It’s been a busy springtime, between a family wedding, innumerable children’s classes, an unexpectedly fruitful job search, and work. My sincere thanks to the Kingkiller Chronicles and Kvothe for giving me one thing to focus on, through this time. In addition to this – or perhaps, because of this, – the sewing projects of the past few months have been haphazard and Continue reading Interlude-Ringbearer’s Pillow
Brainwave when I saw the filler eggs at Shopper’s — why not fill a couple special eggs with fluffy chickies? I had visions of the little ones running around cheeping with these long after the candy was gone.
Cold winter mornings are a great time to catch up on the sewing backlog; the chill winds make getting out on my bike a LOT less attractive. Here is a Wiksten Tova in a dressy fabric from Denyse Schmidt (“Ansonia”), a combination that immediately suggested itself when I first saw the gorgeous fabric at the store. This is my third Tova (first last Feb and second last April), and I can see the difference a year of a-project-a-month has made.
Of course the outfit itself came together quickly because I had gone through the moves a few times before, but there were other notable changes that improved the dressmaking experience: Continue reading Wiksten Tova III : more sensible pattern-following
This is my first knit in a long time – the last one was in 2011, a maternity dress I had sewn using my beginner Singer machine. It’s been four months since I made clothes, what with the pigs, the Halloween costume and the racoons. So I was very happy to use some the the Holiday break to catch up on my back-log. In my experience knit prints are hard to come by, which is interesting considering that a lot of store-bought clothes involve knits. I snapped this one up (Bari J’s “Emmy Grace”) in Rockland, Maine over the summer. The goal of this project was to sew a knit garment with the serger. While it bolstered my confidence Continue reading Butterick B5954 – Knit tunic
Wow, December flew by! Busy month at work and of course, with the holiday season. The raccoon flag went up as scheduled on the 4th of December. Here it is, flying high in support of “DailyFlag for Daily Bread” fundraiser. In this blog, I talk about the final touches that went into the flag. Continue reading Appliqué Raccoon Flag – III