed it up and now I love the results!
Happy Saturday! Is it a busy summer weekend for you? Last Saturday we had our first swim meet of the summer season. My three older kids are in a little novice league that is fun without too much pressure. Cadie is only 6, just a year shy of the team cut off, so she gets to be the swim fan.
Have you ever wondered what shortcuts the quilting pros use to crank out hundreds of quilts a year? Okay, maybe not hundreds, but they do seem to make a lot, don’t they? Well today I’m so excited to share with you a book full of fast-quilting tricks to get the job done. And it’s written by one of my favorite bloggers… Amy Smart! She blogs over at Diary of A Quilter and I’ve featured several of her tutorials over on the front page of SewCanShe.
I love sewing swimsuits for my kids. It’s a great way to use up pieces of knit fabric that are a yard or lessI let my girls pick patterns for new swimsuits this summer and they both picked out swimsuits from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop.. Amy has a great way of making each step easy to understand and she has so many different swimsuit patterns to choose from.
Last month I wrote a review of Yoko Saito’s book New Classic Patchwork. I guess it was obvious how much I loved the book because that same day Lindsay from World Book Media emailed me and asked if I would like to try some of Yoko’s patterns that they have published in a series called ‘Zakka Workshop.’ She said I could offer a giveaway to my readers too!
Are you a fan of Japanese patchwork? I am. And Yoko Saito is one of my favorite quilt artists. She is famous for her beautiful, intricate patterns which I believe are all hand-pieced. I made a couple blocks out of this beautiful book and now I’ll show you…
Lark Crafts offered me Megan Hunt’s new book to review last month and I must admit at first I thought I would be too busy so I almost said no, but I’m so glad I didn’t!
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