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One more Thanksgiving/Fall towel
November 27th, 2011 at 5:36 pm » Comments (0)
Thanksgiving Kitchen Towels
November 15th, 2011 at 8:56 pm » Comments (0)
Usually, we have a big Halloween party, so I “save” the Halloween kitchen towels for that. Well, this year, we didn’t have the party, and I put out the towels when I decorated for Halloween. I really liked having Halloween kitchen towels. I decided that I wanted Thanksgiving kitchen towels. On November first, I started [...]
November ASG Meeting
November 4th, 2011 at 6:16 pm » Comments (0)
The Walnut Creek Chapter of the American Sewing Guild presents: Twisting Me Softly Vest Class Materials: • Sewing machine with decorative stitches. (2-3 people could easily share) • Serger set up for 3 thread balanced stitch, left needle (wide) • Assortment of regular sewing thread and serger thread • Glass headed Pins, Tape measure, marking [...]
My first draping project
October 13th, 2011 at 6:18 pm » Comments (0)
Yesterday was beautiful. It would have been perfect for the houseboat. The weekend is supposed to be nice, not as warm as today. I’ve been intrigued by the Simply Sally Top. And I found this site that seemed to have instructions on how to make the Simply Sally Top without the pattern. Alas, I did [...]
Burda 8665
October 5th, 2011 at 9:50 am » Comments (0)
IMG_2354, originally uploaded by neefer. This used to be one of my favorite patterns. I have gained weight since I last made it, but I figured that it would work just as well if I retraced it. Instead of grading up the last version, I retraced a larger size. I’m not happy with it. It [...]
My new Purse
September 30th, 2011 at 9:01 pm » Comments (0)
I based the pattern on a purse from Kohl’s and reused the findings. I still need to do a bit of finish work on the zipper, so pictures of the innards are coming soon.
Vogue V1018 OOP
July 7th, 2011 at 9:32 pm » Comments (0)
Sewing mojo may be back
June 8th, 2011 at 8:17 pm » Comments (0)
I spent the weekend sewing. Imagine that! Chunguita has been asking for an apron for a long time, so we went by the quilt shop and picked out a pattern and some fabric. Chunguita made the pattern pieces, cut out the fabric, and did a bit of the sewing.
World Cat
April 2nd, 2011 at 3:47 pm » Comments (0)
I love WorldCat. But lately, I have been having trouble saving stuff to my lists. So here is a list of books that I want to read. The broken spears : the Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico The Mexico reader : history, culture, politics Unfurling, A Mixed-Media Workshop with Misty Mawn The Art [...]
Apr ASG Meeting
April 1st, 2011 at 12:56 pm » Comments (0)
Title: American Sewing Guild April Meeting What: Gay Gerlack — Purse Size Tote, Fabric Painting, & other Embellishments Date: Saturday April 23, 2011 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Where: Odd Fellows Hall, 4349 Cowell Road, Concord 94518. Cost: $20 members $30 non-members Once you know how to make this tote you can easily re-size [...]
