Craft Night Success!

Well, we had craft night on Thursday and the Craft Addicts had tons of fun! We made shopping totes from pillowcases, curtains, and sheets that I picked up at the thrift store. The crafters in their habitat. My lovely crafty momma brought over her serger to make the process super-quick and we all got to learn.


We made tall bags and short with fat handles and skinny ones. To each his own! I wanted my bag to roll up and pop into my purse because I always forget to grab the ones I bought from the grocery store. So I sewed in a tag with button to give it a quick rollup. Meeting again in two weeks. Leave a message below with contact info if you want to join on the next crafting adventure with us Addicts- thanks!

Crafty Get Together?

Show of hands- who would attend a crafty-rama on every other Thurs. eve starting next Thurs.? Topics open, crafts abound! If you're interested in this idea at all leave a little note below!! And, I can't wait to see what you did with loocies clothes!!!! (see below)

Hemming and hawing.

I just saved looselylucy's pants!



Admittedly, it was fun to get her to stand on my kitchen chairs too.



* See Threadbanger's How to do a blind hem stitch tutorial.

Summer Sewing pt 1

I've been doing some sewing myself the past week or so. I didn't take in-process pics but here's the finished deal.




This is from a 1975 maternity top pattern, found in my mom's old sewing stuff. It has my grandma's name on it, so I guess one of them made a top for her -- maybe to wear when I was born? I dunno.

I thought it would be okay just as a top. Wrong. I took in about 2 inches in the back to make it just a bit more form fitting and less maternity. It's still flouncy but that's fine. I think the neck in the back looks great!



And here's a pic of me with my stuffed animal Moses. I think there's one of my mom in the similar top with her old cat. Will have to find that...



Now that I've finished this, I'm working on a sexy summer dress. More to come...