Sewing, Knitting and Other Domestic Duties
This is me. I’m trying to model this cardigan. This is my “I have attitude and I don’t care pose.” I was feeling more than a little bit self-conscious, and it shows in the pics that I ended up with….
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I bought the fabric for this project with the intention of making an apron for each boy. Romeo’s reaction was immediate and opinionated. He informed me that he is not a baby, so he didn’t want a “baby” apron. I…
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This isn’t the most dramatic of pieces. It’s actually about as basic as can be. It’s in a basic navy pinstripe-y color, basic wool-blend something fabric, plain buttons, black lining. Really can’t get more basic than this: And yet, there’s something…
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While record-breaking high temperatures sweep most of the nation, the West Coast has decided to opt out. That isn’t just my lack of photography skills making the sky look like that. Those are rain clouds. The forcast for today is…
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It was an uneventful-ish weekend. I managed to catch something of a cold, so I was pretty much laying low for Saturday and Sunday. The illness put a kink in my plans for jam-making. Feeling better-ish today, I made a quick trip…
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I’ll just admit it. I’m having way too much fun with blogging right now, even with as few postings as I’ve done so far. I’ve spent a great deal of my adult life writing, but it was never the kind of writing that anyone…
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I have to admit, I was totally inspired by the Summer Spark Sew Along. Such an easy challenge, and yet, so difficult. I have no problem sewing for Guinevere. She’s quite appreciative, and most of the alterations I need to…
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So Guinevere’s new dress got through the laundry safely. Oddly enough, she really resisted getting her picture taken. It took a little convincing and coaxing. Turns out she didn’t want to deal with the flash of the camera. Once she…
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When I started posting, my plan was to take it easy at first and post some pictures of two of my most recent projects. Oops. They are both in the wash. Things got busy. I wore mine. Guinevere wore hers….
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