AHappyDistraction on April 30th, 2011

Has anyone else ever noticed how seldom I post? It isn’t because I’m indolent (That means lazy. I’m expanding my vocabulary. ) Anyway, it isn’t because I’m lazy, or non-committal.  More likely, I’m just not motivated enough. I forget. Really I do. And then there’s the overwhelming sense of  ‘why would anyone want to read [...]

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AHappyDistraction on September 7th, 2010

I have been wanting to make an overnight/weekender bag for some time now. Frankly, the scope of the bag was intimidating, because I’m used to small projects. I came upon this Simplicity pattern (#2600) a few weeks ago and I finally found some fabric I loved last week. I really love the way it turned [...]

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AHappyDistraction on May 21st, 2010

I just finished and perfected this new pleated pattern last week and I really like it. It’s quite a lot larger than most of my other designs, which means it would be perfect for vacations or even as a diaper bag. The last one I made, the leopard print one, has 6 pockets, so it [...]

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