August already?

Well, ok…not quite August. I genuinely cannot believe July is almost over, though! It’s been almost a month since I posted my little pouch tutorial. Here’s what I’ve been up to in the mean time: Work. Lots of work. Oh! Also important and new: Mad Men season 4 premiered on Sunday! I’ve started a tradition [...]

Pouches!

Today I decided to make a quick project to test out my new Janome 6260. After a quick survey of my supplies, I went with the Perfect Box Pouch by Indie House, since I was in dire need of a new makeup bag. I wanted to use something fairly sturdy, which made me think of [...]

Not perfect, but..

I’ve been doing a lot (a LOT) of hand piecing while saving up for a proper sewing machine. The list is as follows 1)The beginnings of a Little Folks voile pillow, which will be completed when I receive my new machine (it shipped today!). These are 1″ hexies: 2) a Little Folks hexagon quilt, which [...]

Holidays! Gifts! New Sewing Machine!

Well, it’s been quite a while since I last posted…apologies. Hope everyone had a Happy Christmas/Hanukkah, etc. We’ve had a lot going on here in Austin. I got my new sewing machine in a few days ago, haven’t had much of a chance to fire it up because of the holidays. I had various knitting [...]

Done and Done!

So, I (nervously) took the plunge. After writing up the post on sewing machines I may/may not buy, I bought one — but it wasn’t on the list! I know, I’m pretty wild. Here she is (picture from the ebay auction): There’s a photo of the same machine (just a different color) on flickr (It’s [...]

The Art of Purchasing A Sewing Machine OR How Not to Waste Several Hundred Dollars

This past Wednesday I sold my sewing machine. To be frank, I was sad to see her go, but it’s on to bigger (well, actually about the same size) and better things. Before I start in with machines I’m considering, I have a list of needs and wants for the machine I buy. I need [...]

Sewing machine meme fun!

Since it’s Sewing Machine Month at Sew, Mama, Sew! I’ve decided to participate in the Sewing Machine Meme that was posted a while back. I actually found this at Oh, Fransson! What brand and model do you have? I have a Singer Simple machine. It was one of my graduation gifts from my mom. I [...]