Sep 30, 2014
Two sewing machines gone, two more heading out.
This morning as I sipped my coffee and glanced at the sewing table in the corner of my kitchen, I had an epiphany:
Labels:
decluttering,
fabric,
project planning
Sep 28, 2014
Sep 25, 2014
Sep 24, 2014
Post-Parka Depression + So You Want To Sew a Men's Parka...
OK, so actually, I'm not experiencing post-parka depression but the title sounded intriguing.
If truth be told, however, I have been in a mild funk for more than a month now, and the parka project helped lift me out of it. The challenge now is to stay out of it. Sewing helps.
Labels:
mens parka,
mens patterns
Sep 23, 2014
Peter Models the Completed Mountain Parka!
Friends, today is the first day of fall (Happy fall!) and my parka is finished.
You can see me model it here.
Labels:
completed projects,
mens parka,
modeling,
Mood Sewing Network
Sep 20, 2014
Parka Post #3 - Hoods, Cuffs + Baby's First Grommet
Friends, at last I can see the light at the end of the tunnel vis-a-vis this parka project. If I had my snaps in hand, I could probably finish tomorrow. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for them to arrive in the mail, so Monday at the earliest.
Labels:
mens parka,
works in progress
Sep 18, 2014
Sep 16, 2014
Sep 14, 2014
Sep 12, 2014
Sep 10, 2014
FIVE TIPS for Downsizing Your Fabric Stash (or anything else)
Digging out the bedroom: there's a bed under there somewhere! |
Despite my having written many posts about decluttering, one of the areas I've never tackled is my fabric stash.
Labels:
decluttering,
fabric,
my life
Sep 6, 2014
Sep 3, 2014
NAME THAT PATTERN: End-of-Summer Edition!
Friends, now that it's back-to-school season, it's time to put our thinking caps back on and play another round of MPB's exclusive pattern-naming game, NAME THAT PATTERN!
Labels:
Name That Pattern
Sep 1, 2014
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