Look what arrived on my doorstep yesterday!
I spotted this fabric from David Walker a long time ago at the local quilt shop and thought it would be adorable for gifts for a baby boy. So as soon as we found out that the twins who’ll be joining us this fall are both boys, I immediately [...]
Um, hello, yes, I’m still here.
It’s been almost a year since I first posted about my sewing studio remodel. Since then, I loved, then loathed, the bright orange paint I chose for the walls, rearranged the furniture about 3 times, repainted, re-floored (or, rather, talked my husband into laying a new floor during his holiday [...]
A post on fabric basket and bin tutorials on How About Orange today reminded me that I have some photos that have been patiently sitting in my queue, waiting for me to write another post so I can do a little show-and-tell.
Fabric bins! For storing (what else?) fabric!
Well, fabric and one spotlight-loving kitty.
I used some [...]
I have a new chair for my sewing room!
Well, sort of new.
As in, everything you see in the above photo is new: the cherry red paint on the legs, the fabric covering the frame…
The actual chair underneath, though, well, that’s probably older than me.
I think I’m going to put together some sort of warning list: Signs of a woman newly obsessed with sewing.
Del.icio.us bookmarks dominated by tags like “diy” “sewing tutorial” and “fabric.” Check.
A Friday night happily spent chilling out with the sewing machine, a stack of fabric, and an iPod full of tunes. Check.
Sewing/craft blogs overtake Google [...]
One of the funnest things about moving into a new house is making the space yours. Painting and picture-hanging and curtain-making — you know, all the things that bring a space to life and reflect the tastes and personality of the person living there.
Last summer my husband and I moved into what might be my [...]
Anne is a writer, editor, and occasional photographer in Eastern Iowa. She also runs a digital photo booth rental business, Red Curtain Photo Booth, with her husband.
Most of the time, she'd probably rather be sewing, baking, planning her next road trip, or playing with her digital camera.
