Georgia on my shirt

I grew up in Pike County, Georgia. Right where that little heart resides on my shirt. I’m going to camp next week, and I am on the red team (Go Red!) so I’ve been getting my red wardrobe in order. This plain tee needed embellishing. I got the idea here. Simple. Easy. Thanks for reading, [...]

Calico Burleighware

When I was a little girl, a friend’s family used a collection of Calicoware and Ironstone for their dishes. I loved eating at their place because of those dishes! Since my everyday dishes are in terrible shape, I’ve decided to start my own eclectic collection. I researched the history of this design, and discovered it [...]

Tatted Necklaces? Whaa?

I saw this picture in one of the design blogs I follow daily. They took my breath away. These lovelies were made by lennebelle, but I can’t find any more information about it. I guess I’ll have to trial and error a pattern. Family and long-time friends know I have a thing for tatting! About  [...]

Fabric Swapping

I joined Sew, Mama, Sew!’s Fabric swap this month. I’ve already received a fat quarter with cute vintage laundry women and rick-rack and buttons. Its a great way to score some fabric you wouldn’t necessarily buy for yourself. I’m sending out this adorable Little Golden Books reproduction fabric. It was TOO CUTE to pass up. [...]

You Know My Name!

Why does looking at my name stitched into something I’ve made make…me…so…incredibly…happy! “You know my name…te-lee-lee-bop-bop…” By the best boy band, eva:

Amy Butler Sweet Harmony Bag

For Christmas, one of the items of my list was Amy Butler’s Sweet Harmony Pattern.  I just finished. It was a bugger to sew. I think I used too heavy of fabric (similar to lightweight denim), and my sewing machine just doesn’t have the power to drive the needle through all the layers. Stitches are [...]

Sew A Valentine

Sew, Mama, Sew is holding a True Love Valentine Contest! I’m always looking for projects to use my Great Aunt Mary’s quilting pieces.  She cut and collected tiny shapes through the years, but didn’t finish a lot of her projects. I inherited all those fabulous vintage shapes! So, I made a “crazy” pieced Valentine for [...]

Black and Blue Re-Du

In the ’80s, this chair used to sit in my beautiful forest green and ivory bedroom. How forest green used to make me happy! Twenty years later, not so much. It was time for a make-over..

Every table needs one blue chair!

My new patio table I’ve been hunting for cheap deck furniture for a while. I found this set on Craig’s List for $50. It is constructed well, but it is old and the paint fell prey to the humid weather here in Seattle. It had lots of mold and moss living on it. Cleaning: The [...]

Small Electronics Pouch

What a great idea! Its a little pocket bag to hold small electronics. I made one for my Sony Walkman from the tutorial on Sew, Momma, Sew! I used two pieces of wool felt to make it nice and cushiony. Time 30 minutes