Posted in in progress on August 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
076: Spring Shredding, originally uploaded by william couch.
I’ve been a little absent lately. My husband recently accepted a new job that includes a pay cut and a relocation so… I’ve been worn a bit thin lately trying to prepare for the move and rework our budget. It will all work out but in the meantime [...]
Posted in handmade wardrobe, tagged denim skirt, fall wardrobe, sew what skirts, skirt drafting, skirt review, straight skirt pattern on August 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Sew What Skirts- Straight Skirt, originally uploaded by Indie House.
I was so excited to create this skirt, so empowered by the idea of drafting my own pattern custom fit for me and now that it’s done…. I feel slightly let down. See how the skirt flares out by the side slits? It isn’t supposed to [...]
Posted in handmade wardrobe, tips and tricks, tagged denim skirt, fall wardrobe, sew what skirts, skirt drafting, straight skirt on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Self Drafted Skirt Pattern, originally uploaded by Indie House.
When I reviewed Amy Butler’s Barcelona Skirt I said your money would be better spent buying Sew What! Skirts because it teaches you to make a variety of skirts including an A-line like the Barcelona. But I said that never having attempted to draft my own pattern [...]
Posted in sunday stash, tagged camper vans, gnomes, heather ross, munki munki, PJs on August 16, 2009 | 9 Comments »
canonjuly09 002, originally uploaded by Indie House.
I can’t help myself, I NEED them! I’m still on the hunt for the bicycles so if you see them please let me know.
Posted in worktable wednesday, tagged modern quilt, mixtape quilt, lizzy house, lizzy dish, oh fransson on August 12, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Front and Back of Mixtape Quilt, originally uploaded by Indie House.
Please excuse the wrinkles! As you can probably guess this quilt has sat in my “to be completed” pile for awhile.
The top was completed around the 14th of May.
I started piecing the back two days later.
But stalled when I ran out of fabric. To [...]
Posted in quilts, tagged bee modern, modern quilt on August 11, 2009 | 7 Comments »
If you aren’t in my bee you may feel a bit like this about all my quilt posts
And I’m truly sorry but I’ve been very inspired to work on this quilt recently and I couldn’t resist (despite a number of birthday projects that NEED to get done!)
The “front” of the quilt is officially done.
The [...]
Posted in sweet treat recipes, tagged cream cheese frosting, recipes, red velvet cake, southern baking on August 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
canonjuly09 021, originally uploaded by Indie House.
I you asked me where I’m from I would tell you I’m an Army brat and therefore have no home but if you forced me to pick a region of the US that I most associate with I would say the northeast. I love the big cities, the vibrant [...]
Posted in tips and tricks, tagged craft space, sewing room, sewing space, sewing tips, space saving tips on August 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
canonjuly09 010, originally uploaded by Indie House.
Is it just me or is space always at a premium in your sewing/crafting area? It doesn’t matter if you have a temporary space you set up in your dining room or a dedicated room, stuff just seems to multiply and conquer any area.
In order to try and maintain [...]
Posted in fabric shop reviews, tagged fabric shack, fabric shop review, online store review, where to buy kona cotton on August 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Kona Cotton, originally uploaded by Indie House.
The second shop up in my review of online fabric shops is the Fabric Shack. I’m planning on making a new quilt for my bedroom but when I started pricing it out I realized it was far to expensive to make a queen sized quilt from patterned fabric. Instead [...]
Posted in worktable wednesday, tagged sew what skirts on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Worktable Wednesday- Sew What Skirts! Straight Skirt, originally uploaded by Indie House.
What happened to June and July? I can’t believe that it is already August and I need to get working on my fall wardrobe.
First up is the straight skirt with side slits from Sew What Skirts. I tried to find a picture to [...]
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