Tag Archives: Friends
Musings from a Moonspinner
My dear non-fleshie friends Kate and Millie (newly returned from exciting adventures in Sierra Leone!) have been nagging me for a long time to watch the Hayley Mills dream fest The Moonspinners (1964). Well I finally got my chance to … Continue reading
Filed under Movie Review, Pick-me-ups
Headbands and Sachet Set
I got my little headbands all finished! It was touch and go there for a while. I though maybe I wouldn’t finish them in time for the event where I was going to see my 5-year-old friend. It all worked … Continue reading
Fashion Backward: Veronica
Darling Veronica is finally finished. There is also a small matching zip-top purse for maximum organizational purposes. Just for the record, Veronica comes from this book.I had a bit of a hard time trying to come up with the proper … Continue reading
Filed under Fashion Backward, Sewing
Sneak Peek: Veronica
The luscious velvet ribbon arrived yesterday, so Veronica is on her way to being finished. I got two colors, one lighter and more orangey the other duller – more gold. I wasn’t exactly sure which would match my fabric and … Continue reading
Filed under Fashion Backward, Film Bloggers, Sewing
Fashion Backward – Shirley
Well, here it is – as promised. Christmas present #1 for a great friend of mine. I would have had it posted yesterday, only we got a dreadful ice storm and I had to go outside with my brother and … Continue reading
Filed under Fashion Backward, Sewing
The Trials and Tribulations of Small Town Shopping
Look at my new velvet ribbon! I just ordered it in two widths. I’m so excited about using it. I have searched high and low in the sewing supply shops of my mid-size Midwestern town and have had no luck … Continue reading

