High Ropes and Girl Scouts

High Ropes and Girl Scouts

No sewing yet this weekend.   My co-leader and I took our troop to Camp Highroad for some encampment fun.  1,500 girls from across our county participated.  It was a hot day with a lot of walking across this very large …
Show your pride!

Show your pride!

I've had the family stickers on the back of my vehicle for years, but now I've got a new sticker I love to show off. A picture is worth 1000 words, right? That is a lot of conversation on the back of my van.   ☺ …
Sewing Room (1) Revisited

Sewing Room (1) Revisited

I love my sewing room!  It is a long and narrow (18' x 9.5'), sloped-ceiling, bonus room in our home, but it is mine.  My piece of the house where I can retreat.  I have some pics of my room on sewforum.com fro…
I've got a crafty one!!

I've got a crafty one!!

There are only a few friends that I know around here who take an interest in sewing or sewing-related crafts.   I know I didn't take an active interest in sewing until I was older, so I'm delighted that my 11 ye…
Machine Embroidery 101

Machine Embroidery 101

I was asked to do a simple presentation on embroidery to my fellow sewing guild friends at our Neighborhood Group meeting in August.  Machine embroidery is not something a lot of them have adventured into yet.   I love …
Back to School - Tale of a Stalker Mom

Back to School - Tale of a Stalker Mom

Thought I would take a break from the sewing stuff for just a sec, and share a bit of my family.  I'm a SAHM of four great kids - three girls and one boy.  It is back to school time of year, and it is a big year fo…
How to Embroider on a Knit Shirt

How to Embroider on a Knit Shirt

If you know me, you probably know that I embroider for my youngest daughter's Montessori preschool .  Although DD now attends public school, I still offer to do embroidery for the parents at the Montessori school.  I…
In the hoop Owl case & Laundry sign

In the hoop Owl case & Laundry sign

One of the other projects I did at last weekend's retreat was to try out an in-the-hoop embroidery project.  I'm happy to say that it was much easier than I thought it would be! This little case was done comple…
Mylar Embroidery - How to

Mylar Embroidery - How to

At the sewing retreat last weekend, I embroidered a tablecloth using a mylar embroidery technique.  This is a relatively new technique in the embroidery field.  Mylar is essentially an iridescent film often used for gif…
No-Sew Fleece Fun

No-Sew Fleece Fun

It was a rainy weekend - perfect for doing some projects that have been waiting to get done. I helped my daughter with her no-sew fleece pet bed blankets.  She created a bunch as part of her Girl Scout troop's Bron…