Part of my “go slow” plan for my May project of the month includes testing the pattern by making a practice bag before I start on the real thing. I initially picked matching materials for it in the hopes that I could use it if it doesn’t come out too badly. I’ve had to give... Continue Reading →
Going Even Slower Than I’d Planned
My "go slow" plan for my May project is going even slower than I intended. The good news is that the hobbit fabric will work with the pattern that I’ve chosen. The bad news is I have even more work to do than I thought. This project is going to be a real exercise in... Continue Reading →
A Different Goal for My May Project
So far this year, my projects have all been true "unfinished objects" (aka UFOs) and I’ve pushed to finish each of them. May is going to be different. The goal isn’t to finish, it’s to get it right. I’ll be making a bag from a special fabric I bought this winter. Instead of diving in... Continue Reading →
Running Out Of Ribbon
I’ve got one week left to work on my Japanese wall-hanging and I’m almost there. I was counting down to being done right up until I ran out of a key material. I've been spinning my wheels ever since. My background includes a staircase to help add depth to the scene. I had hoped to... Continue Reading →
Too Sick To Sew?
I didn’t finish my March project-of-the-month for a good reason. I was sick for two weeks, much too sick to sew. In fact, a mistake I made while working on the wallhanging was probably a sign of my impending illness. While piecing the background, I realized that the dark fabrics in it would show through... Continue Reading →
