For the month of August, we were asked to do a swoon block in for the Joy circle in do. Good Stiches. Helen asked us blocks in light colours, blues, greens, grey and white for the background. This is such a nice design by Camille Roskelley. You can buy the pattern for a quilt which […]
Have you seen this event hosted by Pink Chalk Fabrics. It runs all month and it’s about sharing where we sew. What a great idea! It’s so fun to see where others create to have ideas on how to organize your own sewing space. I decided I would join and share my sewing space with […]
This week, I realized that one of the patterns I have published in Stitch (Interweave) is now available for download. It is my Lily Pillow Covers. You can find the ePattern here. BTW, I still have a pair of each sample for sale in my shop. Anyway, I realized it was about time I made my patterns […]
Busy summer… I didn’t have time to write much lately. I did have time to do some sewing though. I cannot share everything unfortunately. But, here are a few small projects I did in the last month. First, I did a eyeglasses case for my stepfather. I did my own pattern. I used a firm […]
I completely forgot to write about the blocks I’ve made for do. Good Stitches in May. Rebecca asked us to do string blocks from girly scraps. I had to dig in my stash for these. I don’t have that much girly fabrics. These blocks are simple and were pretty straight forward to sew. But, Rebecca […]
When I saw this pillow by Heather from {House} of A La Mode, I thought: “My sister would love this”. She loves Matryoshka dolls. Isn’t that a cute project to try out paper piecing? Just like Heather, I had never tried it before. But, I went for it and made a pillow for my sister’s […]
This is one of my favorite time of the year. When everything is just newly green. Just a few weeks ago there was no leaves in the trees and the fields looked dull. I particularly like it when the sky is cloudy, but still bright. The green looks even more saturated. One day, I will […]
Giveaway Day is starting today over at Sew Mama Sew! It will last until Friday. Everyone can participate by having a giveaway on their blog and linking it on their website. It such a great way to share with the sewing community and to find out interesting blogs. For the event, I have made […]
Almost 5 years ago, I took a class on how to recycle a pair of jeans into a skirt. I took that class here in Montreal at La Gaillarde, a non profit eco-fashion boutique. Unfortunately, they stopped giving sewing classes recently because they no longer had a sufficient demand. Back to my skirt. I never got […]
When I saw this gardener’s apron tutorial at Sew Mama Sew a few weeks ago, I thought this was the perfect idea for Mother’s Day. I decided to make one for my mom who LOVES gardening! Here it is. I just snapped at picture of it after giving it to my mother last Sunday. My sister completed the […]