Two vintage dresses Some old magazines (’50’s/’60’s)
Category: life lately
Work in progress
I’m trying to work through that stash and started by sorting it. The stuff I may make cloths out is still in the cupboard, and so are all the smaller pieces. These are the fabrics that will be bags. Or at least that’s the plan. I matched everything, outside fabric(s) and interfacing. Now if I…
Finished!
Finally! I started this back in may 2007 and slowly worked my way through nine blocks of garterstitch. But I like it very much now that it’s finished!tutorial on how to do the logcabin knitting thing here (about halfway the page)
Weaving in the ends
I’m still weaving in… I calculated that there must be over 300 ends to weave in. Nine blocks, seventeen colorchanges, each leaving two tails. And some more, because I have been using up the really small balls first.Oh well, we’ll get there over the weekend. Hopefully I will finish the last of my two “quilts-to-sleep-under”…
My stash
Um…yeah. It’s time to stop buying and start making.
Recycling
It was about time to do some sewing again…I started with something that has been waiting for a while. I promised D. to use some of here favorite, but too small, cloths to make bags.First: a combination of jeans (with a fun embroidered detail) and white embroidered pants. And a skirt.
Ironing
(something I’m sewing of course, not the usual ironing, I try to avoid that as much as possible)
Everyday pictures – 31
D. basting her own bedspread. I had been making promises to the daughters, but had a hard time keeping them .I can hardly find any time to craft and finding time to sew is even harder, since I can’t use the machine when T. is trying to concentrate on his programming. So when I can…
Everyday pictures – 30
This is my kitchen cupboard. It’s a mix of old and new stuff.The black tins are thrifted. I got the big one from my mother last christmas and found some matching ones. They are filled with spare lamps and batteries. The top two tins on the right are vintage, the bottom one is fake vintage….
Everyday pictures – 29
The sun is shining today! Well, it was this morning anyway, the clouds are growing fast now. But it’s better than before.I wanted to take some sunny pictures, but I had a hard time finding a good spot. My house is… a bit (understatement) of a mess right now. But here’s the window-sill in the…