Other stitching

21 posts

Small hexagonal grey non-quilt (no quilting) with cubes woven into the grey. The cubes are from ombré fabrics in shades of purple, pink and turquoise, giving a dimensional effect.

Two small projects

I have two little projects to share with you today. First is a small bag I’ve made as a gift; it’s another Drop Zone bag from ByAnnie. I really like this bag, as it opens up completely flat and then zips completely and compactly closed. I added an adorable little […]

Scissors case with flap open is standing up against a sewing machine. The case is a purple print fabric with teal lining.

Have scissors, will travel

8 comments

I signed up for a class at the Houston Quilt Festival that begins later this month. In looking at the supply list, I noticed that I’m going to need to bring scissors — something more than merely thread snips. What’s a girl to do but quickly make a scissor case […]

A wooden box with hinged lid. The box is divided into eight small sections, intended for tea bags, but it is full of packages of needles. The lid has a sort of large pin cushion custom fitted into it, marked with a grid for various types and sizes of partially-used needles.

A solution!

2 comments

There are times when a sewist uses a machine needle for a very short time and then has to change types. What to do with the partially-used (but not used up) needle? I’ve always simply put them back into their little plastic boxes, making sure they were as far to […]

Back of the same bag in dark grey cork with multicolored trim and a zippered pocket.

iCases bag

4 comments

If you’ve read this blog in the past, you’ll know that I like many of the various bag patterns from https://byannie.com. A few days ago, one of our grandsons stopped by with his iPad Mini, and I was horrified to see that it was “naked”! What if he dropped it? […]

Folded and closed travel bag made in purple/green dinosaur print with purple trim.

Travel Essentials

4 comments

I mentioned in a previous post that I was participating in a “Slow Along” — a slow-paced series of video steps toward making (in this case) a travel toiletries bag called Travel Essentials. We began about eight weeks ago, and the last step was released yesterday, giving everyone lots of […]

Rectangular, open-top bag in dinosaur print with a large purple diagonal piece for accent and purple binding.

Hot Tools Holder

7 comments

This is from a ByAnnie pattern called Travel Essentials, and it’s little extra bag (Hot Tools Holder) to hold a curling iron, with a separate pocket for the cord. It makes it possible to pack a curling iron while it isn’t yet completely cool. The last seam was stitched through […]