I love ikat
September 3, 2010
I really love ikat. There’s something wonderful about a nice ikat print. Bolt just posted a picture of new fabrics and one is a great ikat. I’m gonna have to check it out. I’ve had this lightweight ikat from Josephine’s since the early spring. Yesterday I really wanted to make something for myself so I pulled out my trusty dress pattern (see the winter version here). This will go into fall (eek!) quite nicely, I think.
Hydrangea Heaven!
September 2, 2010
My friend Paul recently decided to majorly cut his hydrangea back. He asked if I wanted the flowers. Hm… YES! So I went to his house and cut all the flowers off the bush and ended up with five paper grocery bags, a 10 gallon bucket, and a much larger bucket (40 gallon?) full of hydrangeas. I almost left the large bucket sitting in my living room. It was like having a hydrangea bush in my house. I managed to give some away and then decorated my house with the rest. One day my piddly hydrangea will have beautiful blooms like these!
p.s. My Southern grandmother calls them Hydrangelas. I’m not sure why.
New To-Create List
I love making lists, don’t you? I never stick with them, but they make me feel organized. So I guess what I’m saying is that I love the way lists make me feel. I’m a cheater when it comes to making them because I always include things I either already did or would normally do, like take a shower or get dressed. Scratching those off right away creates that priceless feeling of accomplishment: hey! I did something I needed to do!
A few weeks ago I wrote about some things I needed to do: make my mom’s shirt, my sister’s dress, and a pair of socks. I scrapped the socks. Thanks to Elizabeth Zimmerman, I’m going to make a sweater. Maybe.
These days I’ve been pretty busy and haven’t had much time for sewing any new clothes. Instead, I’ve been making a little time every day to work on this slightly smaller than twin size quilt.
That pink ensemble up at the top of the post is going to be a quilt as well. The sheet and linen fabric were thrifted. It’s going to be pretty plain, flowers on one side, pink on the other. I want to create a collection of quilts to have around for our long cold months. So I’ve got some quilts to create, and maybe realize my sketches with my growing fabric stash.