Friday, March 16, 2018. In which our plucky heroine has a productive week nonetheless. I also completed a rush order champleve component needed by my colleague Mr Dawson. There will be some more enameling in the next week, as I tackle a few of the other remaining custom orders.

Blogging from my studio each Sunday. Sunday, September 20, 2015. Weekend to play and experiment. I started with fusible web, ink, a syringe, and some water. Guess what I am doing with these wet and wild creations. Stay tuned next week for the results. Sunday, September 6, 2015. I decided to rebel a little and make a textile necklace. There is thin felted wool between the two stars. If you are looking for mo.

Do More of What Makes You Happy. So, the titles for February were Ready Player One and Darwin Elevator. I hope you liked your choice. Either could be a movie. In fact, Ready Player One has already been optioned.

Since I need to re-fit a bunch of basic patterns, I started from scratch with this Ottobre shirt. The design features a back yoke with a gathered back, forward shoulder seams, collar on stand, loose fit with no darts, and sleeves gathered into two-button cuffs with a bound placket. French or flat fell? .

Just Sew It and Machines.

Exploring Creativity, One Project at a Time. Are you saying to yourself, WTF is shibori? Glance at this blog post. I wanted to try Itajime Shibori.

My life is a fairy tale. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. The round trip is less than 2 miles. Lovely, curious, peaceful. Thanks, Ann and Wayne! Thursday, February 26, 2015. Xilitla, and Las Pozas gardens. Several hours later, we arrive in Tampico, and buy tickets to Ciudad Valles, another 2 hours.

This dress combines the best parts of two of my favorite patterns! The bodice of the Holly Jumpsuit and the skirt from the Hawthorn dress. Luck was with me as the patterns matched exactly at the waist-though in different sizes. Read More Holly Hawthorn Dress.