life lived creatively
This is the place to look if you love sewing or maybe need some tips to get started. There will be free patterns here as well! I’ve been sewing for about 22 years and have made everything from simple bags to my wedding dress. Sewing is my greatest passion! I hope to add more and more tutorials to help fuel others passion too. I believe sewing is useful to everyone, whether you just need to mend a button or want to make your own wardrobe. If you really want to see something specific, just let me know in the comments. I am always learning new techniques, so I hope you’ll join me on my fabric obsessed journey!
Time for the next installation in my Organizing the Maker Stashes series. Today I’m talking about yarn and thread! This will include all types of yarn, embroidery thread, & sewing thread. I decided to put them all together since they are similar in nature. Plus I’m always calling yarn, thread, for some reason! : ) […] Read more…
The next part of my Organizing the Maker Stashes series is all about quilting & bulky fabrics. I’m storing & logging these fabrics a little differently than the apparel fabrics. I’ve also finished sorting all my fabric, so I can reveal my newly reorganized shelves! There are a few things I’d like to tweak still, […] Read more…
This past Monday I issued the challenge for June in my 2019 Maker Finish-Along. It’s a challenge to organize the maker stashes & I have many of those! I’d promised to do a blog post about how I organize my stashes. It didn’t take long for me to realize that this needed to be a […] Read more…
I joined the Modern Quilt Guild last year as an individual member. There aren’t any quilt guilds remotely near me, but I enjoy participating virtually! This year I signed up for the Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge. I was lucky enough to receive one of the free fat eighth bundles to work with. Today I’m […] Read more…
This is my 3rd year participating in The 100 Day Project on Instagram! Although it’s been a little hit & miss this year with the scrappy project I picked for my challenge. Today I finally picked it back up & thought I’d share what I have so far. You can click on the link above […] Read more…
Today I’m sharing a quilting first for me – a whole cloth quilt! I’ve never made a quilt that had no piecing on the front & it was an interesting experience. Especially since the front fabric was a solid color, no print at all. I also thread sketched the name on it & it had […] Read more…
Did you ever feel like your timing was off? In life it can make for awkward moments that leave people staring at their shoes. In a sewing machine it can take the sewing right out of the machine! I’m going to tell you a story, a story of sewing machine woes that started late Thursday […] Read more…