Wait, Who are You?

Well as you all may have noticed I've been absent for quite sometime.
I had some school (yuck) to finish and by the unfailing grace of God I actually finished a class that took me about 1.5 LONG years. WOOHOO!
Now that I've finished that feat. I decided to try something new and non school related, I'm in the process of developing a little business! (yeah baby!) As it develops I'll fill in the details for you lovely people.

As always thanks so much for reading,
Kirstin

Fabric Prep

Hello there! This post is for my fellow sewers out there.  I will show you what I do to prep my fabric before sewing. It’s really simple and can save you from extreme fraying or shrinking projects because you didn’t pre-wash. I got some nice fabric from some recent garage sales. 

 

Before I launder fabric I always do a zigzag stitch around the edges to keep it from fraying in the wash.

After I wash and dry the fabric I try to always iron it before storing.

That’s it; simple, right? Now go forth and sew my lovelies!

Thanks for reading, Kirstin  

Lil' Liam

Happy Monday! It's time for the favorite thing this week, GIRAFFES! They are my absolute favorite animal. Confession: I have always wanted to ride one. I found this lovely pattern and tutorial from Craftin' it here.

I liked it but I did a couple things differently. I love how my guy turned out. I named him Lil’ Liam.

My Tutorial:
(Sorry for the funky format Blogger makes it difficult to format)

Lil' Liam

• Cut out 2 pieces of fabric from the pattern. You can cute both at once.
• Place the WRONG SIDES together, pin. Leave and opening to turn the giraffe inside out and stuff.
• Sew.
• Use pinking shears to trim around the curved edges. (Image 1)
• Turn inside out and stuff. (Image 2)
• Sew up the opening, and TADA your very own giraffe 

Image 1

Image 2

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Meet Willow!

Hello beauty's! Happy Tuesday!
Today I would like to introduce you to a new friend of mine, Willow.
That's her over to the right. Awww, isn't she a lovely?
Psst, I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
Willow is actually shaped like a man right now.
So sometime in the very near future my mother and I
are going to preform some surgery on her. 
She is a little nervous, can't you tell by the fear in her eyes?

Confession: I am really nervous too!
I will have more on Willow and her condition as my wonderful mother and I begin to shape her into the gorgeous dress form I know is hiding within!

Thank you so much for reading, Kirstin

Potholder

Good afternoon lovelies! Today is brought to you via my project pile! WOO! Now if you’re a crafter you understand that your pile can get large awfully quick! And if you’re on Pinterest you know you have tons of pins and can’t seem to get off that darn cool website to make them! I highly recommend this project. It's a little retro, very useful, and would make a cute little Mother's Day gift.

And here is mine:                                                                               Here is theirs:

Tada! While potholder has much to be desired, it was a fun little sewing project! You can find the lovely and easy to follow tutorial here .

Have fun! Kirstin

Oh, Hello There!

Hello all you beautiful people! I have been on an unannounced break due to health issues, but I'm back baby!!!  And ready for a lovely week, I hope you lovely readers also have a fantastic week.
Now onto my favorite thing.
WARNING THIS "THING" MAKES ME A LITTLE ENTHUSIASTIC!!!
 And this thing is iced coffee. YUM!
In my humble opinion coffee on ice is probably the most fantastic invention since tube socks... yeah you read that right.  I found this neat little recipe for it, I haven't made it yet but most likely will right after I post this. Here is said recipe. Pssst you can skip down to the bottom of the page if you don't want to read the whole post; plus that's where you find the nice little printable version. If you've tried this recipe feel free to let me know how it turned out and what coffee you used. In you haven't tried it, what's your favorite coffee or tea combination?