I’ve always had a special place in my heart for both food and fabric. Finally, I’ve found a way to bring them together! For years, a framed set of my grandmother’s recipes has graced our kitchen wall. Nice, but it would be nicer still to share them with other family members. So, in a last… Continue reading past is present …
Category: gift
weekly woot!
This week’s woot goes out to recycling artist Emily Kircher. Emily has two primary product lines made from recycled materials: handmade mosaic picture frames and crocheted rugs. Materials for her mosaics include broken tiles and old dishes, and her rugs are made from used clothing and fabric scraps. In addition to her wonderful creations,… Continue reading weekly woot!
weekly woot!
I’ve “met” so many amazing artists selling on etsy. And since, unfortunately, I can’t buy something from all of them I’m starting a weekly shout-out to celebrate some of their inspiring shops. This week’s woot goes out to: Emily Stoneking of aKNITomy. Yes, it’s the “icky and cuddly world of knitted anatomy!” And… Continue reading weekly woot!
starbucks redux …
or workin’ at the coffee shop (again)
Woot, I’ve been published! Well, an article I wrote for the Autumn issue of Altered Couture magazine was published. For their “Menswear Re-Do” series, I submitted a piece detailing how I transformed a discarded suit into a laptop sleeve … and to my delight, they published it! Scouting our local thrift shops, I noticed a… Continue reading starbucks redux …
or workin’ at the coffee shop (again)
dad’s going to have a ball …
Dad’s going to have a ball this Father’s Day … he’s already got enough ties! In honor of the many, many Fathers’ Days he’s spent on the coaches’ bench and in the stands, this year we’re giving him a custom baseball with the kids’ baby pictures. To make it, I dissassembled a cast-off baseball and… Continue reading dad’s going to have a ball …
wasn’t she just in kindergarten?
high school graduation musings
Congratulations Graduate! My daughter is graduating from high school this year and my sewing machine is thinking graduation gifts. In recent years, my standard gift for girls has been a weekend travel tote. A nicely sized bag for packing a few things to visit mom & dad for the weekend … not enough room for… Continue reading wasn’t she just in kindergarten?
high school graduation musings
for your warmth and comfort
A friend was recently diagnosed with cancer and facing a round of chemotherapy. What could my sewing machine and I do to help her through the process? In browsing the interwebs, I had seen a number of postings about making quilts for chemotherapy patients; a body gets cold sitting for hours during infusions of below… Continue reading for your warmth and comfort