July 2011

My Sewing Box: A Metaphor for My Life Right Now

by ilene on July 29, 2011 · 5 comments

in sewing, Uncategorized

My sewing box overturned as I was packing and it looks like this: Yikes. I’m a self-confessed “Type A, Control Freak” so I am hanging my head in shame at how messy this is.  I almost didn’t show you guys but I thought it is actually a good metaphor of my life right now:   [...]

tagged as: life

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Slate Cheese Serving Tray (tutorial)

by ilene on July 27, 2011 · 5 comments

in tutorial

Hi! My vintage state shirts were “freshly pressed” yesterday!!!   It was featured on the homepage of wordpress.com.  What a nice surprise! It’s been so fun reading all the new comments I’ve gotten!  Everyone’s so nice and encouraging! Welcome to all my new readers! I hope you enjoy my site and are inspired by something! I [...]

tagged as: cheese, party, slate, tray

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Monogram Button Pillow (tutorial)

by ilene on July 26, 2011 · 15 comments

in sewing, tutorial

I love buttons!!  I collect them, especially the ones that are different and odd looking.  Buttons are so fun and whimsical.  Whenever there is a jar of vintage buttons at a fabric store, I can’t resist going through them and adding a bunch to my collection.  I don’t care if they don’t match, I love [...]

tagged as: buttons, monogram, pillow

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