Pojagi Curtain
Pojagi kitchen curtain. My oldest daughter and her husband bought a house a few months ago. So far, they only have temporary curtains or shades in their windows. Their kitchen window faces the street....
View ArticleWinter Tweed Boston Bag
I made this wool bag for one of my daughters for Christmas this year. It is from the book “Carry Me – 20 Boutique Bags to Sew” by Yuka Koshizen. I bought the book after seeing the bag from the cover...
View ArticleClutch Purse Made From a Book
Clutch purse My oldest daughter has always loved to read. Her sister came up with a great idea to turn a book into a clutch purse as a Christmas gift this year and I was able to help her make it. Have...
View ArticleSchoolhouse Tunic and Arts Center Exhibition
A few weeks ago the Anacostia Arts Center in Washington DC opened an exhibit of quilts by local quilters. DC Modern Quilt Guild members have a variety of quilts hanging there including one of mine....
View ArticleCarol’s Convertible Purse
Purse! Backpack! This project started with a fellow NeedleChaser guild member who showed her purse during “show and tell”. I thought it would be very handy to have a bag this summer that could also be...
View ArticleOrange Peel Pouch
Pouch for the Stitch It Swap I joined a swap last month. Jennifer Mathis who blogs at Ellison Lane posted that she and Lindsey Rhodes from LR Stitched were going to host a pouch swap. I would have 6...
View ArticleAngela Walters is amazing!
Angela showing one of her quilts. I had the extreme good fortune this past week of hosting Angela Walters in my home while she was in the DC area giving lectures and a workshop to the two quilt guilds...
View ArticleI Would Like to Hire you to Come Speak to my Quilt Guild.
I am a program co-chair for the Needlechasers of Chevy Chase, a traditional quilt guild in Maryland. We had a successful quilt show recently and now we know we have the funds to hire lecturers for...
View ArticleSewtopia – Chicago
Lindsey and me at Sewtopia My daughter, Lindsey, and I spent this past weekend at a sewing event called Sewtopia which was held in Chicago. Sewtopia is a 3 day sewing retreat for the online sewing...
View ArticleDiaper bag
Diaper bag version of the Multi-Tasker Bag. Size is 12″ high, 14″ wide, 5″ deep. Trying out the length of the strap. My daughter is due to have a baby soon and a friend asked if I was interesting in...
View ArticleDecorative Zipper Band on the Back of a Pillow
Front and back of the same pillows I love to make pillows and give them as gifts. It’s nice if the cover is removable so that it can be washed or changed out. I like to put in a zipper and to cover it...
View ArticleValentine hearts?
Christmas stocking for my cardiologist husband. (Pattern specifics for both hearts and stocking are at the end of this post) I did not get this stocking made in time to hang it on the mantel for...
View ArticleFoundation piecing with Freezer Paper
DC Modern Quilt Guild has a skill building Quilt Along going on right now. Anna from Life Sew Crafty has challenged us with a weekly quilt block. Anyone can join in this fun challenge! Go to Anna’s...
View ArticleAlabama Chanin style T shirt
I’m kicking off “Me Made May” with a bang. I have totally hand sewn a T-shirt! I bought this organic cotton fabric from Alabama Chanin and it is dreamy. I’m wearing it here with a skirt I made years...
View ArticleI’m with her – quilt block template
Finished and quilted block I wanted to make a zippered pouch with Hillary Clinton’s “I’m with her” logo on it. My friend, Dana, had made and posted some she made on Instagram (danaandthread). Aren’t...
View ArticleLazy Daisy Block
This is the Lazy Daisy block designed by Amy Gay of Butterfly Angels Quilts. It is a free foundation pieced pattern that I thought would make a great block for a Sewing Bee that I am currently...
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