Cheap & Easy Fabric Grocery Bags - Wisdom of the Moon
Sewing Machines 101 - Thread Banger
Indie Valentine Cards - Craft Magazine
Adorable Heart Scarf - Betz White
Valentines for your sweetie (adult themed) - Subversive Crossstitch
Childhood Hero Embroideries (so in love with the Bob Ross one!) - Craftster Forums
Paper Globes - Heather Bailey
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crafty
February 06, 2008
November 27, 2007
My new purchase
I've been wanting a sewing machine for a while now but a great deal came along at Overstock on Black Friday so I got a Christmas present early! I'm not going to have much time to mess with it until after Christmas but I'm excited. I want to be more self-sufficient. I want to be able to take cute vintage fabric and make simple skirts and drapes out of them. I want to use it in my quest to recycle more. I want to cut down on the "processing" of the clothes I buy. The less ingredients and processes that are done to my outfits, the more I can control what I buy. I may not be able to be completely sure that children in some distant country didn't make some part of my outfit but I can cut down on it by simplifying things.