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Happy Saturday - This is one of my UFO's. No, this has nothing to do with space or Star Wars, but it commonly referred to in the sewing world as an unfinished object. I believe that I have 4 UFO's. My goal is to have this blouse completed this week. The pattern is from New… Continue reading New Look A6394 Blouse aka UFO
Happy Saturday - This week has been crazy balancing work, personal life and then of course my passion for sewing. I am currently making a pair of culottes and should have them completed today. Do you ever get frustrated with buying fabric online? I know that I do. My favorite way to buy fabric is… Continue reading A Great Way to Purchase Fabric Online
Happy Saturday - This cute pattern was found at my local quilt shop. Usually, sticking to McCall's, Simplicity and Butterick patterns so working on a pattern outside of my normal spiked my interest. The description on the pattern states the tee brings a touch of elegance to every day with its shoulder yokes and pleats… Continue reading Chai Tea from Liesl + Company
Happy Saturday - This past several months, I have been working on my sewing room. This has been a dream for some time and feel very fortunate to finally have my own room. Over the years, my sewing area has moved from a corner of a bedroom to the kitchen table. It has also been… Continue reading Creating My Dream Sewing Room
Happy Saturday - This beautiful quilt pattern was found on Pinterest at sameliasmum.com. The design was fun to put together and the pattern was free, so this was a Win! Win! The solid fabric is white Kona and the floral print fabric was purchased at my local quilting shop, Tilted Quilters. The floral print was… Continue reading Fresh Diamonds Quilt
My goal is to inspire individuals to sew. At this time, I have no plans of creating items to sell on Etsy but of course this can change. My goal is to motivate others to get the "sewing bug". I want you to see what is being created and realize you can do it. I… Continue reading Sewing is not about being Perfect.
This is a great quick project that can add alot of color to any room.
Happy Sewing - Due to renovating my sewing room, found this fabric in my stash. It is a knit and the color is so vibrant. Unfortunately, I do not recall where I purchased it. The New Look Pattern has been in the sewing stash for a while so the only thing that needed was the… Continue reading New Look – Dress Pattern 6322
We found this machine while in the mountains of Georgia at an antique shop. There is so much beauty in these sewing machines of the past and was looking to add for decoration in my sewing room. No plans to sew with the machine just wanted it for its nostalgic value. The first thing that… Continue reading Learn the Age of your Antique Sewing Machine
Merry Christmas! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. This season is so enjoyable because you get to spend extra time with your loved ones and yearly family traditions. My favorites are to check out the lights, watch Christmas movies and listen to Christmas music. Every Christmas eve, we go to mom's… Continue reading Santa Made a Cutting and a Sewing Table
The Saturday Seamstress 