I had a bunch of squares left from some Christmas presents I made, so I decide to put them to use and make a little bag I’d been mulling over. No pattern. No idea if it would turn out. Just arranging and sewing and crossing my fingers.
Overall, I like it. It’s not a huge bag [...]

During my visit to Quilting Adventures, I picked up the cutest little purse pattern. The Ellie purse by Bunny’s Designs. They had the cutest sample sewn up, made with some great Japanese fabrics. I could not wait to sew up one for me.
As I was sewing the purse, I had an epiphany: the Ellie is [...]

I’ve had the Amy Butler Barcelona Skirts pattern for about a year, yet have never made the first one. I did trace off the pattern, and I bought plenty of fabric for making a couple of them. I just found other things to sew first. Why? The zipper. I have an irrational fear of [...]

Things I’m pondering right now:

Does it hurt my cat’s feelings that I call him “fat butt”?
Is the name-calling perhaps the reason why he feels compelled to drink out of my water glass?
What the hell was I thinking when I decided to stitch that zipper in by hand?
Should I have gone to bed two hours ago?
Will [...]