An Easter Dress for the Baby
Here’s the Baby’s Easter dress, in linen with a sheer overlay. A very frothy frock. I’m making matching shoes. Same linen, same overlay. Satin ribbons. I have a wide one for a sash for the dress, too. The […]
Seamwork DYW: Project #1
In my mind, Project #1 for the Seamwork Design Your Wardrobe Collection was going to be an assembly line marvel creating two 2-piece dresses in mix and match ponte knits over the course of one great weekend in the sewing […]
Change of Plans?
I did the Seamwork DYW planning and was ready to do Project 1 this weekend. I was going to cut out the two 2-piece dresses tonight, sew up the seams tomorrow, and do the finishing Sunday. But two things happened. […]
Sewing and Virtue
Nice day. Sunday school, which I'm leading and enjoying. Lunch with #1 daughter, the Good Ol' Boy and the Baby. The Baby was so happy and excited. She was beaming. I told her the story of Little Sambo and cooked […]
FO, WIP, and Stainer
I finished this HotPatterns Sunshine Top, which actually belongs in the fall collection. And I've done the ribbing for the back of the lilac Ketch. I did this in the bus to and from rehearsals of John Stainer's "Crucifixion." There […]
Seamwork DYW: Finishing Up
#2 son came through last night on his way to Colorado for Spring Break. We had Chicken Tetrazzini and good talks about economics and the environment. #1 son and the Little Girl arrived as we finished up, and we played […]
Ketch Complete
Here is Ketch, an Amy Herzog Custom Fit design, knitted up in Lambspun Prism, colorway Fairy Trumpet Flowers, half merino and half silk. It took a bit less than 2 skeins. I added a panel of lace from a Japanese […]