Pillows!
It was the window in my bedroom that made me fall in love with my apartment the first moment I saw it. I have always wanted a window just like it, that one could curl up in a warm blanket and read a...
View ArticleBook Plates & Stuart McLean Article
And this is the reason I love Stuart McLean. Seriously, go read it. It’s so….. true. And yet positively hilarious. I think it was a few months ago when I mentioned that I was going to be making my own...
View ArticleDuvet Cover
One of my Christmas gifts from my parents this year was a lovely new duvet for my bed. (Click on the thumbnail to see a full-sized image.) As it was coverless, I spent this past weekend making my very...
View ArticleBed Skirt
So. It has been 13 months since I made my duvet cover. At that point in time, I had said that I would be making a bed skirt for it. And it only took me 12 months to start it. And a project that should...
View ArticleThe Amazing Transformation of my Filing Cabinet
When I moved out, I took an old filing cabinet of my parents’ that they were no longer using but hadn’t actually gotten rid of yet. It certainly looks its age, and boy is it UGLY. This past Friday...
View ArticleThe Chelsea Handbag
So! I’ve been meaning to make Amy Butler‘s reversible Chelsea handbag for well over six months now. In fact, this was my second sewing goal for 2009. I bought the fabric way back in November, and it’s...
View ArticleIn Which I Made Placemats
Every month I try to do something at least a little bit creative, just to keep myself sane. This past month, I decided to pull out my Amy Butler sewing book, In Stitches, and attack her placemats...
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