Birthday Wishes The morning dawns cold as the sun rises high While I watch from my place in my bed A contemplative air fills these earliest hours And thoughts without words fill my head As I contemplate silently, tears in my eyes Memories flood through my mind Of birthdays before when I’d rise as today With an air of a …
Teal Gathered Skirt with Pockets
When I was looking through my project photos, I found this and realized I hadn’t posted it yet. This is another project from probably 2019. My younger sister and I made this for my older sister. We were looking for a very simple and quick skirt for a last-minute Christmas present. We went with this design which is essentially a …
Amateur Poetry
Recently I’ve been thinking about poetry, after finding some poems I wrote many, many years ago. It’s not much, and it isn’t particularly good, but I remember when I wrote it. It was certainly good to me at the time, and it felt good to create it and write it down. I’ve been thinking how I want to make more …
Easy Knit Gathered Skirt Sewing Tutorial
Are you looking for a new skirt to add to your wardrobe? Do you want something that is stylish, comfy, and quick? Then this gathered skirt tutorial is for you. It’s the perfect skirt to wear anytime. There’s no pattern needed; you just take some measurements and follow the directions to make it in any size. The original inspiration for …
Star Garland – Free Crochet Pattern
Today is the first day of Advent! I know many people have already put up Christmas decorations, while other people are waiting for December 1st to do that. However, today being the 4th Sunday before Christmas Day, it is officially the beginning of the Christmas season, hence the time to start decorating. To start things off, I have a quick …
Testing Patterns Again
I recently had the opportunity to test some crochet patterns for other designers. I realized at that time that I haven’t tested any patterns since last December. I guess it was about time to do some again. Here are the four patterns that I tested during September and October. The first one was this cute ghost applique. It’s a perfect …
Another Goodbye
Recently we had to say goodbye to our beautiful cat, Cocoa. He was 10 years old, going on 11, and he was really quite special. The way he acted and the things he did were just so cute. Firstly, he was generally quiet and patient. When he wanted to go outside, he wouldn’t loudly complain until someone gave him what …
Pink Blouse with Embroidery
This blouse is another one of my sister’s projects. Several years ago I asked her to make me a blouse for my birthday using the same pattern as my white fitted blouse. I asked that it be pink with a different neckline and short sleeves, and decorated with whatever she thought would look good. I don’t remember if I specifically …
Blue Vintage Blouse with Crochet Trim
It’s time for the next entry in the Simplicity 8390 Vintage Blouse series. I actually started working on this blouse years ago, back when I was learning to sew. This was shortly after I made the black blouse with red flowers, the black blouse with copihue, and the green dress. I had originally planned to make a blue blouse with …
Black Knit Dress – Free Pattern
When I was writing about the black circle skirt I made for my youngest sister, I realized that I never wrote about my black dress. I must correct that oversight by making this post now. I originally cut and sewed the bodice to test the fit before cutting the more expensive red velvet for the Christmas dress. After a successful …