Très Bon Babble

I didn't really disappear. Traveling and vacation took me away from home for two weeks. And when I returned, there was some family turmo...

Hooray! I finished the dress. I'm very pleased with it. Outside photo is a little blurry so I took one in my sewing room. Pattern: New L...

My second attempt to insert an invisible zipper wasn't as successful as the first one. See how lumpy and wavy it is? And not exactly inv...

It was a busy one but quite fun. Attended a graduation party Friday night and played Euchre with our bi-monthly group last night. The food w...

My good friend, Lola, is sad today because of this .

Got home from work yesterday to find my oldest daughter (on the right) and stepdaughter (on the left) "crafting" in the back yard....

Added some photos: ! I am just a hem away from finishing After work, I finished S3837, view B no overlay, in a turquoise knit to match the...

Edited 6/26/07 It looks like S3744 is the winner. Joann's has Simplicity on sale again starting next Monday so I'll pick it up then....

I received an order from Fabric Mart yesterday for the following two fabrics (both are lightweight stretch twills - What should I make???): ...

This is described as a 1-hour skirt but that's a bit optimistic. An hour and a half at least. And two if you sew one of the pieces on wr...

I have received some very sweet comments on recent posts but I don't have email addresses to be able to respond. So Stacy, Tonia, Lori, ...

Edited on 6/20/07: It's done! It's done! I finished the zipper and the hem this afternoon. I can't believe how easy it is to i...

Well, I certainly am glad we were able to provide so much amusement. LOL. I guess everything DOES happen for a reason. The rim & tire we...

For those of you with teenagers, I'm sure you've heard that phrase uttered once or twice as an excuse for shall we say unwise decisi...

After a busy few weekends, the schedule was wide open this weekend and I spent much of it in my sewing room. First, New Look 6466, View E : ...

Another book recommendation... I finished Beneath the Marble Sky by John Shors last night and really enjoyed it. There's some graphic v...

What a fun idea!!!!! I saw this on Jennifer 's blog today and had to sign up!!! It's sort of an exchange - sort of a race! It sounds...

It's been a busy couple of weeks with the end of school activities, stepdaughter's graduation, parents' visit, friend moving awa...

I have been seeing this dress all over blogdom and everyone raves about how easy it is to sew and how flattering and comfortable it is. I ha...

I originally planned this hat for a friend's little boy. He's about a year old and this is supposed to be a toddler size hat. But it...