Category Sew Paradise

I’ve been off knitting some time. Just haven’t felt the mojo. But I recently knit two pairs of baby booties for the growing boy, and I made inches of progress on the Zuzu scarf. I plan to grab that old…

I think the impetus for sewing often stems from two types of situations. I want but can’t afford high end designer duds. Or something that bugs you. Jeans that don’t fit. Plus fashions that don’t look dumpy, trendy stuff that’s…

I’m either excited about skiing or wishing I was in a warm climate. Sometimes on the same day! So tonight, I pulled out a small remnant of a dark blue and black print of a leopard print and palm tree…

So again last night, in search of a pattern (the Hot Patterns Pants to Die For) which I never did locate, I got that overwhelming feeling of “so much to do, I’ll never do it!” I have decided that since…

Just finished sewing a recycled sailcloth duffel for my brother (the sailor, from CA). I like how it came out and am going to work on the numbers for it shortly. I also made a clutch for his girlfriend, but…

This should be what we made….since many of our gifts came out of the woodworking shop too, but more on those later. The top and pants are Sew Baby’s Twirl top and Pants pattern, and the dress is the Twirly…

I’m not done. Yes, it’s 11pm on December 23rd. But I have already told my brother and his girlfriend their gifts would be late. My daughter won’t know the difference, neither my infant son. So I figure I’ll go with…

I will post my cocoon sweater soon (like tonight soon) but here’s some loveable craziness I found on Anthropologie.com tonight. I think this is just a long rectangle with the long tails folded up & back and then sewn, but…