Sew Inspired, LLC - Sleepless Crafter

  Several years ago I posted about remodeling our kitchen—our own version of Love it or List It. Read about it here . Well, this time we’ve decided to sell, but first we must fix it up for someone else to love.  We started with finishing the bathroom that we bought the stuff for a year prior. New everything (links for each): Tub and Shower Surround Shower Head Tub Faucet Tile , Mat , and Grout Toilet Double Sink and Faucets Mirror Flooring Lighting It was a total transformation.  I was especially impressed with the double sink since it had been left outside all summer, fall, and winter, through rain and snow.  It was covered with plastic, but still, there was a lot of humidity. Painting it white really brightened and cleaned it up.  I absolutely love this bathroom and was sad that I only got to use the tub a few times.  It will be one of the things I miss most.   Here's a video of the before and after. Next was the deck.  It aged really badl...

  Butterick 6372 Pattern Review - Infants' Cape, Vest, Buntings and Pull-On Pants Pattern Description:  Cape has hood with contrast band, snap closing and pre-gathered lace trim. Vest has front zipper closing and purchased bias binding on armholes. Bunting has front zipper closing.  C, D:  Hood with ears. Pants are pull-on with elasticized waist. I made view F, the pants. Pattern Sizing:  Newborn to XL.  I used size Newborn Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?  Somewhat.  Were the instructions easy to follow?   Yes, very simple.  What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? It was very easy. Fabric Used:   French terry  (64% Polyester Filament, 33% Rayon, 3% Spandex Filament).  Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I resized it to fit a 22" soft sculpture cabbage Patch kid.  I took off 1" from the sides of the legs and 2" from the t...

Butterick 6970 Pattern Review - Infants' Jacket, Tops, Dress, Rompers, Diaper Cover and Hat Pattern Description: Loose-fitting jacket, pullover tops, dress and rompers have narrow hems. Jacket has long sleeves and button closure. Rompers have snap crotch. View G romper has button closure. Diaper cover has hook and loop tape closure. I made view B, the tshirt.  Pattern Sizing: XXSm to large. Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Somewhat.  Were the instructions easy to follow?   Yes, very simple.  What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? It was very easy and I didn't need to resize or make any sizing alterations. I did, however make an alteration to use two different fabrics.  Fabric Used: French terry (64% Polyester Filament, 33% Rayon, 3% Spandex Filament) for the purple, sweater knit (100% polyester) for the white.  Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I dr...

 I was tired of my thread spilling out all over the floor because the lid would pop open when I picked it up. So I bought these Sulky Universal thread organizer boxes. I LOVE them!! There’s 4 rows on each side, instead of 3 like the other organizers by “Creative Options.”  The spools don’t fall out, even if the box is opened. They fit many sizes. I have gutermann, coats and clark, and sulky, as well as a bunch of off brands. The shortest coats and clark spools unfortunately only fit one in each space. I was hoping I could fit two.  But most spools (as long as they’re 1 3/4” tall and less) have extra space for adding a bobbin so I can keep the colors together and not have an extra case for my bobbins.  Each rod has a tab you pull back to lift the rod to put on and take off the spool.   It holds 64 spools. It even fits the wide embroidery thread. And they fit perfectly inside my cube storage bookcase, which holds 15” bins. I bought mine at https://www.sewingmachin...

I wanted to share something I learned today.  I searched everywhere online and couldn't find the answer.  I searched, "why won't paypal work on mobile?" "Why won't paypal work on my phone?" "Why won't paypal work on other apps?"  Every time I tried to use PayPal as a method of payment, I would get the never ending spinning circle and nothing would happen.   This didn't happen on the PayPal app, it happened while I was in Chrome or some other app, trying to buy something with PayPal.  Yet it worked fine when I was on my computer.  Other websites said to uninstall the paypal app and then reinstall it, but it wasn't the app that wasn't working.   It finally dawned on me to turn off 2-step factor verification.  So that's what I did and then I could finally use PayPal in other apps.  I mean, it wasn't even allowing me to get money out from ibotta to transfer to PayPal.  So finally it works.  Here's how PayPal says to do i...

 Found at Joann Fabrics store, with a 40% off coupon, I got this baby for $77.99.  I had searched online and ya, there's lots of options, but I didn't want to wait for shipping because I really needed to take my Singer in for a tune-up.  This is the Hudson (Everything Mary) Rolling Sewing Tote (Sew Print) .  Funny that online it says "Everything Mary" but on the tag in the store, it says "Hudson."  Anyway, it fit my Singer Quantum Stylist 9960 with the hard case perfectly.  There are different ones that are similar that are not the same size.  The one at Walmart was 17x10x16.  The one I bought is 21x13x18.  With the hard case over the Singer, you'd need one 19x12x9 for the inside dimensions.  Without the hard case, the Singer is 17x12x8.  So the one at Walmart would fit without the hard case.  I wanted one to fit with the hard case.  Just a matter of preference.   I like how it has sturdy side handles to lift it....