sewing

I took the zippered clutch class at Stitch Lounge this weekend, and made two new bags. Since I finally learned how to sew a zipper (who knew that my sewing machine had a special zipper foot?), I made a new version of my blue makeup bag. During class, though, I made a couple of simpler […]

Extra birds, extra branches, so an extra mobile to keep. This pair of birds seems like a happy couple, no? Another green spotted bird gets a branch of his own. I thought getting the balance and weight distribution right would be difficult, but this is actually easy as long as you hang the main branch

Long weekends mean uninterrupted blocks of time during which I can finish all those craft projects I’ve started over the previous weeks. So, I scavenged some branches, found some thick thread, and finally assembled my bird mobile. I know that if a certain someone is reading this post right now, she’s salivating because I’ve promised

My craft project for the weekend – a zippered bag with lining and appliques. The lining. I think I somehow made attaching the zipper more difficult than it needed to be. The first (unsuccessful) pattern. Exterior of the unfinished bag, just waiting for its zipper and lining. I may end up taking the Zippered Clutch