Cozy Home Crafting

As some may know (mainly just my husband and Katie Lou) I have been on a crafting strike. All it took was some inspiring blogs (thank you Anna Maria Horner), the hope of a sewing class in February, snow, assorted ricrac, and snow (Good God, quite the perfect storm). I have spent the day in sewing buttons and our names onto our Christmas Stockings. A small gesture of the crafting I used to do...but whatever. I have spent a good portion of my time searching for sweet home goods that could give our small apartment a flavor of me and Shawn. There isn't really anything I can buy...(although IKEA helped me with a fabulous table cloth), but I am going to start stitching again and then hopefully I can move to a sewing machine. I am thinking rich quilts, fun scrub tops, and various other home goods. I know it will come to me.

I have been gathering inspiration also from Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter. What an amazing book. It comes with patterns, but just looking at the fun projects is enough to tide me over until I master the sewing machine.

Sew ON!