Sewing, blogging, and creative business.
I’m very excited to have finished this patchwork Progress Pride Flag quilt. The pattern is by Bobbie Gentili from Geeky Bobbin. All of the fabrics are scraps from my stash.
This was a fun project and the finished quilt is really bright and colorful. As part of this process, I also enjoyed learning more about how the design of the Progress Pride flag came to be.
It has taken a little while, but I’ve finally finished my poultry scene – three hens, three eggs and, of course, the snarky rooster. Thank you to Charlie for helping me see that the hens should not only have smaller combs and waddles than the rooster, but also lighter colored plummage. I love these fourRead More →
I was inspried by the new loop feathers idea to make a chicken. Whenever we go to Drumlin Farm I always admire the fluffy, feathery top hat chickens in their hen house. I really like the open beak on this bird. I'm hoping to do some more with open beaks. It seems to me thatRead More →
As always, there are so many beautiful things being made and shown on Flickr every day. I thought it would be nice on this chilly, overcast day in Boston to post a mosaic of a few of my most recent favorites. Enjoy. 1. let`s go down!, 2. nature table, 3. totem fabric, 4. Untitled,Read More →
I made a second dress, same pattern as the first. This one is made from a very groovy 70's pillowcase that has been in my stash for many years. I learned a few things and made some improvements this time, including making my own bias tape which I think makes for a cleaner look inRead More →
I recently discovered the lovely work of Sian Keegan. I love her custom dogs and these scallions are totally amazing (and are for sale at Rose and Radish – it has been a long-time secret dream of mine to have my soft sculptures there). But it was her patchwork horses that got me inspired atRead More →
If you've been reading this blog for any length of time you know that as a rule I don't sew clothes. I think the bad memories from Home Ec. class of the teacher yelling at me for cutting the pattern out incorrectly and then me getting a C- on the resulting Bermuda shorts that IRead More →
for Roxanne's teachers. Little owlets (excuse the photo – I took this last night around 9, right before packing them up). These are based on the popular pattern in this Japanese craft book (ISBN # 4-8347-2189-2). I know this pattern appears in other Japanese craft books, too. I placed each owlet in a nest IRead More →
Stella got her first haircut yesterday. She was somewhat wary of the whole thing and insisted afterward that they had actually only washed her hair and not cut it at all. There is something so tear jerking about seeing your baby girl in a big salon chair getting her hair done. This week I'm sendingRead More →
I was suddenly struck the other day when I saw this image on Flickr of a soft bird with looped ribbon tail feathers that I could make wings for my birds with loops of torn fabric. When I was making horses I made the manes and the tails by sewing together loops made from tornRead More →
I found two pristine hand-cast pewter cups at a church rummage sale a few weekends ago and I couldn't pass them up because I knew they would make really lovely pincushions. Last night I had some time to myself so I pulled out the big box of pink vintage fabric (it's a big box, trustRead More →