Category: Making
Waiting for Summer
Last summer we discovered (with hardly any surprise) that the sun hat I bought for Caitlyn from the Point Defiance Zoo at least three years ago was too small. She immediately requested a big floppy sun hat like mine. I used a pattern from Amy Butler. Completely coincidentally, Caitlyn picked an Amy Butler fabric for the exterior. This new hat fits her exactly right now. Should have made a medium. I think she likes it. Now, we just have to figure out how to keep it on her head. Save
If I were a rich girl…
I was able to spend yesterday afternoon at a “Sewing Celebration” hosted by Bernina Northwest. Oh boy, do I wish I had a disposable $10K! Part party, part class, this was a chance for the curious to test drive the Bernina 830. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if this sewing machine could also knit or scramble eggs; we used decorative stitches, did some machine embroidery, and came home with something the instructor called a “jewelery clutch” (Heaven knows what I’ll do with it, not really be the jewelery or the clutch type). The machine has a touch screen, it …
A Quilt for Caitlyn
A long while back, on a trip to Pacific Fabrics for something entirely different, I found bundles of pre-cut squares from Hoffman Fabrics. On a whim, I asked Caitlyn to pick a bundle. We took home pink, of course. I didn’t have a pattern in mind, so this may be one of my more “organic” quilts. I started with those pre-cut squares, was deliberate with the contrast, and added borders until it felt “done”. Special thanks go to Lianna for her more experienced eye for contrast and her magic ability to find the perfect border fabric. While Caitlyn was out …