Archive for the 'Sewing' Category

I Won!!!

October 1st, 2010

Wednesday night when I posted my September challenge, which was a doll, I mentioned that it would be very funny if I should win a prize since in my opinion, my doll was rather sad.  Santa was just a preprinted fabric that I sewed and stuffed.  No imagination needed there.  This month Amanda was offering [...]

September Christmas Challenge

September 29th, 2010

The challenge for this month was the one that I was dreading for it was a doll and I am NOT a doll maker.  I had a preprinted Santa doll and I made it except that I did not put the bottom section in so that it would stand up.  I am going to be [...]

July Christmas Challenge Finished

July 25th, 2010

It is time for the second project in Amanda’s Christmas Challenge that was organized by my friend in Australia.  The challenge for July was a table runner or placemat and I chose to make a table runner.  I completed the runner yesterday while everyone was gone and I had the house to myself, which gave [...]

Christmas Challenge For June

June 28th, 2010

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago I am taking part in Amanda’s Christmas Challenge that was set up by a friend in Australia.  The challenge for June was a Christmas ornament and this afternoon I finally finished the ornament.  I bought hexagon shapes just for making this ornament and had plans to make [...]

Million Dollar Smile

June 26th, 2008

I did some sewing today but it was not on the quilt but it was a pillowcase for Mignon’s grandson.  He loves Spiderman and I saw this fabric as I was walking through Wal-mart the other day so bought a yard and then it took me about thirty minutes to make.   The first words after [...]

Good Report From Doctor

February 28th, 2008

Had my six-month checkup and blood work done this morning and the lab had the results for the doctor by the time I got into see him. Cholesterol and blood pressure were fine and no damage to liver or kidneys from the medicines I take to reduce both problems. Do not have to go back [...]

Joyce’s Christmas Gifts

January 2nd, 2008

Received pictures of Joyce’s Christmas gifts yesterday so now I can post them to my blog. As I said in the post about Linda’s gifts, these gifts were for last year and this year since last year I had a dislocated shoulder and was not up to sewing. I am beginning to think that my [...]

Linda’s Christmas Gifts

December 16th, 2007

Today I received the photos of the Christmas gifts that I made for Linda. The gifts were for last year and this year since last year I had a dislocated shoulder and was not up to sewing. Sad to say the shoulder still hurts but at least I can sew. The table runner, green pillow [...]