Recent Posts Tagged With sewing

• Costumeology: The Dark Fairy

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 05:55 pm in sewing costume halloween garment sewing

  NOTHING makes me happier than donning a pair of wings (or fangs, or tutu, or pirate garb, etc.) before hitting the streets of LaLaLand to go about my daily routine. Now, under normal circumstances, I would be looked upon as a few eggs short of a doze...

• Jean-ious

  Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 12:00 pm in sewing garment sewing handmade apparel

  In between my melt-downs (and actually, during them as well) I've been crafting. Can we all give a huge shout out to crafting...my personal savior? Yep, no amount of misery can stem the tide of my creativity. Um...err...or my attempt at creativity as...

• My First Quilt

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 10:56 pm in sewing quilting sewing arts center

  I apologize for my silence (again) peeps. I have been unable to write, think, concentrate...my divorce has become (as many divorces do) very contentious. I mean, I haven't even been crocheting or knitting, which is very unusual as you all know. Al...

• My First Shirt!

  Posted on Tuesday March 10th, 2009 at 11:33 am in sewing sewing arts center

  Oh yes, I actually cobbled a shirt together with fabric, needle and thread!For me, this is nothing short of amazing. Okay, it took me five weeks to make this piece of apparel in my weekly sewing class. But hey, I deserve a pat on the back for moving ...

• Seams Difficult

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 05:18 pm in sewing

  LittleLinoleum benefited from my new found seamstress abilities (yeah, right) this weekend. I fashioned a pair of PJ pants for her in a festive cupcake print. Lena was so cute, putting them on immediately upon completion. Thankfully, she didn't see...

• Sew Cool!

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 01:28 pm in sewing sewing arts center

  So, sewing. Yep, I've been taking lessons at the Sewing Arts Center in order to round out my fiber and fabric skills. Sewing is basically the final frontier for me with regard to all things fuzzy and soft. I've got the crocheting, knitting, weavin...

• Seamingly Simple

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 12:57 pm in sewing sewing arts center

  So sorry for the lapse between posts peeps. I'm traveling to New York next week to spend a few days in our Manhattan Cube Farm. As such I've been busy prepping for my meetings. There's nothing like the inception of a new year to fool my mind into thi...

• Poultrypalooza Apron Redux

  Posted on Thursday December 18th, 2008 at 01:38 pm in sewing apron sewing arts center

  Tuesday evening fellow cube farmer, Rebecca, and I headed over to the Sewing Arts Center for a fabulous course in apron actualization taught by shop proprietor, Russell! I am a huge fan of apron-age and have tried my hand at one before, a poultry-th...

• Practical Crafting

  Posted on Thursday November 20th, 2008 at 04:23 pm in sewing creative process sock knitting

  Well, I had my year end review yesterday at the Cube Farm. The good news is that I am still employed because as luck (or constant effort shall have it) I'm indispensable. The bad news is that management cannot reward me for my efforts with anything o...