Archive for December, 2003

Quick Update

Wednesday, December 17th, 2003

Just checking in to say that the Christmas crafts are coming along nicely! I’ve had a reality check and put a couple of projects on hold (luckily I have very understanding friends) — and I now have a realistic list of a few things to finish up by next week.

Tiny Jacket Number One

Monday, December 8th, 2003

One tiny fleece jacket done, one more to finish.

I could have finished the second jacket tonight, but I changed gears and made a couple of belts instead. I am having a lot of fun with fleece. I picked up a few more small pieces from the remnant bin today. Sometime after Christmas, I want to […]

Note to self

Thursday, December 4th, 2003

Check out the book, Palmer/Pletsch’s Fit for Real People — as recommended by Rusty Bobbin.

Day of the Rompers

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003

Progress, progress. I crossed off two more items on my Christmas craft list — two adorable baby rompers. I’ve been blessed to meet 4 brand-new people this year, so I have lots of little ones to help spoil over the holidays. These fleece rompers are for the smallest ones in the lot, and I’ve got […]

Monday, December 1st, 2003

Ta da! Thanks to little technical support from my husband, I’ve got visible photos now in my posts. Much better.
For posterity’s sake, here are a couple of sewing projects that I’ve made for Kate (husband) over the past year or so.
This purple shirt is from a Simplicity pattern. Kate helped pick out the fabric from […]

Monday, December 1st, 2003

How sad. I started this crafting journal with such high hopes, but I’ve posted next to nothing on it so far! It’s the pictures (need help figuring out how to post them)… and the color scheme (need to take the time to adjust them to colors that I like more than orange)… basically, this blog […]