Hi readers, I am thrilled to post this update to last week’s blog post about the double triangle zipped pouch. The designer, Nancy Shriber contacted me to dispel my thoughts about the author of the book not actually making the bag. She did, and I owe her an apology. Nancy, I am sorry. Take a look at… Read More Designer’s Original: Update to Double Zippered Pouch
There should be a UFO (unfinished object) month celebrated in the sewing community at least once a year. Look what I found in my unfinished sewing archives (aka UFOs). An indigo blue 14” square, embellished with the Japanese folk embroidery called Sashiko (s-a-a-sh-i-k-o). This was a class project for Sashiko expert Nancy Shriber’s class – um,… Read More Double Zippered Pouch
In the finest American business tradition, McCalls Pattern Company recently proved to me that customers matter. Remember my post about Vogue 9005 and how the draft seemed wrong? Since McCalls Patterns is now active in social media (best business decision ever), I sent a direct Twitter message about said draft and, was thrilled to see an… Read More McCalls Pattern Book, circa 1953
…. and done! As we all know there is no feeling to match the strange equilibrium one feels after actually finishing a sewing project. This is the end result of my previous post about the WIP iPad keeper using Trace ‘N Create templates from Clover and Nancy Zieman. I must say, it turned out very pretty,… Read More Tablet Keeper Done…
Hi there, Readers! Today, I’m telling you about a WIP (Work in Progress), which was supposed to be a finished project for this post, but life got in the way of completing it. Stuff happens. This is my first experience with a Trace ‘N Create template, designed by Nancy Zeiman and produced by Clover. I have… Read More #WIP. Work In Progress: Tablet Keeper
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