Organizers are done for now, and Jinx has had a bit of a clean-up and makeover. She’s seaming beautifully, though she’s overdue a tune-up. The
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Making the transition from sewing storage to active sewing requires some adjustments. I like my sewing basket, but it’s a big jumble that was meant
I started working on my new organizer, but the lack of fabric weights became intolerable. I elected to call a halt and recycle an inherited
Trying to get out of my head and into my hands. Sew thru the fretting. Which starts with coming to grips with what I have
And the sewing basket is ready for projects just as the craft lab is in jeopardy. Timing is everything. At least my Kickstarter made it
Tested a couple different thread and needle sizes. The Tulip size 10 big eye applique needles are extremely smooth, but not great for foam. Did
Ugh. I thought the secondary materials would be less of a slog. Good thing I’m used to being wrong. In any event, the prep work
Up until CJ’s t-shirts, it had been a long time since I quilted anything. A 550 sq ft apartment just doesn’t have the space for
After years of throwing myself into other crafts, my sewjo has finally decided to ascend once more. Don’t it figure. I’m suddenly inspired to pick
I should have put more (any) thought into the tail, but I find the gather rather endearing. Less so the three or four raw edges
Only enough batting for one side and the tail. Found some leftover blanket binding, though I cannot for the life of me remember why I
A little stitch-witchery to baste the scales down for quilting; front and back of the tail fin assembled. Hopefully I have enough batting to keep