do you want to make one of us?
I really hope so because work on patternbook volume number 1 is underway! Dolls are done, pattern pieces are scanned and now it’s time to get working on the diagrams and instructions and the fun stuff – design and layout. Right now we’re in the middle of a heated discussion on scalloped borders. Wish us luck!
Three new big footed bunnies will be up for sale in the shop this afternoon (probably around 1:30pm central. I’ll be sending an email to the list when they’re available). All sold out, thank you!! They are all sporting spiffy new fully lined cross back jumpers that show off their cute bunny tails. (thanks Jen for the pointers!) Here are their glamour shots…
Dottie
Lula
Pearl
here’s a little orange shelled turtle for orange friday. now we know who has been lording over this little kingdom I’ve been making lately.
I’m having fun with this colorweek but the lack of sun all week is killing me. I love trying to take cool photos but the effort involved wipes me out. I’m just too impatient. I think of all the things I could be sewing while I’m rummaging around the house for the perfect prop or the best light — like finishing bunnies! I have three new big footed bunnies just barely almost done. I was hoping to put them up for sale today but I’m going to have to push it til Monday. I’ll send an email out to the mailing list when they go up.
I was stuck on this turtle’s headgear all week and then I got a wonderful package of goodies from Claire including a copy of Feltcraft by Petra Berger. What a cute book! That’s where I found the crown idea. There’s lots of cute wizards and fairies and creatures in there, even a snail and a butterfly. Of course if I were you I’d wait for the new Hand Sewing For Fun Patterncard set (that I’m trying to convince Tim we need to do).
Not a good day for yellow here in rainy Chicago today but I’m feeling themey so I thought I’d give it a shot. Here’s a possible yellow & white apron in progress for Amy’s new theme and a shot of yellow for Kerstin’s color week (more yellow on thriftcraft too). Why am I knitting? Kay and Ann‘s new book came from amazon on friday and the knitting bug is buzzing in my ear. I don’t really go crazy for knitting. I’ve had my moments…stash building obsessive months of dreaming about yarns every night, making snap decisions at elann, buying up old Rowan and Rebecca pattern books as if I’d ever actually knit myself a sweater (!).. but these wear off pretty quickly. Mason Dixon Knitting is making me all knitty again. It is so fun to read about their love of knitting and their great imaginative approach at making original patterns. And I LOVE the quilting/knitting thing! I really want to knit a log cabin blanket some day. But in the end I’m still all about the fabric so what grabbed me the most were the delecatable photographs of rag balls in the book. I went right at my thrifted sheets and made some to play with.
holy hotdogs! (one of the new toddler friendly swears we’re trying out) thanks so much for all the HILARIOUS comments on the butterfly. some of the best comments ever! sorry I’m so pokey in posting a big fat thank you but I’ve been working at, well, a snail’s pace over here.
larva
pupa
butterfly
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.
