We sewed like crazy this week and every project turned out beautifully. It’s amazing to see how far these girls came in 4 days time. Karen led them through the construction of a sewing basket, a game cartridge (or jewelry) holder, a pocketed bucket (perfect for stowing “stuff”!) and a quilted pencil bag. We had [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 21, 2009
Shhh–We’re Sewing!
The summer sew-in girls are back for another 4 days of sewing. Wow! It sure gets quiet in here while they’re concentrating. They finished up their game wallet, although I suspect a few of them will become jewelry totes, and began their bucket organizer. That project sure has a lot of sewing, so we’re planning [...]
July 16, 2009
It’s so hard to say “goodbye”
We bid farewell to Bailey today. Bailey was with our Summer Sew-In group all week, but alas, has to return home to Georgia and will not be with us for our second camp session! Her grandma treated her to a week of summer sewing; in fact, Bailey and her grandma have finished quite a few [...]
July 14, 2009
Summer Sew-In!
Here are some photos of our first two days of Summer Sew-In! We’re on task and really, everyone is doing a fabulous job. We had fun with decorative stitches today; the girls are using Audrey, Sofia, Grace and two machines from the Choice series, so they have quite a bit of stitch selections!
July 8, 2009
More Fabric Fantasies
Yes, I’m a fabric-aholic, an addict. I’m sure that most of you knew that already. The terrific Moda fabric rep just left and I’m feeling woozy. Lucky for me some of the fabric I wanted was all sold out already, or it would have been a disaster! But, I’m so very happy to say that [...]
