Author Archives: Melanie (Melly) Testa

A Project Bag in the Making.

I have been making Gather your Sew-plies purses left and right. The entire plan in making these bags is to be able to sew wherever I go, the subway, the coffee shop, the Promenade, you get the idea. As I have been doing this, I have been thinking, what about a project bag? I loveContinue reading “A Project Bag in the Making.”

Gather your Sew-plies!! Class at The City Quilter.

Here is a cut and paste from The City Quilter‘s web site:  GATHER YOUR SEW-PLIES! Hand sewing requires few tools: scissors, a thimble, perhaps a piece of wax and some thread. While making a ‘Gather your Sew-plies’ purse, we will explore hand sewing themes in embroidery while creating our own purses. Each purse has aContinue reading “Gather your Sew-plies!! Class at The City Quilter.”

Got that Off my Chest

Today an article I wrote about going flat, breast cancer and gender went live at Role/Reboot. While I feel passionate about the topic, I feel some trepidation on how it might be received too. Being flat after treatment for breast cancer is quite an interesting experience, our society is so focused on breasts, it canContinue reading “Got that Off my Chest”

The Twilight Zone

We were out and about today and we spotted this tool chest. As you might imagine, any use of the word chest is satisfactory to me, right now. Breast Pockets, Tool Chest, You get the idea. And it is so very red. This is our newest throw. Made of silk saris sew together by womenContinue reading “The Twilight Zone”