It just dawned on me last night what I want to do with the baby’s room. Doll quilt wall! Remember this picture I found in a book a while back of a wall of vintage doll quilts.
I was just reminded of it by a reader who was tackling it herself and it hit me how perfect that would be for the baby’s room. I wouldn’t have to stress all out coming up with the one perfect baby quilt for … More
Olive and Archie are bundled up and ready for their next adventure. You can read their new story here.
There will only be one pattern for this chapter, the unisex snowsuit, so it’ll be a cheapie. Should be up soon, I’ll send an email to the list when it’s done. Then it’s on to creating patterns for the knitted items I’ve made for them. I’m so excited about the knits! A little less excited about translating my very amateur … More
Isn’t it always the case that right after a bout of productivity one is slammed down with a cold. So frustrating. All the Langs are home sick today. Oscar’s been absorbed by Noggin, Tim’s being a good husband and off to the store for supplies and I’m being a lazy bum and reading magazines with a kleenex shoved up my nose. When I get better…
I’m going to knit this matinee coat from a vintage knitting magazine
and make this … More
So Oscar was exhibiting some very non-Oscar behavior this weekend. Perhaps in an effort to not be outdone by some hypothetical baby sister he spent all of Saturday afternoon deciding that teddy bears were very cute. That they needed to be collected and inspected and hugged and piled up under covers. That they needed to snuggle in. And that the tinier the bear the better. It was too much! When we tucked him and his bears into bed Saturday night … More
Guess I know now what you guys were hoping for! hee. Thanks for all the happy comments! I’m still absorbing. I know it’s going to be back to the drawing board for the baby’s room. Not that it’s going to end up a pink powder puff but this new development definitely opens things up. I’ve got my stacks of books and magazines ready and I’m going to go back through them with new eyes.
Of course, it will have to … More
The fourth member of the Lang Family Band has revealed herself…
HERSELF! We’re having a GIRL!! I’m so surprised, stunned, gobsmacked even. I sat in the ultrasound room in total silence. Then I started muttering… are you sure? are you sure? I really never entertained the possibility of this being a girl. Through a combination of old wives tales, psuedo science and voodoo magic I’d become utterly convinced it was a boy. After leaving the doctor’s office like a zombie … More
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A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
