Category Archives: Projects

I made this

A while back, during a Jomar trip, I picked up a yard of orange brocade. I knew exactly what I wanted to use it for, and, holy crap, I finally made the item. What’s better is that I made the … Continue reading

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Gifted

Prepare yourselves, because I’m going to be honest. I am terrible at choosing gifts for people. Every freakin’ holiday or birthday is a chore for me. In addition, putting forth the effort to drive to the Hallmark store to simply … Continue reading

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This weekend in crafts

I needed an evening bag for a holiday party, so I made another d4 handbag from a shiny black cotton poly blend. The numbers are embroidered with metallic silver thread, and it has a gray cotton lining. The skull graphic … Continue reading

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Surprise! Still here!

I just uploaded a bunch of pictures from my projects since October, and I’m working on reorganization for the blog. The menu doesn’t flow for me. While I do the renovations, here’s baby cuteness to keep you warm and fuzzy. … Continue reading

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Speed update

Yeah, I’m not even going to make a full paragraph. I should have been in bed quite a while ago. In the last two weeks, natural disasters be damned, I made this, this, these, this, and this. I also updated … Continue reading

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Edits

The “green family” diaries have been added. They’re not particularly detailed, but you’ll get the gist. I condensed some other pages and updated the pattern library with the latest haul. Offline, I made a shirt and a second bodice for … Continue reading

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Four quarters…

…don’t even kind of make a whole. If faire started tomorrow, we’d have to dig in the closet for something to wear. I have two completed pieces, and they do not make an outfit. They’re my underbits, and the corset … Continue reading

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So, here we are

July is closing, and I have two weeks to get the family outfitted. My new Brother still sews like a dream, and it’s stitch patterns are inspiring. I just got my Singer back, and she stitches better than when I … Continue reading

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Whew!

So, after I had to order a new throatplate through a local repair shop, I went home and sulked…big time. I was distraught, hopeless, miserable. Accepting defeat, I packed up my machine and took it downstairs with the intention of … Continue reading

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Staycation Update

Let’s see…things I’d planned to do during my time off work: Faire clothes. Things I’ve done in my time off work: NOT faire clothes. In support of a friend (it seems that my projects have a common theme in that), … Continue reading

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