Back in November/December of last year, I began reorganizing my sewing space. At first I thought I would lay four organizers on their sides, stack them two by two, and put them together to make one large organizer that I could also use to replace a cutting table that didn’t make great use of the… Continue reading My sewing space
Author: Melissa
Making new flowers
I started pulling out fabrics to make new flowers for my Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt last night. Everything was going along fine until I realized that I couldn’t my background off-white fabric. I only have a few background pieces cut and basted for continuing the second half, so I definitely needed to make more. I… Continue reading Making new flowers
Flower garden of the quilt variety
Maybe it’s because I’ve been working with my 1930’s reproduction fabrics for the Unity quilt. Maybe it’s because I haven’t touched this project since 2017. Either way, I felt the urge to get my Grandmother’s Flower Garden out to work on for a little bit. I want to make sure I’ll have all the fabrics… Continue reading Flower garden of the quilt variety
One and Done
It is finished, and I’m looking forward to wearing it! I didn’t block out all of the little picots at the bottom edge, but I think it looks fine. Honestly, if I had it to do again, I probably wouldn’t bind off with picots. They just aren’t as visible and don’t really add to the… Continue reading One and Done
Making pockets
I spent much of this weekend making pockets. The way these are constructed are the most ingenious method I’ve ever seen. There is a video tutorial of the whole skirt making process, and it’s worth watching just to see how the pockets are created in this skirt. The first thing you do is add a… Continue reading Making pockets