Many quilters use a “design wall” to lay out their patterns. This allows a person to better see what the overall effect will be, as looking at something layed out on the floor can be tricky and distort the perspective. Here’s a really huge, nice design wall: Clicking that image will take you to this [...]
The new iron is working out very, very well. It’s quite heavy, it throws a lot of steam and it slides well over every fabric I’ve thrown at it. Perhaps the best part, though, is the box it came in: It’s an iron from The Future! I want to believe the “anti-calc” thing really says [...]
Periodically, I see sewing blog posts regarding sewing injuries – typically, someone runs her finger under the machine needle (OW!) or stabs herself with a pin. Today, sewing drew its first blood on me, too. As I was putting together the pieces for the messenger bag (a pattern I’m not overly-amused with, btw,) I realized [...]
While it’s true the seasoned veteran can do [whatever hobby/craft] with the oldest, most limited [insert appropriate piece of equipment here], sometimes the luxury of having Good Stuff can make a difference. Taking full advantage of JoAnn Fabrics’ Labor Day Sale, I bought myself a new iron – a Rowenta Focus (also in a damnable [...]
There are two of us Erins at work, and neither of us is your typical girly-girl. She just bought a sewing machine, too. This is completely awesome news and I can’t wait to see what she starts making. Off we go, shattering stereotypes with a vengeance. Also, I’d been basing my tentative sewing operations out [...]