Here is a look at the finished scarf. One of my mom’s favorite colors is purple, so I used some of the purple silk kimono pieces along with the gray wool from men’s suits. It’s a very simple pattern, but I think it turned out really well.
It was a little difficult to get a good [...]
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Here’s a sneak peek at a present I’m making. I’m sure that person doesn’t read this, so it’s probably fine.
I’m making a scarf using old wool suits and silk kimono pieces, like the others I’ve made. I’ve pared down the variety of colors and patterns of the silk and wool pieces. And I’ve made the [...]
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Austen, it’s not going well. Remember how I said that your ice cave couch quilt would have lovely scalloped shapes instead of boring old lines quilted into it? Sorry, buddy. I’m afraid not.
Maybe I’m using this “Quilting made easy” template paper in the wrong fashion. Maybe it should only be used for edges. I don’t [...]
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Check out this cute little pencil pouch I made for Austen. Just in time for the new semester. This is the Japanese robot fabric (with green robots) that I only use on Austen items. Everybody else gets blue robots on a gray background.
This was my first time using a zipper. I think I understand how [...]
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