Barbados Bag
I just finished making the Barbados Bag by Pink Sand Beach Designs Barbados Bag The finished size is approximately 10″ wide by 11″ tall which makes it a pretty good size for an everyday bag. I’ve had...
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 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 ArticleFlirting the Issue Skirt Sew-along
I heard Rachel Hauser of Stitched in Color on Pat Sloan’s radio podcast recently talking about hosting a sew along for a free skirt pattern by Anna Maria Horner. The name of the pattern is called...
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 ArticleBucket Brigade by Atkinson Designs
Largest “bucket” is 12″ high and 12″wide I spent the past week at my oldest daughter’s home doing some sewing and other projects with her. One of things that she asked me to make was this fabric...
View ArticleWide Open Pouch
The Wide Open Pouch is a free pattern by Anna Graham, aka Noodlehead. I liked the idea of having a bag that is easy to get into and it looked like it might be a quick sew. Instructions for cutting a 2...
View ArticleThe Moneta dress by Colette and sewing with plaid
Moneta Dress I bought this red plaid knit fabric from the online shop Girl Charlee. I know that it looks like flannel and it kind of feels like flannel. However, it is a nice soft knit. I bought it in...
View ArticleOne Hour Top by Fancy Tiger Crafts
Free pattern download I just finished sewing this One Hour Top by Fancy Tiger Crafts. I used a knit fabric that I bought in December from Girl Charlee as part of that months’ “KnitFix“. I received 6...
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...
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