I love the idea of sewing clothes, but maybe not as much the execution. You may remember that I’m afraid of zippers, and there’s only so much you can do with an elastic waistband (and even those I manage to mess up sometimes by making too big, but at least that’s easily fixable). That’s why […]
Make a Pillow {Craft Challenge, Day 127}
Now that my scrap fabric has been sewn and stitched on, I knew I wanted to do something cool with it, so I decided to make a pillow. I happened to have a 14 inch pillow form already in the house (because my craft stash is like that) but you can make your pillow whatever […]
Embroider a Word on Fabric {Craft Challenge, Day 125}
Last week I made some fabric out of scraps and told you I would be doing something with it this week. The first thing I did was to embroider a word on the fabric to make it a little more fun. It happened there was a nice solid blue patch that was perfect for this […]
Make Fabric Out of Scraps {Craft Challenge, Day 120}
With all the sewing I have been doing this week, there are a lot of little bits of fabric lying around. I decided to make fabric out of scraps that I’ll use for a project or two next week. It’s a great idea to consistently do this with your fabric scraps to avoid having a […]
Do Something You’ve Never Done Before {Craft Challenge, Day 119}
This is, in a way, a continuation of yesterday’s challenge to do something that scares you, at least for me. I wanted to keep playing with my serger, of course, so in a way just making something with my serger is a way to do something you’ve never done before for me. But I wanted […]
Do Something that Scares You {Craft Challenge, Day 118}
Is there something craft-related that scares you? Not so scary that you would never try it (that’s probably me with woodworking and welding, because I’m somewhat accident prone), but scary that you really wish you could do? I have two major activities in that category: sewing zippers and using a serger. I always wanted a […]
Make Something Again {Craft Challenge, Day 117}
Sometimes it’s fun to make something again that you have already made before. You can see the project in a different way than you might have the first time around, perhaps coming up with different methods or alternatives than you used before. Or maybe you do it exactly the same way because you enjoyed it […]