Category Archives: sewing

Celebrating Freedom

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Laura

Today the United States of America celebrates the adoption of our Declaration of Independence in 1776, which famously states, We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with … Continue reading →

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Making Progress on My Wedding Introvert Recovery Program

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Laura

Two Saturdays ago, I had the fun and honor of being the wedding coordinator for a friend’s daughter’s wedding.  It was a great weekend and a great day but by the time I got home at around 6:00 pm, I … Continue reading →

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June Sewing: Crayon Rolls Galore (as designed by Ellie)

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Laura

A couple weekends ago, Ellie and I went on a bit of a sewing streak, and made up four of these little crayon rolls.  You can find my tutorial for them here.  What I forgot to show in that tutorial … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday – Final Update of 2015 (don’t fall over in shock)

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Laura

I know, I know, you thought this would never happen, but it has.  I finished sewing our dining room Roman shades!  Please don’t fall over in shock after reading read this.  I know, I know, I have been writing about … Continue reading →

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May/June Sewing: A Bag For Me (and I’m already planning its replacement)

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Laura

I finally let myself work on a project for myself and had a lovely time sewing this little bag.  My beloved Tabitha purse finally wore out and has joined our other play purses.  I need something for those rare times … Continue reading →

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Tutorial: Portable Crayon Carrier (new and improved!) (and a great way to use up scraps)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Laura

I made two crayon rolls over the past year – first one as a blog giveaway prize (which ended up with my friend Kim in Israel!) and one for Ellie.  After living with Ellie’s for almost a year, I decided … Continue reading →

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April Sewing: Matchy, Matchy for Babies

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Laura

Back in April, I went on a bit of a baby blanket sewing frenzy.  For these four blankets, I made matching little pouches to go with them.  Two of the blankets were for second-born babies, one was for a third-born, … Continue reading →

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2009-2014 Sewing: The Project That Just Refused to End

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Laura

Back in 2004, I decided to sew the names of all my nieces and nephews (plus my honorary niece and nephew) in cross-stitch.  As of 2008, I had finished three of them, finally got them framed, and gave them as … Continue reading →

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May Sewing: Inside-Out Bag of Consolation

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Laura

I made a tote bag for my friend Katie for her birthday five years ago.  Recently, she had a disastrous occurrence with her apartment and I decided that the least (and really only) thing that I could do to help … Continue reading →

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May 2014/April-May 2015 Sewing: A [really imperfect] Table Runner

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Laura

Last May, I decided that our table runner needed some help. I had brought it home as a souvenir of our amazing trip to Greece in 2008. I loved the ribbon embroidery on it and using it brought back all … Continue reading →

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