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Bloggers’ BOM Blocks

 

I abandoned most of my Block of the Month projects back in June. Solstice, a birthday, the end of school, the start of summer and swimming lessons. Now that summer’s done, Caitlyn’s back in school, and harvest season is over, it’s time to get caught up. Christmas sewing must start soon! First up, the Bloggers’ BOM. June’s block was number 10: And July’s block: Two more blocks to go and I’m all caught up on this one. I wonder if Jackie is going to do a putting-it-all-together post or collective show-and-tell post on the 25th (which is when the next …

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A Tale of Two Shirts

 

Part way through KCWC last week, I had a sudden insight: Right now, Caitlyn doesn’t actually need any new dresses or skirts. She’ll disagree with this assessment, of course. But I folded up those two floral prints and put them away for future sewing and focused on the knits. And the serger. First up, Figgy’s Tee for Two in the leftover teal floral. Kid-sized clothes sometimes look weird on full-size hangers. I made the sleeves as long as I could with the fabric I had, thus the three-quarters-ness of them, but otherwise, I think this came together pretty well for …

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If only I was this excited at 8am

 

These photos were taken this morning, before the school bus came. I don’t know that I can remember ever being this excited about anything before, oh, say, noon. Maybe if I had a new top and – surprise! – got to wear it unexpectedly? Possibly, if I was wearing said new top at a reasonable hour. School buses do not come at a reasonable hour. Where was I? So, this is my first KCWC finish for the week. It came out well enough and Caitlyn seems to love it, but I’m not super thrilled. I don’t think it’s the pattern …

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The Envelope, Please

It’s getting late on a Wednesday. The market run is done (more onions! apples! carrots!), Caitlyn’s off to bed, the kitchen is cleaned up, and we’ve opened up a pint of cider for the evening. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and left a comment on the Charming Travelers giveaway. And thanks for all your kind thoughts about my 500th post! I’ve asked Random.org to select our winner. Congratulations to Commenter Number 3, Charlotte! I’m sending you an email shortly. And after KCWC, I’ll share what I made with the Travelers I chose from the pack! Save

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October Bee Blocks

 

For Sew.Quilt.Give. this month, Maria asked for string blocks a la this tutorial in greens and yellows with a touch of gray. String blocks! Yay! (It’s been weirdly sunny for weeks here in Seattle. I totally should have filtered the sunlight somehow for this picture!) I’m feeling a bit more confident about my colors mixing well with everyone else’s this time. It doesn’t hurt that greens were some of the colors I picked up when I added some fat quarters to the stash for the August blocks. Really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out! (Don’t forget! The …

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KCWC Fall 2012

 

It’s that time again, when elsie marley hosts the Kids Clothing Week Challenge. Commit to sewing clothes for your kid (or any other kid in your life, I expect) for a minimum of one hour a day for a week. Therefore, it’s also that time when, unlike any other time of the year, I over-commit and over-extend, planning to accomplish way more than I should reasonably expect of myself. I know this, and I still do it. I’m less organized than last time, when I had a bunch of things cut out by the time KCWC got started. This time, …