Entries from July 2009

July 24, 2009

Summer Sew-In Finale

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 [...]

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 [...]