I have a good friend that threw herself a 70th birthday party last week. A band, lots of catered food, fire pit– just all around fun. The only thing is, she asked everyone to wear a tutu. With my hips…..not flattering attire! But when you are 70 years old and throwing a party–you get to make any request you want. … ….oh there’s more
Several months ago I had a friend give me these beautiful pillows. He had been over for dinner and mentioned that he had the perfect cushions for my white furniture. His wife, who had passed away, did upholstery plus made these pillows for custom orders. He had four left and I came home one day and they were on the … ….oh there’s more
In continuing with Tuesday’s post, I have one firm resolution. I will never purchase jeans, slacks, dress pants, shorts, yoga pants, tights, or leotards that do not have pockets again. Even if the apparel is on clearance. Just Say No. And you know those little tiny almost fake pockets that they put in women’s jeans, shorts, dress pants, and slacks? … ….oh there’s more
Usually I list a bunch of goals in this annual post. Then I go back and check out how I did at the end of the year. Typically I don’t do so well with those ideas and 2021 was no exception. I feel like I have been going in circles in 2021. Always busy but really not getting much done. … ….oh there’s more
I’m a week late on my end-of-year wrap up. So much STUFF has been going on that has kept me out of my sewing room and off of my blog! But the company is gone, the parties are over, and the house is de-Christmased. (It looks so empty and sad) Anyhow. It was mostly a good year for us. And … ….oh there’s more
Cue the holiday music… “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” And aren’t you glad it’s just about over? My husband and I are involved in a lot of volunteer activities all year but especially at Christmas. Not going into details but it keeps us very busy along with the regular family and friend activities. Besides that I did … ….oh there’s more
I try to make a special Christmas project every year. It’s been stockings, stuffed quilty birds, santa hats in many sizes, tea towels, aprons potholders……it goes on and on. This year it’s Christmas tree softies! You can find a lot of examples out on Pinterest and Instagram. I used the free tutorial from the Sewing Directory. It’s basically just a … ….oh there’s more
I had planned on “revealing” the 2021 Christmas quilt top today but it’s not quite ready.”Not quite” is an understatement. I started on a different project and went down that rabbit hole and never went back to the quilt. Oh well. Maybe next week! This is not that project–it’s not ready either! While I was unpacking my thousand boxes of … ….oh there’s more
Saw this quote on Instagram…. Such a nice saying so I thought I’d recreate it for my home. While she used a regular straight stitch on her sewing machine, I have an embroidery machine to make my own little version. Gotta admit that I’m not much of a machine-embroidery expert. I’m about as good with that as I am with … ….oh there’s more
Went on a road trip and did NO SEWING FOR NINE DAYS! But I spent lots of time on Instagram checking out what all the quilters are doing. Am I the only sewist that hasn’t decorated for Christmas yet? I did put all the fall decor away yesterday and pulled out my Christmas quilts. But that’s it. Then I started … ….oh there’s more
