Recycled coffee bagThis is a project that has rolled around in my mind for quite a while. I'm as supportive of recycling as the next person. But I love how the young people think it is something they thought of. I grew up during the Energy Crisis of the 70's and I remember when all… Continue reading Notes on a Gunny Sack
Author: Aleeah McGinnis
A 50-something caught between creativity and technology -- I'm a person who loves to sew but also loves technology and all of its possibilities.
A Cautionary Tale
Prototype #1 - Kindle case/coverThe last day of 2010 and I still have one last project to turn out. I felt this fabric and a kindle cover pattern I had purchased from http://www.etsy.com calling my name. Everyone was gone, I had hours to kill before attending the church New Year's Eve party and I had… Continue reading A Cautionary Tale
Zac and Ashley’s Wedding Quilt
A dear nephew married over 4 years ago. We were unable to attend the wedding in Houston but remembered an idea his mother, my sister-in-law, had given me years ago. So I set about making memory blocks. I used a block from an Eleanor Burns book and pieced together muslin with several 30's reproduction prints… Continue reading Zac and Ashley’s Wedding Quilt
Waist Apron for Christmas
I thought the many restaurant servers in my life might get tired of the old standard black twill waist aprons that they wear day in and day out. I set about trying to find a similar pattern to find that there is none. Everything is a full-length bib apron/butcher apron style. No longer! I've designed… Continue reading Waist Apron for Christmas
Charitable project – Special Olympics Scarves
I've always wanted to participate in a charitable knitting or sewing project and haven't found one yet but I stumbled across this one and it was perfect - 2011 Special Olympics USA Scarf Project. This was perfect! I don't necessarily get their color combinations, but I love the idea of us all using a common color… Continue reading Charitable project – Special Olympics Scarves
Re-cycle or Up-cycle My Favorite Jeans
Working in a library has its perks. I can borrow many sewing books through Interlibrary Loan. Select projects I want to make and then send the books back. This bag came from one such book. It was originally called a Bird Watcher's Bag. I don't know why other than the fact the fabric had birds… Continue reading Re-cycle or Up-cycle My Favorite Jeans
Mini-Portfolio
I've been needing something to keep me organized in meetings. A briefcase or portfolio is too big and too cumbersome for most things I attend. But one must always have somewhere to doodle when meetings get boring or sermons get long. I found this pattern during the annual quilt show trek. It is a new… Continue reading Mini-Portfolio
Glee, volume 2
In keeping with the Mildred Pierce quilt from a previous post, I had leftover blocks when Glee was completed. Leftover blocks and a new purse pattern plus a pressing need for a new purse caused me to create this. I added a black batik I picked up at Backyard Fabrics, a quilt store that I… Continue reading Glee, volume 2
All I Can Say is "Gleeeeee"!
This quilt just makes me happy. I have always loved this color even when it wasn't cool. We called it chartreuse then. But now it is called kiwi or lime or acid green. Whatever you call it, I always have a shirt in that color. This is a graduation gift and hopefully by the time… Continue reading All I Can Say is "Gleeeeee"!
Wristlet Tutorial
I follow way too many blogs but I find lots of fabulous little nuggets. My favorite things to find are tutorials and/or patterns that amateur designers post on the web. Some are good, some not so good. Here is one that I really enjoyed .Skip to My Lou blog posted a tutorial for a pleated… Continue reading Wristlet Tutorial
Fruit From My Hands 