by Virginia | May 2, 2011 | Handmade Arcade, owls, sewing, tutorial
UPDATE! The Lola Pattern now includes instructions to make this bag! My almost seven year old pays a lot of attention to what she is wearing and has very specific opinions about how clothes look. I try to be supportive of her style in my own...
by Virginia | Apr 28, 2011 | sewing
I realize that I still have plenty of friends and family who don't really know what I am up to over here all day. It's not that I am hiding anything but it just doesn't come up in conversation since we usually have other things talk about. I...
by Virginia | Apr 14, 2011 | Handmade Arcade, sewing
If you have ever done a craft show, maybe you have felt the way I am feeling today. I have only 1 day left (tomorrow!) before the show and I have decided NO MORE sewing! I want to make sure that I have enough but also don't want to waste time making...
by Virginia | Apr 7, 2011 | photo taking, sewing
I am no expert at photography but this part of blogging does interest me. I read (sorry! can't remember where!) recently about making an effort to stage a photo shoot. I'll give you the photos first and then the information on how I...
by Virginia | Apr 4, 2011 | sewing
I don't know why I can't just hunker down and make a bunch of things from my patterns just the way they are originally supposed to be made. Seriously, I have to change it up every time. This must be why I only do this one show. This making...
by Virginia | Apr 1, 2011 | photo taking, quilts, sewing
I hope you aren't sick of me showing off my color scrap quilts but I can't help it. I think I mastered the whole mitered corners and easy binding. Flannel is the way to go with making it wrap around for the binding and I used this easy tutorial...