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I am missing needles for malabrigo sample knit project (Need 6mm (US6) circulars but they are at my mom’s house since I lent her my Denise kit for her project). But had my heart set on starting a new project yesterday. So, instead, I started a new shawl (Oakleaf 3/4 Shawl by Karen Joan Raz [...]

I am still knitting. Even though I have been doing more sewing related things. Right now, I can leave the machine out, but once school starts again, I’ll have to put it away and only work on things I can pick up and put down often. I’ve just finished a really nice shawl, but cannot [...]

I first saw it in Quiltmania #71 about the Tokyo Quilt Show. In the article, it was a 2cm by 2cm photo but I just loved it. The colours and subject matter of course. One night, putting off sleeping again, I went searching for it on the Internet. After all, something so beautiful must be [...]

I was browsing books at Chapters maybe two months ago looking at new craft books. There were many new to me books but one really caught my eye because it was so fun! Baby Stuff. A translation from the Japanese which I’m very happy is a new crafting publishing trend. Of course, I went online [...]

What you see here is my attempt at finding a quilting magazine that I would enjoy subscribing to. Didn’t have much of a criteria, but the projects must be appealing, and I wanted to see useful articles or inspirational articles. These were the ones that were the most attractive contenders from the newsstand. I enjoyed [...]

ALA announces approval of Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) I think it’s a great idea and should give more respect to paraprofessionals and make sure staff have similar skills across the board. Especially important these days since so many jobs previously would have been done by librarians are now being staffed by paraprofessionals. However, I [...]

What you see here is the first bag I’ve sewn. I’m most proud of the face that it’s functional and I managed to bind it properly. I didn’t follow the pattern I had completely… Didn’t use the fabric for handles and went for these short handles I had from a xs kit from ages ago. [...]

About Project 95 | Fabric Shoppers Unite Great idea to bring a listing of independent fabric shops together. Unfortunately, according to this site (still in beta) I have no stores within 100 miles of me. I wish they had a browse function since a search by postal code could be problematic. Either there are no [...]

For the last two weeks, I’ve been stalking the baking section at Chapters looking for cupcake recipes. Been thinking about getting the Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone’s Favorite Treat. Then I thought it might be better to make something, and try it and get a feel if I really want to make [...]

It’s nearly been a year since I started school. Been using the software I’ve selected since the beginning of the year. Criteria: Easy to use, not very expensive, and for Mac! My must have: Scrivener Really cannot write a paper without it. It’s THE BEST TOOL for writing because you can use it in so [...]

Picked up a copy of Amy Butler softwares at MacFab. I wasn’t planning on it, but her other patterns were pricey at MacFab and the second I realized that softwares didn’t need EQ to run, I had to have it. And am I glad I got it. The first chance I got it installed it [...]

Pet Airways is a pet airline[via] New Pet airline carrier launches in select cities. Am definitely going to keep an eye on this. I think they are missing a market for not being in Canada. We’ve got essentially a monopoly on flights here and until July 1st Air Canada still didn’t allow pets to fly [...]

I made this for my friend who’s expecting his first child in just a couple of months. He was visiting from Tokyo and I send him back with a soft toy.

Recently took a trip to Boston area for a friend’s wedding. It was a short 4 days including the two days on the road. We borrowed a GPS from a friend which really came in handy and suffered mostly time in the pouring rain. However the day of the wedding was great so that’s really [...]

Meet my little friend! Since High School, I have been borrowing my mom’s Singer Genie for my sewing projects. I don’t sew much, but it’s been living with me for the lat 5 years at least. I love it. But I’ve been looking for a new machine but couldn’t afford to get a really fancy [...]

A bunch of stuff on and off the needles and in progress on the knitting front. Sharing some in progress photos with y’all. Or maybe just a reminder that I shouldn’t start anything new.

I’ve been meaning to share this for ages. One of my presentations from last semester was on leisure resources for my Information Resources (Reference) class. My partner and I choose the topic of Knitting and compiled a select list of resources of books and community references. Knitting Resources Handout I created a handout for the [...]

Kindling absolutely love this project posted by oskay on flickr. via

Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog » » Sewing Machine Master List Fantastic list of sewing machine reviews. I wish I could have participated, but blog was stupid. In any case the information is super.

You can tell I’m procrastinating. I should be reading research for my paper, but now, I’m fixing up my blog a little. It’s still not right, but it’s good enough for now. I want to post some blog entries and have to at least get as far as not being so ugly before I can [...]