My Sewing Space

...my life changed a lot.  My family moved to Ontario, Canada and my regular ol' husband became "the Preacher."  So many things to adjust to:  living in a different country (we're US citizens), a spouse's new career, being away from family and friends, becoming a full-time SAHM, meeting lots of new people, etc. I think this has been the toughest year of my life.  We have been confirmed in our call here and God has provided everything we need.  But it hasn't been easy. This has also been the most productive sewing year of my life.  This is no coincidence.  Sewing has really helped me cope with all the changes in many ways: 1.  I spend most evenings alone (after the kids are in bed).  The Preacher has a lot of meetings or work to finish in his office.  This is when I do most of my sewing.  I am thankful that I have something to do that I enjoy during these hours.  I find my sewing machine to be good company. 2.  The ...

I bought this piece of lavender cotton/lycra jersey last month off the remnant table at Fabricland . It was priced at $2.00/meter and the cut was just less than one meter. It looked good to me because my daughter had a purple skirt that we found at a second-hand store (for $1.00!) that needed a matching top. The top is Kwik Sew 2918 minus the sleeves. I finished the edges with "Pebble Piping" from this Kwik Sew newsletter . I came across this via Dawn's blog . It is a pretty easy technique and I think it looks great finished. The picture was taken after washing and drying the top. The piping isn't quite as smooth as it was right after finishing, but it still looks pretty good. I also made shorts to be worn under the skirt from Burda 9615 . The elastic is narrower than I usually use for a waistband, but it should still do the trick. I asked my daughter to pick out a ribbon for the "tag" identifying the back of the shorts and after considerable deliberatio...