We’re back. We had a restful and fun vacation. I will post some pictures later on, but for now here is the final cube zoo creature for Morphe II – a fish. I did some hand quilting on his fins. I found his fin fabric at a thrift store some months ago and I think…
work in progress
My desk today. The cube zoo fish is underway. Tomorrow afternoon we are leaving for vacation for a week. We haven’t been on a real vacation since February of 2003 so I’m so excited. I’m looking forward to relaxing outdoors with my little girls, spending time looking at tide pools and making sand castles. I’m…
embroidered bird
Made during Project Runway last night (we have to watch each episode a week late because the original airing is past our bedtime on Thursday nights).
the first photo
As is so often the case, the first photo I took of this guy was the best. Does anyone else find that to be true? I usually take about a dozen photos of a toy and choose among them to post here and more often than not, the very first one is the best one….
revisiting an old owl pattern
Every time I make a new soft toy I make a pattern and cut it out of freezer paper and put it in an envelope. I have a big bursting file of patterns now and every now and then I like to go through them and take out older ones and try making them again….
patience
Anyone who knows me knows that I am very patient with people. I was a sixth grade teacher after all. Even when I’m annoyed or angry I can keep my cool and not raise my voice and I can wait as long as it takes for people to accomplish a task I’ve set before them….
cube zoo pig
After I made this elephant it was sitting on our bed and when Roxanne caught a glimpse of it she said, “It’s a piggy!” I asked, “Could it maybe be an elephant?” and she said no, it was certainly a piggy. Hmmph. Made me think of this quote from Good Design in Soft Toys (Rudi…
cube zoo bear
I am working on a few new cube zoo designs for Morphe II. I had put the cube zoo down for a little while because I knew I needed to think about it and come back fresh. And I’m so happy I came back. Here is the first cube zoo bear. from the side and…
weekend activities
We had a nice weekend over here. Great weather and so productive. The main activity was getting the big girl bed set up which meant disassembling the crib and reassembling it in Simon’s room. This process was very frustrating and more time consuming than we would have liked. The crib suffered a few dings and…
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Today is my birthday. Charlie, Roxanne and Simon gave me a lovely chunky chain-link bracelet this morning, perfect for pairing with my watch. I like chunky jewelry. Our babysitter is coming at 5:45 and Charlie and I are going out to my favorite restaurant in Cambridge for a nice dinner. Having a summer birthday means…
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