DIY IKEA Sewing Table Tutorial

DIY IKEA Sewing Table Tutorial - from Marta with Love (1)

Today I'm pleased to share a DIY IKEA sewing table tutorial showing you how to make a custom sewing table from your INGO dining table.  It's a lot easier than you think!  If I can do it, you can do it. Please read through the entire instructions before beginning this project so you get a good overview of what we’ll be doing.  It’s sometimes easier to see photos of the later stages of the project in order to understand the earlier steps. If you’ve just bought your INGO, make sure to … [Read more...]

New Blog Design! (Makeover Number 87)

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No, I don't have schizophrenia. I have another disease of the mind: perfectionism bordering on obsessive compulsive disorder. If you've been hanging around my blog for a while, first of all, thank you! Secondly, though, I appreciate your patience as I switched from Blogger to Wordpress, then from free Wordpress to hosted Wordpress. All the while, I've also changed my blog design a couple (okay, several) times. Guess what: I'm sticking with this one! The only time you might see it change will … [Read more...]

A pouch, a clutch, and some dog stank eye

Coco and a makeup pouch - From Marta with Love

My dad is leaving for Poland in a couple days so I snapped to and made some small goodies for my two favorite people in the entire world: my sweet, classy, devoted grandma ("Babcia") and my over-the-moon phenomenal, kind, hilarious, generous aunt, Jola (pronounced yo-la).  I made them each a quilt last summer, so this year I scaled the gifts down quite a bit. Pouch for Babcia My first experiment in designing my own paper piecing pattern. A success! Gave it an obligatory spritz of … [Read more...]

Weekend List Conquering

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A lot is getting crossed off my list this weekend!  (Or so it feels.) I'm making some zip pouches from these sweet prints by Laurie Wisbrun that I won in the lovely Randi's Pin it to Win it contest a couple weeks ago. Also, I finally decided how I want to quilt the Octagonal Orbs top from my Quilts for Cancer bee and am LOVING it so far.  Both the front and back are looking so cool.  I really can't wait to finish this one and send it to its deserving owner!  Definitely lots of … [Read more...]