Monday, December 23, 2024

3.5 x 21 Bricks

My niece started her freshmen year at UGA. When making the curtains for her dorm room, we didn’t have the length measurement, and the building was locked tight before school started. We counted bricks, and 3-1/2 bricks by 21 bricks yielded 28″ x 59″.  They landed perfectly!  Yeah!  See more pics here:  UGA Brumby Dorm […]

2014 Sewing Expo – Gwinnett Center

The annual quilt and sewing expo is coming back to Gwinnett Civic Center March 13-15 (Thursday-Saturday).  While the majority of exhibitors and classes are for quilting and fashion sewing, you will find many other classes for embellishing, home decorating, machine embroidery and more.  I always find great inspiration at this show for my varied interests.  […]

Shopping for a Girl like Her

The store was packed with smiling girls and a few puzzled boys and men. The wait for getting their doll’s hair done was 3 hours, and there were no empty seats in the bistro for humans or dolls.  Emma Kate found the doll “Just Like Her”, doll #39, with shoulder length brown hair and blue […]

First Sewing Machine

Suitable to the theme of her 8th birthday party, Emma Kate got her first sewing machine. First project was easy fingerless gloves. To finish, we added black trim by crocheting 2 strands of eyelash yarn together and hand stitching to gloves.  Matching scarf next?  Our list of projects is growing.

Fashion Party for my 8-year-old niece

This year’s party was a “Project Runway” theme, with guests bringing tops and jeans to embellish with buttons, trims and iron-ons.   Time and thread flew as the girls selected the perfect embellishments for their outfit and personality.  We wrapped up with each girl posing in their completed projects for the magazine covers. Click to […]

Website for Designers Workroom Council

Just finishing up the site for the Designers Workroom Council – Serving Designers and Workrooms in the Metro Atlanta Area. Used Adobe products – Illustrator, Photoshop and Dreamweaver to create. This creative group meets monthly to network, mentor, work on community service projects and enjoy seminars presented by some of the top recognized talents in […]