Belated #1: Sashiko Embroidery

I had more free time on my hands (read: early November...) and was itching to get some crafting done. Unfortunately, I lent my sewing machine to my mother so clothes-making was not a feasible option. Perusing my list of projects, I decided to make decorative placemats with Sashiko embroidery. Free templates are my best friend :)

So, I drew this pattern onto my fabric and stitched it up! 

I have other patterns saved for later, but only had time to make one so far...and it's not even sewed to completion! Who knew embroidery would take so long? 

Halloween!

I was invited to a halloween party where, obviously, costumes are mandatory. As I was struggling to come up with something, I remembered buying this fabric [read: baby bed sheets] a couple years ago at a thrift store and decided to get sewing.

If you can't guess what I'll be making, read the tag...

Bracelet craze

I took a trip to Cali in April during a brief respite from school and came across a bead store that I recognized from some DIY projects by Honestly...WTF and realized I should buy everything I would ever need to fulfill the Macrame bracelet tutorial.

Since then, I've also made a few braided bead bracelets. Mine is blue with a brown button, but I've misplaced it :(

And to further my bracelet making binge, my first Whimsey Box [purchased for my birthday] is a leather wrap bracelet! I have been seeing these in stores and was about to go buy supplies to make one myself before this DIY box arrived. What a co-ink-ee-dink!

<3 PJs

JoAnn's had flannel fabrics on sale and since I had a couple weeks off in April, I decided to make some matching PJ shorts for my little sister and myself. I've never made shorts before, so it was quite the adventure trying to make a pattern from an existing pair.

When I showed my brother, he got the crazy idea that we should all match so...with the remaining fabric [and then some] I made him a man-tank :)

Needless to say, we are FABulous