Last week, for WIP Wednesday, I posted pictures of the lawn chair cushions that I was in the process of making. Well this Wednesday, I can report that the lawn chair cushions have been moved to the 2011 – Projects Completed list. Here’s a before picture. Of the 5, the one on the left was in the best condition and…
Refinishing this Singer Art Deco Sewing Machine Cabinet was a labor of love for my husband, Dave. Hours and hours went into disassembling, sanding, reassembling and refinishing to bring her back to her former glory. Before I show you how she looks now that he’s finished working his magic, let me show you what it looked like when we brought…
Another of the major projects that I wanted to get done this year was recovering the cushions for our lawn chairs. We bought the set of 5 chairs in the fall of the year 2000 when we first moved to Maui to give us something to sit on (both out on the lanai and inside the house) while we waited…
This year, in addition to growing herbs, strawberries and tomatoes in our three little square foot gardens, I’ve been experimenting with some container gardening. I have two large planters that sit on either side of our garage door. I usually fill those with some kind of tall grass in the middle surrounded by flowering annuals. This year the tall grass…
I’ve moved one more thing from the Unfinished Projects list to the Projects Completed So Far on my “2011 – The Year of Getting Things Done” list. Now that’s it’s quilted, you can hardly see where I pieced the fabric for the back. I had been a little concerned because in order to line those circles up perfectly I would…
Continuing on from Part 1 of Christmas on a Budget Series – Buy Christmas Fabric Only When On Sale I’ve been sewing for over 40 years, but the great thing about Christmas themed fabrics is that you don’t have to be an experienced seamstress to create really pretty Christmas gifts or decorative items for your home. For example, here’s a…
I very rarely buy fabric when it’s full price. On those occasions when I find I need fabric to complete a project and it’s not on sale, I try to find a 40% off coupon to use. But most especially, I never buy Christmas themed fabric at full price because it comes on sale at least twice a year. Right…
With it being so hot here in Northwest Georgia, we’re trying to do most of our cooking outside. One of our favourite quick, easy summer meals is Paninis. Here’s how we make ours without a fancy Panini Press. First, to make the spread: Mix ½ c Miracle Whip with ¼ c Spicy Brown Mustard. Lay out your thinly sliced bread…
One of the most fun things about FNSI (Friday Night Sew In) is getting to discover other crafting, sewing, quilting bloggers. Today Bobbi announced the winner of this month’s FNSI and encouraged everyone to go check out Karen’s blog Sew Much 2 Luv. I’m so glad I followed Bobbi’s advice. Karen’s blog was such fun to read back through but…
The binding is on the flying zebra baby quilt, but it didn’t get done last night. I have a tendency to underestimate how long it will take to do things or to take into account pesky little details like having to stop to eat, etc. I had miscalculated how much time it would take to sew in all the quilting…