ROTARY CUTTER…
Posted on December 31st, 2007 @ 10:23 am | Filed in: STITCHING


ASIDE FROM MY SEWING MACHINE
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST THING I’VE BOUGHT IN THE PAST YEAR LOL
IF YOU DON’T HAVE A ROTARY CUTTER GO OUT AND GET ONE
IT HAS MADE CUTTING FABRIC NOT ONLY EASIER BUT FASTER.
IT’S VERY SHARP AND I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE BLEED FOR HOURS SO PLEASE BE CARFUL WITH IT

I DIDN’T EVER PLAN ON GETTING IT
BUT I STARTE QUILTING OVER THE SUMMER
[SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD DO.]
SO I HAD TO BUY IT ALONG WITH A MAT + RULER.

SO YEAH I STARTED QUILTING OVER THE SUMMER
I’VE MADE 3 QUILTS SO FAR.
NOTHING FANCY OR PRETTY FOR THAT MATTER.
I MADE THIS ONE FOR TYSON [MY DOG]

DOESN’T LOOK ALL THAT GREAT BUT FOR MY FIRST QUILT
I THINK I DID GOOD.

MADE THIS ONE FOR MY SISTER
IT’S BIGGER THAN TYSON’S

THE MOST RECENT ONE I MADE IS FOR THE MOM’S TABLE. IT’S HUGE!
I COULDN’T GET A PICTURE OF THE WHOLE THING

LIKE I SAID, QUILTING ISN’T SOMETHING I THOUGHT I WOULD EVER DO. IT’S HARD WORK, VERY HARD WORK SO ^5 TO THOSE LADIES WHO HAVE SO MUCH DEDICATION FOR IT.
IT’S SOMETHING I WANT TO KEEP WORKING ON…

I’M SURE I’LL BE BACK WITH A NOTHER POST BEFORE TOMORROW
BUT JUST IN CASE I FORGET LATER, HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR AND PLEASE BE SAFE


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FAVORITES…
Posted on December 30th, 2007 @ 2:00 am | Filed in: STITCHING


I’M STILL TRYING TO FINISH POSTING ALL THE OLD STUFF
SO I CAN START POSTING NEW STUFF.
THESE ARE 3 OF MY FAVORITE BAGS I’VE MADE

FOR RAIN

I WAS GOING TO GIVE THESE 2 AWAY AND ENDED UP KEEPING THEM


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NEW FABRIC…
Posted on December 29th, 2007 @ 2:46 pm | Filed in: STITCHING


BOUGHT THIS AT THE FABRIC STORE THE OTHER DAY

I’M GONNA MAKE A BAG WITH IT
I’M JUST NOT SURE WHAT STYLE YET.
THIS IS WHAT I MATCHED IT WITH FOR THE LINING

ALSO BOUGHT SOME MORE THREAD AND 2 ZIPPERS FOR A SCREEN POUCH I’M GONNA MAKE ONE OF THE GIRLS AT WORK FOR SCHOOL.


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EARTH DAY ROOLS!
Posted on December 28th, 2007 @ 7:18 pm | Filed in: STITCHING


MADE ONE OF THESE FOR THE SISTER AND ONE FOR ME
BACK IN APRIL FOR EARTH DAY IN SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, CA
AND IN MAY I MADE ME ONE OF THESE FOR MY TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C.
SPRINGFIELD, VA
ANOTHER SET OF PILLOW CASES
I KNOW I GAVE THEM AWAY BUT I CAN’T REMEMBER TO WHO LOL

MISS BECKY WAS IN TOWN LAST JUNE FOR WORK.
I WANTED TO MAKE HER SOMETHING SO I BOUGHT THIS FABRIC

AND MADE HER THIS

PILLOW CASES AND A TOTE!


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OLD STUFF…
Posted on December 27th, 2007 @ 9:40 pm | Filed in: STITCHING


GO HAVE A CUPCAKE

MOST OF THE STUFF I’M POSTING IS OLD
AND I’M SURE YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN IT
BUT I WANTED TO POST IT AND HAVE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE

IT’S PROBABLY LOOKS LIKE I ONLY MAKE BAGS
SO I THOUGHT I’D POST OTHER THINGS I’VE MADE TOO
USING THE HOT DOG METHOD I MADE MYSELF THESE PILLOW CASES

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I HAD BEEN SPENDING ALL KINDS OF MONEY ON PILLOW CASES
WHEN THEY ARE SOOO EASY TO MAKE AND AFTER THE CUTTING IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO MAKE!!!!!

HERE IS AN APRON I MADE TOO
KINDA BRIGHT BUT I WEAR IT WHEN I STITCHING
CAUSE I CAN JUST PUT EVERYTHING IN THE POCKETS.

IT WASN’T DONE IN THAT PICTURE
I DONT THINK I EVER EVEN TOOK A PICTURE OF IT COMPLETED
I’M GONNA START MAKING MORE APRONS
THE TEACH TOLD ME THEY ARE GOING TO BE POPULAR IN ’08


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POLKA DOTS…
Posted on December 25th, 2007 @ 10:54 pm | Filed in: STITCHING


MADE THIS EARLIER IN THE YEAR FOR ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS
WHO IS GOING TO NURSING SCHOOL
LINED IT WITH YELLOW

MADE THESE FOR ONE OF THE GIRLS I WORK WITH AND HER SISTER

HAD SOME EXTRA FABRIC SO I MADE THIS ONE


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THREAD…
Posted on December 25th, 2007 @ 1:12 pm | Filed in: STITCHING


I LOVE GUTERMANN THREAD.

AND EVEN MORE WHEN IT’S 50% OFF
I ALWAYS STOCK UP ON THESE COLORS
YELLOW CAUSE I LIKE LINING ALL M BAGS WITH YELLOW
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY HA HA

MY MACHINE AND SUPPLY CASE OUTSIDE OF CLASS
ANAHEIM, CA
MY LABELS
I ALWAYS FORGET TO PUT THEM ON :(


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FLOWER POT…
Posted on December 24th, 2007 @ 7:21 pm | Filed in: STITCHING


I LOVE THIS FABRIC.
I LIKE THAT THIS TOTE LOOKS LIKE A FLOWER POT. I’VE ONLY MADE 2 THIS STYLE BUT MAYBE I’LL START MAKING MORE.


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HAPPY HOLIDAZE!
Posted on December 24th, 2007 @ 12:00 pm | Filed in: STITCHING


 MADE THESE A WHILE BACK WHEN I STARTED MAKING THEMI DIDN’T REALIZE THE FINISHED BAG WAS  GOING OT BE SO BIG


THESE ARE WAY SMALLER THAN THE 2 ABOVE. 


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HI.
Posted on December 23rd, 2007 @ 9:27 am | Filed in: STITCHING


HAVEN’T BEEN SEWING VERY LONG, BUT I LOVE IT SO FAR.
FROM PICKING THE FABRIC TO SEEING THE WHOLE PROJECT COME TOGETHER, THE WHOLE PROCESS IS TONS OF FUN. THIS IS GOING TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN A PLACE FOR ME TO POST EVERYTHING I’VE MADE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
 
SO WELCOME
VISIT OFTEN!!!!! 
 
HERE ARE THE FIRST 2 BAGS I MADE A LITTLE UNDER A YEAR AGO. 

 

 
 
 
 

 


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