life lived creatively
Do you have a top you love, but something’s a little off? Most people don’t realize that ready made clothing does not fit most people off the rack. Some have good tailors while some just got lucky! I had a friend of mine ask about altering clothes to be more personalized & better fitting. So, […] Read more…
It’s Monday and that means it’s time for some sewing fun! Today has been a total “Monday” & that’s why this post is late. Monday gets all the blame! Haha! Today’s post is part 2 of Using a Photo for Fabric Art & it’s all about stitching. We’ll finish up the rose art quilt just […] Read more…
This is the post I wanted to do last Monday – during the washing machine fiasco! Since I also wound up with a cold last week, I spent this weekend catching up. I did get to do a little creating, so that was good! Today I’m going to show you how to take a photo […] Read more…
Today I’ve got another free paper pieced quilt pattern for y’all! This one’s called Tulip Bud & it’s perfect for Spring. Since I did a post about how to paper piece (see that here) I thought I’d talk about picking colors & patterns. We’ll also look at how to fussy cut FPP, which is a […] Read more…
I wasn’t sure this post was going to happen today! The weather has been crazy today in my area. I spent an hour huddled in the bathroom with my son & dogs because of tornado warnings. It has passed over, for now, & everyone’s safe. Some bloggers have posts ready well in advance, but I […] Read more…
Since I’m on spring break and spring is all around us I decided it’s time to do some spring decorating. Is that enough spring in one sentence for you? : ) I’ve got some other things up my sleeve for re-doing my mantle shelf, so that will be coming soon. Today I’m going to show you […] Read more…
Making a quilt is something I love to do! It’s like a big puzzle to me and in the end you have something to keep warm with that could last generations. In the past few years I’ve been learning different ways to make quilt blocks – one of which is paper piecing. I’ve designed a couple […] Read more…