Tag Archives: La Paz sewing
Make Your Own Ironing Board Cover? Really?
Okay, so I have made lingerie, bathing suits, pot holders, place mats and napkins, throw pillows, duvet covers and grocery totes. These are all utilitarian items, but also decorative, pretty and stylish. And I made these items because they are fun, I can change my look or the look of my house by changing the…
Susan Starts a Blue Linen Baja Dress
It’s hot here! In fact we are heading into what my beloved calls Summer Hell, the fifth season of the year here in Southern Baja. We have a luscious pool, and insulated and air conditioned house and gentle breezes at night and in the morning. But moving around the rest of the day is misery. You go…
Light as a Feather Baja Beach Cover-up,And Homemade Sangria
Sangria, is a wine and fruit punch originating from Spain and Portugal. Back in the seventies in the US it was THE drink to serve with your fondue, and to be enjoyed along with other mood altering substances popular at the time by candlelight while sitting on the floor with incense burning. Peace and Love,…
Is it a Zebra? Is it a Giraffe?
Is it a zebra? Or a giraffe? Miss Meliss was here for 10 days in May and one of the things we did was go fabric shopping. She asked me to make some tote bags for her friends back in Dallas that were caring for her dogs. We had fun browsing through the forest of…
Susan Receives a Wonderful Sewing Gift
Susan Receives a Wonderful Sewing Gift! Sew, MissMeliss has been here for ten days without her beloved, and we have had a wonderful time having pedicures, long leisurely lunches, and coffee with some of my friends. She even overcame her childhood trauma of going fabric shopping with me. Well she was choosing fabric for friends.…
Susan finishes and Wears Black Linen dress to A Wedding
Here I am in the linen dress I made for Dhorea’s wedding. The ceremony was in the Cathedral on the square in downtown La Paz. As the wedding party was posing for a few photos on the alter, a young man with a camera sauntered down the aisle and asked us (and others) to pose…
Lazy Susan Makes Purses Using Lazy Girl Designs Patterns
About two years ago my daughter was accepted into a writer’s group in San Francisco. she asked me to make a special tote bag for her. I make great totes. But I wanted something different for her. Sew I searched the internet and found Joan Hawley, owner and designer of Lazy Girl Designs (LGD). She designs wonderful, usable,…
