A nod to that time of the year: the start of Fall, school, and busy time in academia. These reusable snack bags made a nice Sunday afternoon project with my almost-7-year old. We’ve been using them almost everyday since for school/work snacks. They’re made out of laminated cotton so
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Mermaid tail from swimwear
Mermaid off port bow! This was a summer project we did while vacationing in Maine: a mermaid tail from swimwear.
Interlude-Ringbearer’s Pillow
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
Fluffy chicks for Easter
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.
Towards fabric printing: an experiment in lino carving
Here I describe the fruits of a recent lino carving workshop my husband and I took at Graven Feather, a letter-press printing art studio in downtown Toronto. My foray into appliqué over the Fall has me curious about composing what I can only describe as “fabric paintings”: a combination of appliqué and printed designs to create a scene. Although I am told screenprinting is better for creating sparse images on the fabric, lino carving seemed to be
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