Redecoratitis

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

I’m pretty sure I have a disease. You see, I can’t stop redecorating. It always starts the same. I come across some rocking fabric and envision a particular room in my house, completely dressed up around it. I make curtains, perhaps a few matching pillows. Sometimes a slipcover is involved. I sit back, relax and [...]

Drumroll Please: I Used a Pattern.

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

It was a dark, stormy night. (Or rather it was a hot and dry Tuesday. But whatever.) With a steady hand and a practiced eye, I put shears to fabric and created a masterpiece by following a Simplicity 4119 pattern. (I cut myself with the seam ripper and broke two needles.)

I’ve been sewing off and [...]