The challenge theme for this week is “Your Artistic Voice: 500th Design Challenge.” A contest and a celebration all in … More
Tag: diy
Contest Entry: “Maximalist Holiday” Design Challenge
“Poinsettia Overload in Retro Colors with Texture” is a fun, bold design in non-typical holiday colors. This one reminds me … More
Contest Entry: “Cut-and-Sew Fat Quarter Giftables” Design Challenge
So much fun to do this design – a pillow with a retro-looking ornament motif. This is for a DIY … More
30 Day Design Experiment, 15 of 30
Here’s the second version of the Whimsical Jungle design, differing from the first because it’s been rotated by 45 degrees. … More
30 Day Design Experiment, 14 of 30
Today’s design, “Whimsical Jungle,” has two versions, this one, and another rotated to be on the diagonal, which I plan … More
30 Day Design Experiment, 12 and 13 of 30
Yesterday, I spent most of the day working on a somewhat complicated design for the Tropical Surrealism Wallpaper challenge at … More
30 Day Design Experiment, 11 of 30
Another day, another pillow, another mock-up. Here’s “mod flower shaped pillow 3”, created for a fat quarter of 54″ wide … More
30 Day Design Experiment, 10 of 30
Another shaped flower pillow. The actual design tweaking didn’t take long – had done most of it before. Today was … More
What can I do in 30 minutes a day? Parts 9, 10, 11, and 12
Progress has been made! I did have a few setbacks due to the tension on my machine still being off. … More
What can I do in 30 minutes a day? Part 2
Not as much as I’d like! Today at least. My main tasks were to iron the Paisley Prince Songbook fabric. … More
Sewing Project: V. Large Tote 3 (blog-a-day challenge, day 30)
First of all, wow, I did it! Last day of my 30 day challenge and I didn’t miss a day. … More
Sewing Project: V. Large Tote 2 (blog-a-day challenge, day 29)
Today I fine tuned the sides, bottom, and straps for the tote. I added interfacing to a couple of the … More