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Love the style of that green dress. WOW! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Friday I'm In Love with Vintage Green at Thrifted
Friday I'm In Love with Vintage Green
With St. Patrick's Day coming up this Sunday I thought a green post would be most fitting. I have scoured Etsy and have found some fabulous vintage green pieces to share with you. I'm a big fan of green. I even painted my kitchen bright green. It's just such a happy colour :) Of course I've i...
Cute slippers. These should work up in a flash. Thanks for sharing!
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Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Crochet slippers at Jenerally Speaking,
Crochet slippers
I'm very pleased with how my crochet slippers have turned out - got this pattern from the latest Mollie Makes magazine - you basically just make six granny squares of various patterns, then sew and crochet them up! They are deceptively cosy too! I feel like a woolly Arabic princess in them! ...
These remind me of double knit slippers I made in the 70s. I didn't bother with non slip soles. The double knit wore like iron. Wish I could find my pattern. Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Cozy Sewing, Slippers and PJs... at Buzzmills
Cozy Sewing, Slippers and PJs...
During all of the Christmas preparations, as I was checking things off my list: things to make, to buy, to wrap...you know, throughout the general Christmas craziness... (Which, funnily feels so far behind now.) Violet said to me "I know you won't forget to make my present!" Of course, being t...
Your designs are very different. I'm going to try to adapt your coffee cup design on a kitchen set I'm planning. Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Sewing - Yay! at one shabby chick
Sewing - Yay!
Finally sewing again... New camera zip pouches and some in-progress pot holders for a friend's birthday. I used a couple of paper piecing patterns from Sew Ichigo. I printed the cupcake button pattern at 150% and just changed the bottom to be one full piece. I was also reall...
That's something to think about - how do you research something from the future? I think that's over my head. I do know I collected thimbles at one time, along with about anything else in the whole world I could think of. So much time wasted dusting! My collections are almost all gone, and I don't miss any of them. Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Science Fiction Thimbles - From The Future! at Retro Thing
Science Fiction Thimbles - From The Future!
Even around this house, these things are weird. Like every kind of object in the world, there are collectors for thimbles. Of course, that crowd is going to create new collectibles for their own delight. If you asked me, I would have denied it, but I guess it makes a kind of sense that someone ...
Thanks for the free download offer! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Free download from 'SEW FAB' at The Creative Cookie
Free download from 'SEW FAB'
Laurence King, my artsy publisher, just placed a free DIY download from Sew Fab on their site! Click here and then click the Sew Fab banner to download. Next, grab your sewing basket + scraps of fabric to sew something fab!
I'm enjoying the mixing of fabric patterns on bags large and small. Makes them more interesting!
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on New Pattern! at {michellepatterns.com}
New Pattern!
It's always exciting to have something new to sew! Come take a look this new pattern and then dust off your sewing machine.
Your fabric colors are inspiring - bright and cheery!
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Getting Going on Sewing at HELLOmynameisHeather
Getting Going on Sewing
It's a sewing week for me. For the last two years, I've spent most of my creative time at the drafting table and behind a computer, catching up on print and product design after having a baby. It's been great to get reacquainted with my sewing machine and start playing with these sunny new fa...
Handmade Christmas is the best! Great memories! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Handmade holidays and sewing callouses. at Alina's Adventures
Handmade holidays and sewing callouses.
What the Eldest stitched for his friend, Erin I love handmade holidays-- despite the incessant tug to stitch as I speak, walk, sit, wait, or daydream. So many beautiful things to make for people we love and admire. This year, we've been rummaging through the huge box of decorator fabrics donat...
Great job slipcovering the parsons's chairs. I would not have thought to combine the slipcover color and the table color, but they really pop together. Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on New parsons chair slipcovers for my dining room at Stop staring and start sewing!
New parsons chair slipcovers for my dining room
I've been focusing most of my sewing/decorating focus in my dining room lately. I'm getting desperate to have things finished instead of "in the process". A few more things and I'll call this room done. But covering the chairs was the biggest part of it so it's quite an accomplishment and I'...
Your humor cracks me up! Always glad to see a sister sewer finish a successful project - because for some reason, the nay-sayer Badgers report we don't finish as many projects as we finish! What do they know? My brand new sewing machine is now 40 years old, and I can't see to thread it any more. I'll look into the Brother. Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on New Curtains! at Aluminum Loaf
New Curtains!
Once, while renovating a house, I told my mother that I was feeling completely overwhelmed by the task and that I couldn't even see what project to begin next as there were just too many. She essentally told me to take a deep breath and calmly look around; establish what the "single most awfules...
There's a hanging option I hadn't thought of. Very clever. Thanks!
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Commented Apr 10, 2015 on DIY: Hang curtains with colorful binder clips at See Saw
DIY: Hang curtains with colorful binder clips
You don't have to spend a fortune to hang curtains. Be the first on your block to bring Office Supply Chic to your home. All you need is push pins or nails to secure small binder clips to the top of your window. It's best if your fabric is wider than the window. Gather it to make small drapes a...
Your needle case is the bomb! Why haven't I made one of those before? Guess I better get busy and make my own - I've been sewing 50 years and still carry needles and thimble in a baggie. LOL! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on wip wednesday :: sewing needle case and bag at waldorf mama
wip wednesday :: sewing needle case and bag
here is a handy little sewing needle case and bag that i made quite a while ago (using my parent's sewing machine - i really need to get one of my own!). i used some of my favorite oilily material (from a repurposed bag). i even sewed little oilily tags on the front of each. :) the needle cas...
