Happy Friday! Earlier this year when I did a little giveaway, I was poo-pooing the whole concept of faux fur pillows. So naturally, I decided to make them 9 months later. I'm not sure why. In fact, I rarely have a rational explanation for why I make things. I guess I might be classified as an intuitive sewing enthusiast who is completely guided by my whims. If something stops feeling good or right, I tend to quickly abandon projects these days (unless it's a shirt for M). Life is too ... Read more
HoJo’s Tablecloth Shirt
Oh, this shirt. My intentions were so good. I started with Colette's Negroni pattern and dug through my abundant plaid fabric collection for this blue and cream colorway. I believe it was from Drygoods many moons ago. It was supposed to be a birthday shirt for M, then July whisked by. I told myself no problem, it's simply a late birthday present, and then August sped away. Then, with our 11th wedding anniversary careening towards us, I finally completed it on September 3rd, our ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Hmmmm, so it looks like the best I'm able to manage is a once-a-week posting while juggling other projects. I still have a number of completed sewing I want to document here, and I'm starting with this little gift package I made weeks and weeks ago. Unless I record them here, they will be forgotten forever given my spotty memory. In fact, they had completely slipped my mind until I happened to see the photos as I was looking for pictures of another sewing project. Anyhow, every ... Read more
Sewing for a Fifth Grader!!
Holy moly, what is going on with time?? I used to crow about my time management skills, but I've got nothing to crow about now. So summer is officially over, and K is a fifth grader! In the Seattle public school system, the new year begins the Wednesday after Labor Day (except for kindergartners -- they start a few days later). K's been nervous. About a month ago, she asked me to make her a school bag. This caused me to do a double-take because she doesn't ask me to make her stuff anymore. ... Read more
The “Unicorn” Pillow
Remember all the hullabaloo about which top I should make with the pink ponies silk for K's birthday? Well, when 11pm rolled around the night before her 10th b-day and the fabric hadn't even been ironed, I knew that I was in trouble. And then I remembered that Shelley had left a brilliant comment about embroidering a unicorn horn, an idea with which I became obsessed. She also suggested wings, but that was beyond my mental and embroidery capabilities at the literal 11th hour. So I came up ... Read more