I’m trying to find pretty pictures to make me happy today. This new book (Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer) of mine seems to be doing the trick. Also a little depressing though since I can’t seem to find two spare minutes for a creative thought.
I pretty much want every book PIE books publishes. I need books about food packaging and front doors and vintage fabrics and design collections with limited colors. !!!
I’m making plans for the kids clothes week challenge. Not like Phoebe needs another stinkin thing but I have tons of fabric I bought just for her that I need to sew into something. I also want to try sewing for myself again. I saw a cute wrap skirt somewhere that had some sort of casing waistband with a big huge tie. Ring any bells with anyone?
Hi blog. Sorry. I have been stunned into silence by the beauty of Spring. But soon all these tulips and flowering trees will lose their petals and I'll be able to focus again.
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Today, another project from the stack… I finished piecing the picnic quilt I was working on (I think I blogged about this, gingham and kokka strawberries). I had two big pieces of vintage chenille bedspread that I sewed together and used as the backing and then I quilted it with little ties on the gingham. Oh, I love it so. It's an awesome heavy weight and the nubby backing is so great. Very satisfying! It's supposed to be for picnics and sit on the dirty ground or damp grass. I don't know if I can do it. I couldn't even take it outside for photos. But it does roll up to be perfect bike basket size so what the heck, it'll look cute with grass stains.
Here's something from that stack of stuff — a shirt from a pillowcase. The pattern I used called for elastic thru a casing at neck and cuffs but I was lazy and tried to just use elastic thread in the bobbin. After sewing a gazillion rows of it it's almost sufficiently scrunched up.
Here's Phoebe modeling the scrunched up shirt (and trying to pull her piggies out as always!)
We've got a new blog header today. I mixed it up and put a little Tulip Fairy Stitchette action in there which was last seen here when Phoebe was so tiny cute. I want to hang that up again but would need a new spot or monkeygirl would for sure use it to swing out of her crib prison.
I successfully made an Easter dress for Phoebe this year! I think the key with this stuff for me is to totally not expect to finish it, not care if I do, and then it’ll happen. And I unconsciously picked a color for her dress that matched the one nice shirt I have for Oscar. Score! Aren’t they cute.
The dress is a basic pattern for a sleeveless shift dress from a japanese sewing book I have, the fabric is linen from Joanns, the circle idea is something I saw online and saved the image but not the source (I’m guessing crewcuts) and overall I think it was successful. Although maybe the fabric needed to be less stiff, more gauzy.
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.
