Hooray! The boys are done with school! This year has been a lot of work for everybody and it’s great to have it all over with! I got to snap a picture before they left this morning, it’s so fun to compare this to their first day of school picture last August: Logan has really… Continue Reading
My friend Catherine has a family event to go to, one that she was a bit stressed over, and she really wanted to look her best. Seeing my hand dyed silk capes in person at a show I did a couple of weeks ago, she asked if she could bring her dress over and see… Continue Reading
Here’s another quick commission that I’ve had languishing on my to-do list for a long time now. This one is for a guy whose favorite colors are black, grey and blue! He didn’t want any embellishment beyond his initials: Although it’s lacking in color, it’s got some cool texture going on, both the visual texture… Continue Reading
Well, Mary came by after work for her bags: And she was very happy! hooray! I’ve also been quickly dyeing a silk cape for someone who needs to look spiffy at a big family event this week! Actually I dyed 2 the same way so she can choose, because when you pour the dyes… Continue Reading
Hip Hip Hooray!!! Mary’s bag is complete! Actually, I made her several…she’d asked for a simple zip pouch sized for her Nintendo 3DS-XL and another one for her boyfriend. After I made those, there were some scraps of her special tartan left (more about that here) so I decided to try to make more zip… Continue Reading
So, I’ve been working on Mary’s bag. I’ve been having fun posting pix of the progress on Instagram with the hashtag #FinallyABagForMary. What’s funny is that I was almost done when it was time for me to pick up Logan, take him to art class and then I had a meeting. Mary was ready to come by… Continue Reading
Well, I got started on Mary’s bag! I’m using Erin Erickson’s 2 Zip Hipster pattern; although I usually just cut out all the rectangles with a ruler/quilter’s square. But for this bag I’m using a wool tartan that Mary bought in Scotland, so I used the pattern pieces Erin provides, and after way too much… Continue Reading
Argh! Does this happen to you? You save up so much stuff that you want to do that you start spinning your wheels??? That’s where I’m at right now!!! I have been saving up lots of stuff to do, here’s the list, and ack!!! I find myself bounding between all sorts of things, some of… Continue Reading