Category Archives: Sewing

Oh C’mon Irene

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Lina

Hello!  We have power again after 4 days without it.  Hurricane Irene swept through on Saturday and we lost power from about 9pm on Saturday night to 9pm on Wednesday night.  The real problem with that is that we’re on … Continue reading →

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Diaper Dress Redux

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lina

The first little diaper dress I made for Katie was a little too big for her.  Turns out though that the dress works great as a shirt for Zoe – its dangerous when my lack of measuring for sewing actually … Continue reading →

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Diaper Dress

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Lina

Summer is coming (or really, is already here if you look at the 90+ degree weather with full humidity we’ve been having here lately.  Not like I’m bitter or anything) and Katie needs more clothes.  Enter the diaper dress! Its … Continue reading →

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My First Quilt

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Lina

Well, I made my first quilt and, in a surprising turn of events, I actually like it!  I’ve had this quilt book (First-Time Quiltmaking) for several years now but I’ve been too intimidated to make one.  I started out small … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Shirts

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Lina

I seem to end up with lots of t-shirts that shrink up and get too short for me.  Its very annoying and as I was making my latest bag for Goodwill, it struck me that I might be able to … Continue reading →

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