photos: Jd12s sewing project zip up tote bag. She said this was her most difficult project (esp. the zipper part) and it took her all semester with lots of help from Ms. Diane, her sewing teacher. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from leebenvic's posterous

... At the time, I had no idea how much time this would take. Sarah, one of my housemates, has a little experience with sewing and quilting, so she offered to teach me the steps. We borrowed a sewing machine from one of our participants and began the project. After a long trip to the fabric store, I finally settled on 3 colors and begin cutting the pieces. ...

Finally, I’ve got a chance to buy a new sewing machine in CHINA. The brand is Brother, which is quite good. Although it said that it’s Japanese model, but actually made in CHINA. I don’t mind as long as it works well. The price is pretty good (around $1200 RMB) too. The first project that

Are you excited!?! I am doing a sewing post! My time as of late has been filled with much reading and spending time with the family. But, I did have a bit of sewing in October. We have been reading the "Little House" books together as a family, and my girls most desperately wanted to be Mary and Laura from Little House. I sewed these super fast, as I was under a time crunch. I didn&# ...

... that didn't have an adjustable waist in them and of course, basically fell off of him! So I pulled out my (not so) trusty sewing machine and got to work. I had intended to post these pictures right after I took them, but ... this pattern! No more holding your shorts up! This is a very simple thing... it can be sewn by hand if you don't have a machine, and honestly takes no sewing skills!

Though I have had some small sewing projects in school, I never really learned to sew. I can't cut or stitch a straight line and I am not mechanically inclined, so getting proper tension on the thread, threading the machine, winding the bobbin, all big obstacles to sewing. Before Ian was born, I made a crib skirt and quilt with the help of my mom and friend, Heather. My ...