Sew Simple Patterns Blog

The little buggars are done.  I got up at 6am to get these little monsters in the oven and done before my Jo Morton Class this afternoon.  Thank you to all who helped me thru this.  Oh, by the way....No one mentioned the stomach ache that comes with eating tasting the frosting.  There should be a warning on the recipe....WARNING: Do not comsume too much frosting.                        Now to find the tumms. …

I have to make about 30 cupcakes tomorrow and since I have boys, we never did get into cupcakes.  (they're pie men)  Anyway,  I have two questions.  Can I bake 12 cupcakes and let the extra batter sit while the first batch is baking and then use tthat batter, say 20 minutes later for another 12?  Or should I go out and get another cupcake tin?.   Okay, that was two questions but I have one more since that was really a 1A and 1B .  Has anyone flavored buttercream frosting?  I'm going to color…

Well, taxes are done and I thought I'd do a little sewing as a stress reliever.  I bought these two Thirty-One totes for my mom.  She needs a light weight laundry hamper that will fit on her walker seat and I think these will fit the bill.  I got them on their outlet sale so embroidery wasn't available so I made…

On Saturday I had a bunch of friends over for wine, hors d'oeurves and desserts and while making everything I started playing around with this chocolate dip stuff you get at the grocery store.  After dipping my stawberries, I had so much chocolate left over I then dip'd those Grissini bread stricks and with more…

I only have a few minutes but I just have to share this new discovery with you.  One of the employees at our local shop let me borrow this cute little machine called a "SLICE" FABRIQUE'.  I wasn't so sure I wanted to take this guy home with me but thought...what the heck.  So, I carefully read all instruction,…

My New project is...............handwork!!!!!

Yikes, that means I have to thread a needle...right?

This is coming from the quilter who pawns off all her binding jobs to friends and family.  Who has become pretty effecient at machine applique to avoid the hand thing.

Well, I did it....Althought I…

I don't know if I mentioned before but I've been helping our local quilt shop with a monthly "Sew In" and the owner has named it Sew Simple Sewing.  It's kinda like a table runner of the month club.  The customer gets the pattern for free with the purchase of the class($7) and then they need to purchase a kit…

Well, I have made my last stitch before Christmas.  I finished these two aprons and hot mitts…

This is Pinot....my little grand-doggie.  She lives in Tennessee with my son and DIL and she wearing her favorite Seattle Seahawks shirt for Sunday NFL football day. 

These are the packages I mailed to them.... when my son opened the box, took out the gifts he said  Pinot sniffed them.... climbed onto one, and…

Here's the bread I made yesterday.  Lost of "new" things going on with it.  I bought a new baking stone...Emile Henry from France.  Got it with a gift card from my secret sister.  It's suppose to be great as it's enameled and won't stain...clean up is easy....great for even heat distribution and so on.  Then I tried a…