About Silverlotus
Mother, Wife, Daughter, Needleworker, Knitter, Want-to-be-Writer
Toronto, Canada
Birthday: May 10
Interests: crafts, ancient history, Tarot, sleep
Site: The Lotus Pond
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2012 Yarn Stash-Down
Bottom Line: -1427.1 yards
Tag Archives: Sewing
A Little Something for my Arm
I have to admit up front that I am really, really proud of this project. Would you believe that I made myself a purse? It is called the Vest Bag, and it was a kit that I bought from Quilt … Continue reading
Covering My (Paper)Back
More serger projects! What can I say? I’m on a roll! Yesterday I whipped up another project from : a paperback book cover. I used 100% quilt-quailty cotton, and serged all the seams. I’m pretty proud of how much better … Continue reading
Asleep on the Wheel
Sometimes I put off projects for a long time because I’m afraid they aren’t going to turn out as well as I hope. Case in point is a pillowcase for the little man’s bed. In the spring I bought some … Continue reading
A Little Lopsided
I’ve been having fun playing around on my new sewing machine. I’ve got a super cute finished bag to share with you soon, once I can take some good pictures. Unfortunately, this little clutch purse didn’t turn out as well. … Continue reading
PJs for Baby Man
The CreativFestival is this weekend, and I have my first class today. It is called Serger Nightie and Gown, and I’m quite excited to be leaning how to use my serger to do more than finish seams or sew a … Continue reading
Pyramid of Red
Trying to rhyme pyramid and red is about as bad as trying to rhyme again and men (which I’ve come across in a few of the little man’s books). Thankfully, my sewing skills are better than my attempts at poetry. … Continue reading
Pyramid Bag
I don’t sew much, even though I do enjoy it. But the amount of room required to spread out all the supplies, the sewing machine or serger, the ironing board, etc. is just too much for our small-ish space. And … Continue reading