Tag: friends

  • Of Bulkheads and Backstitches

    Of Bulkheads and Backstitches

    We have spent the past 10 Sunday mornings together in her sewing studio creating dress forms made specifically to our personal measurements. My friend is creating a new cover for an existing form so that it better reflects her current size. As I have never owned a dress form, making…

  • Of Rules and Rebellions; or, A Tahoe Lodge Sweater Quilt Adventure

    Of Rules and Rebellions; or, A Tahoe Lodge Sweater Quilt Adventure

    Quilt making is not my primary focus in the sewing room, but more than a few quilts have come together under the presser foot of my sewing machine over the years. It had been forever since I had finished one when I was asked if I would be willing to…