I can’t believe this only took me an hour. I’ve had a bin of Phoebe’s old baby clothes, and some thrifted items, sitting in my craft room for um, 7? years with the intention of turning them into doll clothes for Phoebe’s dolls. These are not the archived, save-forever baby clothes that are all in storage, nor are these the adorable heartbreakingly tiny infant clothes that I turned into her keepsake baby quilt (man I need new photos of that!) … More
After a few tries at resizing my first, very cooperative fox, this guy/girl is at least finally together. But has absolutely nothing to wear. Pants didn’t seem right, wasn’t in a cape mood, sweater dress was a flop. She’s moving to the back of the line while I can regroup. Also I was going to make this fox into my next pattern for the shop but it’s tricky! Body is pretty straightforward but that head is a beast. I … More
Things are matchy matchy around here and on theme! You can practically smell the pumpkin spice.
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The kids make fun of me over how panicked I get once Fall splendor begins. I need ALL the photo opps. I need to pull them out of school so I can walk them around town getting photos with every good tree. I’ve learned my lesson, I don’t need thousands of photos of leaves on their own, I need kids in all the shots so I’m not looking at albums of leaves when I’m in the old folks home.
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I spent the day crocheting to try to shake off the weekend. I hate sending the kids back to school on Monday morning after a weekend that just wasn’t quite right. So I drowned my sorrows in some gold wool and a pumpkin spice latte.
Kitten likes her new dress. She herself is made from the Katie Kitty pattern from my book
It's chilly today! Kit, Chloe and Louise need new Fall outfits. Leggings to go with this flannel dress are up next.… More
Part amigurumi, part “crocheted ball”, part thrifted sweater vest. This guy was a little troublemaker! But in the end I’ll call him a success. I’ve started on a second and already I think it’s going more smoothly.
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A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
