This month the theme is Cooking (and I meant to tell you that eight days ago!). Married ladies welcome too.
At The Hope Chest . . .
March 9th, 2010Sewing Tip for Tuesday, March 9, 2010
March 9th, 2010I find it very helpful to have duplicates of some of my sewing tools: two seam rippers, two pairs of scissors, two tape measures. This save sme much time and many steps.
For example, if I make a mistake while sewing that requires a lot of ripping I can take the item to my desk chair and rip the seams while I am doing work online (a LOT of my work requires the Internet, and because I have a VERY slow connection I also have a LOT of waiting time). With two seam rippers I can go back and forth between my chair and sewing table without having to carry my seam ripper with me. I can rip large sections at my desk chair but still have a seam ripper at my sewing machine if I need it.
Another example: I often straightern the ends of fabric for future projects while I am at my computer. It’s handy to be able to keep a pair of scissors there while I am working on a pile of fabric ,yet, if I am also sewing that day, I still have a pair right there at my sewing machine. Whenever I misplace one pair of scissors and am reduced to using only one, that one pair is often in the WRONG PLACE!
Finally, I like being able to go from sewing machine to ironing board (for pressing, cutting out small pattern pieces, or doing anything that requires a flat surface) and not having to carry my tools with me. It’s not far but my hands are often already full of a project and I seldom remember to pick up all the right tools anyway. Now I just need two containers for pins!
What’s New?
February 28th, 2010I’ve added a couple more small items to the gallery.
I also rearranged the store a bit. I decided it was confusing to have a secondhand shop and then also secondhand items in the consignment shop so I put all the secondhand items in the consignment shop even if they are my own things.
The Consignment Shop now has three categores: Grandmother’s House, J and R Ceramics, and Various Things Shop (such a creative title!).
J and R Ceramics has many new beautiful ceramic tiles for kitchen decor or even to make useful items from (such as coasters). Below are a few of them.




A Sign I Need to Clean Off My Sewing Table Again
February 26th, 2010
Suprise! My baby blanket picked up some bias binding!
Thank God for Handy Men!
February 25th, 2010
Yep. My sewing machine got sick. Here is my dad trying to figure out what is wrong with it. After talking to my aunt (it’s former owner) we figured out that the timing was off.
While it was down we tried to replace the lightbulb. The new one had been on my desk for awhile but I hadn’t gotten around to looking up how to put it in.

You would think that three people, with the instruction manual and consultation with its former owner, could get in in eventually, right? Well, we couldn’t!
But at least it SEWS!!!!!! *Big Smile*
Meet me at The Hope Chest
February 23rd, 2010Talk about blog neglect! It seems I can’t keep up more than one blog at a time. You’re welcome to join me over at The Hope Chest, even if you’re married, where this month’s theme is “Love and Romance”. Next month’s theme is . . . well, I’m not telling yet, but you can find out March 1st!
Wordless Wednesday: Happily Married?
February 3rd, 2010
This is fabric (in case you wondered!). Aren’t they cute? They look like such a happy little couple.
Sewing Tip for Tuesday, February 2, 2010
February 2nd, 2010Your thread doesn’t necessarily need to match your fabric. As long as the thread won’t show, it can be any color. Your results will appear neater (on the inside of the garment) if you use a color that blends, rather than clashes, with the fabric. If your fabric is light, use a light thread to prevent little contrast dots along your stitching line. If your fabric is dark, use a dark thread. If your tension is set correctly you shouldn’t have much show-through unless there is a significant contrast between the thread and the fabric. I use white and black thread for almost everything.
The Lingerie Contest: The Muslin
January 31st, 2010Wordless Wednesday: African Violet Leaves
January 27th, 2010






