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quilt as i go 25 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
OMG I love this pillow. Love it. The mere afternoon it took me to make is a measly price to pay for the joy this is going to bring me. I completely literally followed Let’s Eat Grandpa‘s examples (th...
washi dress 19 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
Now that I’ve started sewing my own clothing (ha, look at me, talking like I’m making a whole new wardrobe already) I’ve been thinking a lot about fit. When I shop for clothing in retail stores, I try...
tova top 13 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
My first sewn garment!! I knew I was coming to a glorious location here in western Wisconsin (that’s the Mississippi River in the background—I had never seen the Mississippi before!), so I wanted an ...
triangle quilt for meg and josh 26 Jul 2013 | 01:47 am
When I last posted, I had just finished knitting the lace batwing top to wear to a bridal luncheon during my cousin’s wedding weekend. Knitting that flared up my carpal tunnel so badly I knew I needed...
lace batwing top 14 Apr 2013 | 03:27 am
I finished! I finished! And I can still type, grasp the pole in the subway, hold a book—and look good while I do it. When last I wrote my hands ached and hurt so badly I didn’t even know what to do. I...
slow, slow progress 30 Mar 2013 | 09:05 pm
It’s been a full month since I posted my swatch of the lace pattern in Brooke Nico’s Lace Batwing Top from the latest Vogue Knitting. And I’m pleased to report that I’m nearly finished! I thought I wo...
a quilt for Holly 22 Mar 2013 | 11:19 pm
I somehow ended up with a copy of this book, 5500 Quilt Block Motifs, and every now and then before bed I browse it. The blocks in the book are all individually inspiring to me—as potential quilts. I ...
beurre & sel jammers 1 Mar 2013 | 11:05 am
Despite my all-around crafty hobbies, and even though on a call I once explained my passion for handmade by saying I’d churn my own butter if I could (that is a lie: I have no desire to ever churn my ...
WIP Wednesday? 27 Feb 2013 | 06:55 pm
Every year I resolve to post more WIPs, but I almost never do. This is the year, I swear! In fact, I swatched the other night so I ought to get some credit for that, right? This is Brooke Nico‘s lates...
honey cowl 21 Feb 2013 | 07:06 am
I made a Honey Cowl too! After several people suggested it to me when I asked for pattern ideas for worsted-weight yarn, I jumped on the bandwagon. The yarn is Cascade 220 Superwash, and I actually to...
