Turn Off Iron Reminder Card

Turn Off Iron Reminder Card

I always second guess myself and wonder if I've turned off my iron.  I haven't left it on all night yet, but I have come back in my sewing room after being out for several hours, and noticed that it was still on…
Sunday Afternoon Doing Embroidery

Sunday Afternoon Doing Embroidery

It was blustery cold outside today.  Great time to spend inside sewing, right?  This is what my embroidery machine looked like this afternoon.  The pile of jackets on the left is done, and the stack on the right was my …
How To:  Watermark (already uploaded) Blogger Photos

How To: Watermark (already uploaded) Blogger Photos

I know it is a good idea to watermark the photos I post online.  My problem is that I don't use Photoshop routinely with my photos.   At this point, I have hundreds of photos online, and wouldn't want to go back…
FNSI -  Stuffed Turkey for Thanksgiving

FNSI - Stuffed Turkey for Thanksgiving

Friday Night Sew In - I finished stuffing my turkey for Thanksgiving.  Fortunately for him, he isn't the kind that would taste good!  LOL  My kids have named him Timothy the Turkey.   ☺ He started as a simple panel b…
Friday Night Sew In tonight

Friday Night Sew In tonight

It's Friday Night Sew-In !  Once the family finishes our pizza dinner, and the younger ones are settled, I'll be up to my sewing room. I'll working on a turkey for Thanksgiving.  The centerpiece-kind, not the…
New gadget and blanket embroidery

New gadget and blanket embroidery

I went to the embroidery group meeting of my sewing guild today.  A friend brought a new personal lamp to show.  It is a Hug Light .  I've never seen one before, but they are really neat!  It is a flexible light with…
Sewing Guild Fabric Challenge

Sewing Guild Fabric Challenge

This spring, my local sewing guild, the Northern Virginia Chapter  of the American Sewing Guild , issued a fabric challenge.  Participants were give the one yard of the same print fabric.  The challenge was to make someth…