I have a pile of projects to work on, but instead I took some photos of my cat Bella. She likes to hang out when I sew or work on crafts, so I’m surprised she hasn’t shown up yet in… Continue Reading →

This was inspired by an AV Club column about the KFC Famous Bowl written by Patten Oswalt. He calls it “a failure pile in a sadness bowl.” How could we not be tempted to make a vegan version? The first… Continue Reading →

Last week I had so many ideas that I wished there were more days in February. This week I lost track of time and the days went by so fast, but I sat down on Thursday night to practice my stitching using some… Continue Reading →

I wanted to try out embroidery on a printed fabric. I love this brick fabric and wanted to do something with it, but all I had left were small scraps. The cat is another drawing by my husband, which he drew… Continue Reading →

Finished smocking another ribbon, this one skinny. I did two sets of stitching (wave), one on top of the other. That made it very stretchy, so I just stitched the ends together. I’m not sure if it would stay stretchy after being… Continue Reading →

I smocked another ribbon while riding on the metro, but did not finish it, so that will be a project for another day.   I started pizza dough in the morning because it needs time to rise. After it rises… Continue Reading →

I’ve been pleating grosgrain ribbons (with a pleating machine, not by hand), smocking them, and toying with the idea of making bracelets. This one was pleated sometime last year and I did the smocking with pink thread today.   I pinned… Continue Reading →

Today I wrote a thank you note and a letter. I love snail mail, sending and receiving, but I have to be in a certain mood to write a letter. I haven’t been in that mood for awhile, but sometimes… Continue Reading →

This is the produce bag that I made a pattern for yesterday. I buy lots of produce and bulk food, so I end up with lots of plastic bags. They seem to multiply and I’m tired of them, so I’m making… Continue Reading →