After finishing a top for Fabric Cafe I have to skip sewing for a bit. I need my brain to switch gears and decide what I will do next, as well as cleaning my machine and doing a bit of general cleaning and organizing.
So, browsing the photos on my phone I have a folder of my Sewing Room projects in 2025 other than Fabric Cafe.
I did finish a few UFOs (UnFinished Objects), made some Safelight Sets, some Zipper Pouches and some pillowcases, plus did some hand piecing which was then finished by quilting on my domestic sewing machine.
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Continue readingIt’s July and Christmas is 5 months or 23 weeks away and yet it’s not uncommon to hear about “Christmas in July” events. It could be a sale or a craft fair, but I am thinking about something else.
On her blog From My Carolina Home, Carole is hosting Christmas in July. It runs for two weeks from today, July 14 through Tuesday, July 28th. .
This weekend I spent time in my sewing room making up for the lack of sewing room time this past week.
In 2024 we moved my Sewing Room into the basement. The room is in a “L” shape and I chose this alcove for my primary sewing space which includes my sewing table & ironing board. The cutting table is in the middle of the main area and bookshelves surround on all the walls.
Continue readingI prefer to be a homebody and would rather stay home than leave the house and run around. Unfortunately this has not been a stay-at-home kind of week.
Physical Therapy is still going on two days a week. I’m in less pain unless I move the wrong way too fast or too far. Many of my “normal” activities are returning to the way they were, but my range of motion and muscle strength still need work.
Monday and Wednesday were PT days plus Tuesday was a dentist follow-up visit, Thursday was Stitching Group and Friday was grocery shopping & renewal of an ID. I tried to do a few errands while we were out on each day.
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