Beautiful bag, beautiful daughter! Your mama is a lucky lady! Love the bag, especially the outside pocket and how the straps run all the way around the bag for strength and fashion. Great job! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Sewing Project 2/15: Lined Tote Bag at SnapShots & WhatNots
Sewing Project 2/15: Lined Tote Bag
By the time this post goes up I’ll be somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on my way home and this little tote bag is safely stowed away in my checked in luggage in the depths of the plane. Last year when I went home I brought my mam over the quilt I’d made her and I was blown away with how much ...
This is a sew simple bag, with your very informative directions. I agree, it's a wonderful beginner's project. Thanks! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Stitch Up a Lined and Reversible Tote Bag! at Spoonflower Blog – Design & Sell your own Fabric, Wallpaper, and Gift Wrap
Stitch Up a Lined and Reversible Tote Bag!
A handmade tote is the perfect gift for everyone on your list this holiday season. Jamie Lau, Brooklyn-based writer and designer, shares how to create a lined and reversible tote that's perfect for transporting gym clothes, your farmers market haul or everyday bits and bobs! One of the early s...
This bag design is sweet. I especially like the outside, double shaped pockets with piped edges and happy fabric. Your details are amazing, like your multiple stitch lines on the handle. Beautiful and sturdy, too. Thanks! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Sew Along - Sugar & Spice! Jan 12th 2015 - Feb 13th 2015! at ChrisW Designs
Sew Along - Sugar & Spice! Jan 12th 2015 - Feb 13th 2015!
Have you joined the ChrisW Designs Patterns Group yet? If so, you will be aware of the hive of activity due to the upcomin Sugar & Spice Sew Along! Sugar & Spice! Have you heard about the Sew Along yet? NO? Ok, so here's the low down: Rachel Of Tiger in a Tornado (don't you just love that nam...
Another o-so-creative bag from craftyminx with those handy inside pockets. Thanks - keep the creative juices flowing! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Handmade projects of 2014 at Craftyminx
Handmade projects of 2014
I posted these to Instagram a week or so ago and thought I should share them on here too since some of you may still follow the blog, but not my IG account (which is also craftyminx). Compiling these photos by phone was not fun! Oh and I can't forget the Supertote I forgot from these origina...
Love the bag - especially the tape measure printed on the handle. I haven't seen that fabric, but I have an old cloth tape I just may stitch onto my next bag. How fun is that?! Thanks for the inspiration!
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Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Portfolio tote | Bloggers Choice Bundle Winner at nanaCompany
Portfolio tote | Bloggers Choice Bundle Winner
I like having a pouch or tote for each and everything ~ a gym bag, a pouch for first-aid in my purse, a bag for the La Passacaglia quilt I haven't yet started, a bag for my Lighthearted hexagon quilt, a travel tote for cross-stitch projects, etc. Lately I've been needing a bag for my calendar...
Super cute grocery bag, and great color combo. I'm still trying to remember to take cloth bags into the grocery with me - they're always in the trunk. But I'm getting better. I'll be stitching up a few with whimsical fabric to break the monotony of the grocery store.
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Made - Medium Grocery Bag at {michellepatterns.com}
Made - Medium Grocery Bag
Medium Grocery Bag I don't know what this fabric is called, but it's from QH Textiles. It's very pretty and after making this bag I'm down to a few scraps. They'll probably turn up later in some patchwork. This is the medium size from the Grocery Bag pattern. The finished bag is available h...
Too cute bags, and so simple. Your instructions are very easy to follow. I'm going to whiz by the thrift store and try to score some fabric for $1 a yard, and have a couple of these made by evening. Thanks for sharing! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 10, 2015 on Easy Reversible Bag DIY at Cosmo Cricket
Easy Reversible Bag DIY
In Austin, single-use bags are outlawed! That's right, try to get a clerk to put your pop-tarts, peanut butter and coffee into a bag and you could find yourself face down on linoleum tiles with a knee in your back as handcuffs are strapped around your wrists. OK, maybe that's a tiny exageration...
Your natural dyes produced lovely colors. Great inspiration. Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 9, 2015 on Colored eggs....naturally at woolythyme
Colored eggs....naturally
From bottom to top... (2) tumeric dyed....one set on the counter for about an hour in the dye bath, the other (on the right) in the refrig for an additional couple hours. I didn't see much difference. (2) beet dyed...same as above, and pretty much the same results. I think less time would ha...
Sweet project, and it would be so soft. Great idea! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 9, 2015 on Weaving a t-shirt reading rug. at Alina's Adventures
Weaving a t-shirt reading rug.
Max's favorite place to read coincides with my favorite place to type. He needed a special place that belongs to him-- a place that could travel and strike his fancies-- a reading rug! So I decided to make a reading rug with him; I wasn't sure if he would have the patience for such a project, bu...
Sweet first project. Your color combination is striking. Don't weft when you should warp! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 9, 2015 on Weaving at Tree Fall
Weaving
I was given a small hand loom for Christmas. I'm not a yarn person normally, knitting tends to make me angry (which strikes me as a bad sign) and I'm rubbish at crochet. But all of the images across social media in the last few months of mini weavings have really appealed to me, so I...
Your color combination is lovely. Your mom's a lucky lady to have these fingerless mittens coming her way! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 9, 2015 on A little Knitting at restingmotion
A little Knitting
New project on the needles:
Your chunky knitting might be one project I can finish and not stick in the closet. I especially like your black throw on the bed. Those must be huge knitting needles. I'm in! Grandma's House Patterns
Commented Apr 9, 2015 on i'm loving right now: chunky knitting at Go Make Me
i'm loving right now: chunky knitting
To say I'm obsessed by chunky knitting is an understatement. It appeals to me on so many levels because I love things on a big scale and the thought of being dwarfed by a throw that totally encases the body with warmth, bulk and texture is enticing. The knitting needles are huge to knit these ...
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