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Urban Indoor Vertical Garden (Photo care of http://www.nytimes.com) I long to have this kind of space for indoor gardening in the city (not to mention the south-facing windows that must be on the other side of the photo)! I’m pretty sure I could make a whole wall garden out of basil and catnip. That would …
In case you were wondering what the real Frankie-the-cat looks like, here he is in all his awkward kitty-on-the-potty glory! My applique is a pretty good likeness, don’t you think?
For Mother’s Day, I made my mom a hand-stitchd cat applique bag inspired by Frankie, her kitty. I used a photo of Frankie to make a multi-layer stencil, then cut pieces of vegan felt to match his facial patterns. I attached each colored section to the base layer with dots of fabric glue, then hand-stitched …
My very first serger, a Brother 1034D, arrived yesterday! After reading all of the instructions and getting over my initial intimidation (Have you see the crazy threading for these things?!), tonight I was finally ready to give her a try. When I finished with my test stitching, I was pretty sure that I’d made a cat …
