My Mom’s b-day present
(I’m finally catching up on blogging all my projects for june)My mom jusst finished her PhD in education, and is a teacher now, primarily in the junior college system, teaching remedial/esl english classes…she loves the color red, and she loves fireworks, so the outside of this bag suits her to a t… the lining, a […]
my echino bag…
Isn’t it LOVELY!?!?!? I used laminated linen/cotton, by echino, for the exterior, and the unlaminated echino (in two different prints, a pink and a purple) for the lining and the upper handles (laminate doesn’t feel awesome on bare shoulders) I made my own piping with crochet cotton in some brown bias tape, because at that […]
Shh, don’t look, Christopher!
My hand quilting would progress much faster if I were not being assisted by this ball of orange fluff.
Project bag for knitting…
I found this super cute fabric at Momen+ a dew weeks ago, just a remnant, but I med a lined project bag to hold my knitting. The ruler print is super helpful. I made one slightly larger in brown for my gram to gift to a knitting friend too. So handy!I might make one more […]
Slowing down…
I've done my MIL, my husbie, my mom, my son, & father's day… Only my wedding anniversary is left this month.Since I'm almost done, I decided to chill for a little while and pull out my knitting. I havent touched it for a few weeks, but I have the legs done, just started on the […]
A farm cake…
D wanted a farm party for his birthday. Obvi, that requires a farm cake. We put in all the (plastic)animals he sees at the farm, and a farmer, (him), and a field of dirt to dig in. Of course, the real farm has chain link fences separating the pens, but piped chocolate wooden rail fences […]
yet another item on my todo list
http://news.holidash.com/2010/06/14/diy-fathers-day-gift/ how flippin’ awesome is this!!!!??? maybe for xmas?
Sketchbook shirt and shorts
I use the new(ish) Oliver + S boys pattern, and made this shirt and shorts. I doubt D will EVER wear them together (unless I force the issue), but I used some of the Heather Bailey (ordered online) stripe to line the pockets of the linen/cotton blend shorts (fabric from Joanns)
D’s birthday western shirt
I used the Sketchbook shirt as a basic pattern, (perhaps to my folly, as I haven’t tried it on him yet)… the mustard colored fabric is a linen-cotton blend from Joann’s, bought to match the Heather Ross print I bought at Momen a few weeks ago… it’s called “rabbits in race cars,” I think, regardless, […]
Paper flowers
I made the pastel bouquet about a year ago from a Martha Stewart kit bought at michaels. It was so fun that I immediately ordered 2ply crepe, but it took me till tonight to start making them. It's hard to believe these are made of paper, they look SO real!