When I had an art show a few years ago, I made this series of papercut girls that led to some fun commissions. Each piece is 5x7 inches, and I used an Exacto knife to create the dress patterns. The wood is stained blue, and what I really loved about them is that I didn't sketch anything out and it felt like each one magically appeared out of the paper without any preformed plan. Here's one that didn't make the cut for the art show. The legs are a little wonky, the edges a little too jaggedy, ... Read more
Jodhpur Pants (more mustard!) and Stripey Shirt
First of all, wow wow wow, Meg of lovely Elsie Marley fame posted one of my images for Day 6! KCWC has been awesome! Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! I was able to sew up quite a few things this weekend. I had some mustard cotton left over, so I wanted to make these jodhpur style pants using my trusty Japanese pattern book. The shirt is from this book, but I modified it by removing extra detailing because I wanted the simplest knit shirt possible. It is the softest, comfiest knit ever. ... Read more
Happy Friday + Mustard/Grey Combo
I am loving all the mustard and grey color combinations I've been seeing lately. And I absolutely adore my creations: a longish cotton jacket with a fluffy gathered skirt. Such a cute pairing! I took tons of pictures, and my little model with saggy tights obliged: I made up the pattern for the skirt (if you can call two rectangles a pattern) and the jacket is from here. Love love love! Must run, K doesn't have school today and she's demanding that we work on an art project. Have a happy ... Read more
Pink-a-licious
Sketches in pink. It's my favorite color to paint with right now. Also a nod to October, the month of Breast Cancer Awareness. Last year, I went and got my first ever mammogram, and though there were no indications of breast cancer, the routine blood tests that were part of the mammogram process revealed a thyroid abnormality. Long story short, my health deteriorated significantly before things got better - but it could have been a lot worse if I hadn't found out about my condition when I ... Read more
Sewing Projects of Yore
As I've been steadily prepping to sew more clothes for K this week, I started to think about the early days of hand-stitching outfits for my little girl. My first foray was in 2008. I made an orange top without a pattern, and it ended up looking like a scruffy hospital gown. Who knows where it is now, and I wish I still had a photo of it. But I did find an image of the first dress I made (again, without a pattern, and the inside is a screaming mess): I started to buy Japanese craft ... Read more