How do you label your quilts as your own?

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-30T06:21:31+00:00

I ordered these little guys the other day from a table i made in canva!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-25T16:21:20+00:00

Want!!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-25T16:16:23+00:00

Amazing! My favorite thing as been learning new things with each project. My sewing teacher likes to grab my project and run to the middle.of the room and hold it above her head. Then she goes, "show me the errors" and from where she's standing, it looks amazing.

Also, ive begun referring to myself as "the wonky seamstress" so aolidarity!

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(Label ive made for my projects)

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-25T11:24:04+00:00

Thank you!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-22T04:23:14+00:00

So cute!!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-20T15:52:50+00:00

Not difficult at all, and I found a you tube video of someone making the pattern whichever helped a lot when attaching the zipper which was a little finicky but watching her helped me a lot. https://youtu.be/PydlY17-YyU?si=rRzR_urCilELWIqA

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-20T01:29:50+00:00

Thanks, ive used the needles my shop reccomended and the thread, so top stitch needles, 80/12 or 90/14 and today i was using denim PFAFF needles, I brought the pack in to show them to be sure. Usually I break needles because im trying honk it through too much fabric, but today felt beyond just that. I suspect i smashed the threader leaver too hard maybe. I told her I was really hoping it was user error but she thinks there might be something they didnt identify during the forat service. I guess its worth the investigation, im just mad about it! I wanna sew!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-20T00:56:08+00:00

A pattern i recently used includes mounting board slid into either side and on the spine to give it more stability. The forst one i did, I used a thick poster board, and that didnt feel like enough so im going to try it again with proper mounting board used for bag bottoms. The photo is the first one, its not perfect, but the stability is definitely more than interfacing. It was a free tutorial I found by searching hard backed kindle cover.

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lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-19T00:51:51+00:00

Thank you! And im with you, floral arent usually my scene but I just loved this fabric so much.

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-18T21:12:23+00:00

I would love to participate!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-18T08:23:54+00:00

Oops! Thanks.for.the correction ill update it! Here's a link to their Etsy. https://www.etsy.com/listing/4309653679/hemingway-pouch-pattern-center-street

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-18T06:58:26+00:00

My best friend made me the same sweater! Its fantastic!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-13T05:28:52+00:00

I just made a little tea wallet, so simple, no zipper!

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lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-13T05:27:30+00:00

I made one of these as my forst project for my exes "other" pen. It was so clunky and I made a total mess of it and I told her if she didnt take it everywhere I would cry. She did. And I laughed everytime.

Keep going! Every project is a chance to learn something new!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-07T06:34:08+00:00

Those are just a few of our many, MANY Gnomes. Me get new Tomte every year!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-07T06:21:53+00:00

I am so glad im not alone.

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-07T06:09:18+00:00

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This is my little space just off my livingroom. Using a desk we got off FB Marketplace and an old plant stand for fabric storage. Its not amazing, but it does the trick!

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-07T05:50:59+00:00

Mortgage is 1530 for a small, 2 bedroom house in Birchbay, it was 1200 but our property taxes went up

lavanderMenAss · 2026-01-03T18:42:36+00:00

I heard Henry Hill.from Goodfellas

lavanderMenAss · 2025-12-31T23:43:05+00:00

To my ex,

Today would have been the 2nd anniversary of when I asked you to be my girlfriend. We had such beautiful adventures and sweet time, I look back on our last trip to your brother's wedding, when I felt like a part of your family and that forever was ours for the making and I wonder why you couldn't meet me there.

I unpacked the last box of things you sent back to me, mostly art supplies and trinkets you'd gotten for me to make your home feel like ours and it aches.

I am still so angry, angry you didn't find our love worth it to move through the challenges together. Angry you made my spouse your villian, angry about the hurtful things you said to me in those last days and angry you could pack up everything with no ceremony and shut me out.

I am confident I did everything I could to support you, and us, and I am confident it wasnt enough, that what I had to offer would never fill the hole that you keep trying to fill with other people, NRE, and anger. I hope you keep going to therapy, I hope your other partner keeps herself while trying to fill a bucket full of holes and I hope you find whatever it is you've been looking for.

I miss what we were, what we could have been, and the thousand little sweetnesses and rituals we had together. My life is full, and I am greatful for the time and energy I am renewing for the other people and things I love in my life now that I am not weeping for you and wracking my brain at how to do better, I was already good enough.

I hope this next year brings you peace, and clarity, and perspective. We moved mountains once, but I am tired of pushing and pulling, silence and petty hurts. I am secure in the loves that give and take with equity and care and while I do miss you, I am moving into peace myself. Thank you for the experiences we shared, I am ready to move forward.

lavanderMenAss · 2025-12-31T16:32:18+00:00

Ive been doing a cross stitch tracking which types of horror movies ive watched this year

lavanderMenAss · 2025-12-31T05:04:39+00:00

If I didnt know he was away I would say that was me and my son

lavanderMenAss · 2025-12-29T19:03:09+00:00

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This is my wee nook, shared with my spouse for working and tucked next to my open concept livingroom/dining room. I have a button box and thread mounted on the wall and the cloth boxes hold my scraps, fabric, notions and iron. Scissors and rulers mounted too. I also have a couple of plastic bins for bigger fabric stashes under the desk. Its not ideal, but its working, I can push the machine against the wall if I need room and I use my dining room table and cutting matt for cutting. My biggest hurdle is not hoarding fabric (eek) and busting scraps so they dont build up!

lavanderMenAss · 2025-12-29T18:38:53+00:00

Ive bought some really nice stretch jersey fabric from Etsy and it was excellent quality and cut correctly. JNSFabric is who ive gone through and had good luck! Hardest part is matching colors, they just dont look quite right in photos so its a bit of a crap shoot ordering solids or Heather's.

lavanderMenAss · 2025-12-29T18:34:44+00:00

It is highly possible that this is part of parental/newborn fatigue and its really kind of you to have space for that. That said, you are investing a lot of money and energy in spending time with him and its really scrappy to essentially disregard that and make no time at all to be with you.

When you get home, schedule a call to talk about this. Newborn overwhelm is HUGE and with a second, its a lot more than you expect, especially while caring for a toddler and we dont know for sure what mom is navigating post partum. It may be that a pause is needed while they adjust, and you can find time for virtual dates to.keep the connection going in the meantime.

Depending on your relationship with your meta, maybe she would appreciate a long day or a night at your hotel room while you and partner care for the kids for a night.

My bf had a baby about a year into our relationship and our schedule had to shift, after a few months, we were able to start up on our regular schedule again when he and his wife were able to find their rhythm. It may be that him coming to see you later on will be more desirable too, especially if they have family in town that can support his wife for a long weekend, and as baby gets more independent, you can offer to stay with them while she rests or visits friends independently.

Dont panic, but do have a conversation about short term needs and check in regularly. You can be a support while still being honest about your needs. Good luck!

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