The Ramblings of TCM

So ok, i'm a useless blogger.  :( It's ok. Anyway, I have lots to say, and no time to say it.  So i'll just leave this here....

Just because someone at some point might be interested... This is design 21 from the August 2009 La Mia Boutique.  I ran it through a tran...

OK, so maybe not a huge discovery.  More like pissing and moaning...anyway... For the last few months I just haven't had it in me to s...

LOVE!  That's all I can say about this issue!  I wasn't aware how much I loved it until I got it in my hot little hands this afterno...

So, for the FNSI (and apparently the SNSI) I decided I was going to work on drafting my own pattern.  Heh?  All I can say is the back feels ...

The Friday Night Sew In is tonight.  I'm not sure how much sewing  is going to happen tonight, but I do hope to get some drafting done....

So, I did manage to actually SEW and FINISH something!  YAY me! lol I finished Jalie 3132. It's one of their new top patterns that jus...

I'll tell you, I have to give a lot of you ladies credit for the work some of you do.  You go to work all day, come home and take care o...

http://craftyvegasmom.blogspot.com/2011/10/friday-night-sew-in-signups-102111.html The October FNSI is tonight. I'll be working on  ...

I can't remember if I signed up for the FNSI or not.  :( Anyway... This is why I get so damn frustrated.  I have a muslin of my Crep...

This is my latest Fabric.com haul.  17 yards of 'bought on a whim' fabrics, and I have never been so pleased with an order.  I have...

For those of you who may not be followers of Colette Patterns on facebook, you should know that there are few blogs out there with Colette p...

I have been on a bathing suit kick lately.  I think I own all the swim suit patterns in the Jalie and KwikSew lines.  This is Jalie 2447, ma...

So, there is a new JoAnns in my area (it's 19 miles from my house.  That's "in the area" where I live).  I have not been t...

All of a sudden I find myself really interested in teh LaMia Boutique patterns.  Unfortuanitly, I don't speak Italian.  So, as I transla...

I didn't have a whole lot of time for the FNSI, but what time I did have was actually productive.  First, I finished a little night gown...

Well alrighty, here is dress three is what i'm calling my 'sack series'. The first dress was from the June 2011 Burda.  Design...

Hey all! Don't forget this months FNSI.  You can sign up here  http://craftyvegasmom.blogspot.com/2011/06/friday-night-sew-in-signup...

...The mice will get sick, apparently! My husband got a new job and had to fly to Seattle for two weeks for training.  I admit, I hate it ...

Oh, yeah, procrastinating. That's it! Years and years ago, my mother gave me a bathrobe for Christmas.  Well, the robe is starting to ...

...And why do some places get a free pass? Some of you may remember a few months ago me bitching that it was taking forever to get pattern...

Friday Night Sew In Sign-Up The FNSI is tonight.  I'm not sure how much i'll get done because the in-laws should be in from Michig...

So, as most of you probably already know, Pattern Review is having a vintage contest in May.  I have decided that i'm going to join in o...

Uh, yeah.  So I decided that I want to make M1106 from the spring/summer issue of My Image magazine.  It's not really clear weither th...

Well, there isn't a whole lot for me to post about the FNSI.  I WAS able to get the fabric for my Butterick pattern cut out.  Unfortun...

The FNSI in is tonight. Sign up here. Tonight i'll be working on Butterick 5351 .  You kow why i'll be working on that instead o...

Since I have NO life, and I no longer go out on Saturday night anymore, I am going to have Stay At Home and Sew Saturday.  It's kind of ...

So, this is my attempt at a story board. I think we can all agree that my storyboard making skills could use a lot of help. In case you...

So remember way back when, when I announced to all teh world that I was going to lose five pounds in February? Well, I managed, somehow, to...

In case you were wondering what that picture of a big pile of zippers is, it's most of my zipper stash. While it's not the large...

Sometimes I amaze even myself with how little I can do before I just say forget it and move on. Last nigth I decided that I would work on a...

Don't forget, tonight is the FNSI! If you haven't already signed up, what are you waiting for? I'm going to be working from...

A few weeks ago, I was searching around eBay and came across Lena Modetrend for plus sizes. I don't know much about this magazine, an...

I don't usually complain much about places I shop. Of course, I don't get totally crappy service all that often either, so maybe th...

Just putting this out there... I plan on losing 5 pounds in February. That may not seem like a lot to some of you, but I think it's an ...

One thing I don't normally have a problem doing is spending money on stuff that I don't need. However, I think 2011 might (might!) b...

I'm going to make my FNSI post now, just in case I can't get to it over the weekend. I'm making Vogue 1051. Misses slim pants....

So, i'm trolling around eBay looking for someting, and I came across this! I have never seen this before, and there is next to nothing ...

For the last few months I haven't been very interested in fabric buying. The more I think about about that, the more i'm starting t...

In case you are in the Charlotte, NC area, me and a few other ladies from PatternReview are getting a sewing group together. You can get mor...

Friday Night Sew In for this month is January 21st. I have lots of stuff to work on. I have a pair of Vogue pants cut and ready to go. The...

I have a 6 year old that's going to lose a tooth any day now. Well, actually, I think it's pretty much all the way lost. Now all she...

...But I think it's a sewing room. Possably. I'm not feeling it. This room is supposed to be my sewing room / kids playroom. I t...

Ok, i'm just come right out and say that I barely did much last nigth. What I DID do was watch clips of Bill Cosby standup on youtube. ...

Oh gosh! I forgot all about it! Tonight is the Friday night sew-in. Yesterday I got the first issue of My Image magazine. It's a cute l...

Just going to try to keep myself honest here... My next project is goign to be Simplicity 2374. View D, the long jumpsuit. (All of a sudd...

I've been in the new house for 3 weeks as of tomorrow. I've actually got a lot of sewing done. No pics, sorry. Maybe next time. ...

I'm in a hurry, so here is just a quick rundown of what I did. I was able to cut two pairs of jammies. I got one of them done. I was ...

For those of you who may not know already, there are two scheduled FNSI's this month. The first is the 10th and the second is on the 17...

Project Runway is on! YAY! Instead of watching, I'm here blogging! Boo! DH is watching something, so I gotta wait my turn. I have a t...