I’ve spent the past month, re-finishing my sewing/guest room. While I love the now bare pine floors, shelves-all-around etc., I sorely missed my workspace (not to mention the creation time.) The room refinishing is only 90% complete, but that’s complete enough to work in, and I really needed to take a break and enjoy it. My oldest friend also just …
Pouch Night
Tonight’s accomplishment is 4 more pen pouches off my “production line”. And by the way, if you need gift ideas for a man, my husband makes the most masculine, elegant pens (www.aureliuswood.ca). See for yourself. I embroidered his business name in silver metallic thread (using a Janome memorycraft 350E.) I then pinned my hand-drafted bag pattern onto the fabric so …
Swatching for Back to School
Knitpicks Biggo, we meet again. My step-daughter loves this sweater‘s sheepy-cozy awesomeness, so I have agreed to make her her own. I have tried to incorporate a few elements that she likes in sweaters: stripes hood turquoise and purple squishiness It is very fortunate that we like the same colours, as this will make the project that much more enjoyable …