Author Archives: sewtheday

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

I’ve been playing around with Collections on Artfire.  This is the 4th one I’ve made, but I think it is my favorite so far.  I’ve always loved the Owl and the Pussy-Cat, by Edward Lear.  I thought it would be … Continue reading

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Over the Weekend

After a near week long drive from Kentucky to Washington, we are finally getting settled in our new house. Our household goods were delivered and I’d been furiously unpacking for a week solid.. so I took the weekend off. Here … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tag Along

I’ve never done this before, so I thought I’d give it a go… :) If you follow me through the TTA, leave a comment so I can follow you back!   I joined this Tuesday Tag Along which is being hosted … Continue reading

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From the Garden

I have a small container garden on my deck.  I knew were going to be moving, but we’d been told we were going to Georgia originally.  I had planned to take my plants with me to Georgia, it’s only a … Continue reading

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Moving Sale!

I’ve been kind of absent from here for a few weeks…sorry.   Along with it being Summer and spending time out of the house, we are getting ready for a cross country move from Fort Knox, KY to Fort Lewis, … Continue reading

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Custom Work

I thought I’d share some of my recent custom work…. This little zipper birdy coin purse was for Yasemin. A hot pink extra large wetbag for Aspen… A pair of Soap Saver Socks in brown and white twist cotton.  I … Continue reading

Posted in cashmere, cotton, craft, crochet, custom, fabric, Plushie, Reclaimed, repurpose, reuse, sewing, sweater, up-cycle, wetbag, wool | 6 Comments

Tea Towel Tote Tutorial

I have a stack of Tea Towels that I bought on various trips. Souvenirs mostly from the UK.  They just sit in a drawer and never see the light of day. The thought occurred to me to make totes bag … Continue reading

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XBox Plush

My dear friend Moira is expecting a baby.  She and her husband were joking and saying that the baby would end up teething on an XBox controller.  So she issued me a challenge….make a plush one for the baby. :) … Continue reading

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Stash Busting

Over at the Purl Bee there is a great tutorial for making these simple fabric stash baskets or…buckets.  I find it is more like a bucket so that is what I’m calling it. So I made one yesterday out of … Continue reading

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Nook Sleeve Tutorial

I decided that I didn’t want the same style of Nook cover that I made for  Hubby’s Nook.  What I came up with was a simple zippered sleeve made from a recycled wool sweater and some cotton fabric. This really … Continue reading

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