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sewing

Yak Shaving

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Somewhere in the middle of last month, I pulled out the cream colored interlock knit I bought ages ago with intentions of making something for me. I located and prepped all the pattern pieces I needed to make view D of McCall’s M6513. Ian helped with the tissue fitting. And then I discovered the interlock was about an eighth of a yard short. If this were a true case of yak shaving, the story would continue like this: So, I gathered my things to head off to the fabric store. But I discovered a flat tire on our one car. …

sewing, Wardrobe Improvement Project

My New Tiramisu

We finally had a day where all the variables lined up: decent light, not too cold to be outside in short sleeves, Ian available to take the photos. Here’s my very own Cake Patterns’ Tiramisu, the first completed real installment in my personal Wardrobe Improvement Project! I started this dress during StephC‘s Tiramisu Sewalong, but didn’t manage to finish with everyone else. The 30 minutes a day format of the sewalong didn’t quite work for me (although it’s possible I could have adjusted things to make it work) and I spent so much time trying to get the fit just …

sewing

Waiting for Sunshine

Ian’s wardrobe has two modes. If it’s gray and rainy outside (roughly October til late April), he wears long sleeves and all black. If it’s warm and sunny, the sleeves get short and the colors get bright. I mean, really bright. He’s got a shirt that’s a bright orange with little black kokopellis on it. About a year and a half ago, while we were in a fabric store for some other reason, Ian found a fabric he liked. Sure, I’ll make a shirt. We have a go-to pattern for him (McCalls’ 4079), I’ve already noted all the adjustment to …

sewing

Gnomes

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I’m not normally a garden gnome person. I don’t collect ceramic statuary for the garden. But I randomly found a copy of Gnomes in the library when I was a kid and something about the tiny people in their pointy red hats has just stuck with me. So, when In The Beginning announced a fabric collection called Better Gnomes and Gardens… well, ok, I squealed and showed pictures of the fabric designs to a long list of very patient friends. And then I bought a bit more than was seemly. Now I have gnomes and not a lot of plans …

quilts, sewing

Other February Makes

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A small collection of photos of some of the other things sewn in the last month. The light is all kinds of weird in these photos, mostly because it’s February in Seattle. These were all made from stash fabric, so they qualify for this month’s Stashbusting “goals.” And since none of them are for me, they even meet the Challenge criteria (make something for someone else). That’s got to be a first for me. The January/February blocks for Sew.Quilt.Give. (Ok, I also made my blocks for March since I’m hosting, but those will get their own post.) These are all …

sewing

Laptop Love

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While digging around in my scrap box, I turned up a small collection of 60-degree diamonds in assorted batiks, mostly green and pinky-peach, with a little yellow. They might be left over from a shoulder bag I made for myself years ago (which I don’t have pictures of, apparently). I had to add to them, mostly purples, and here’s the end result: A laptop sleeve. This one is sized for an 11-inch Apple MacBook, conveniently just the size of my sister’s computer. I probably could have made the flap on this side just a smidge longer. But I’m going to …