A Seamstress Bares It All – Keeping it Real

A Seamstress Bares It All – Keeping it Real

  If you came here expecting my version of the Sports Illustrated Cover (is there any fabric in that bathing suit?) or Fifty Shades of My Fifty-something body….don’t worry, I will spare you the agony! No, the agony I am sharing with you is a classic...
Marathon Mom Color Blocked Blanket

Marathon Mom Color Blocked Blanket

I have a customer who is a marathon runner. Some time ago I made her a pillow with an extra shirt she had from the Tokyo Marathon (all I can say is, WOW!) When I worked on the pillow, I did some color-blocked piecing on the backside to work in two smaller motifs on...
Memory Pillows!

Memory Pillows!

A customer sent this T Shirt from her run in the Tokyo Marathon. Impressive! She selected the border fabric. She only had one shirt with the main logo on the front, but it has a small logo on the sleeve and the back. My customer granted me permission to piece the...
Memory Pillows from High School Varsity Jacket

Memory Pillows from High School Varsity Jacket

Some time ago I created a memory pillow from a varsity jacket. It was a sad story about a dad who left this world too early.  I created a pillow for his wife (you can read about it here.) She came back to me and asked me to use what remained to create pillows for her...