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I have been thinking about how my middle school home ec. teacher was also a math teacher. I didn't see the connections then, but really it is a perfect combination...
Dried vegetables (carrots for example) = easy cooking.
Rice + water + onions + dried peppers + dried carrots + dried zucchini + parmesan + pepper = risotto
Risotto + egg + shrimp = yummy fritters
The "On Being" podcast is one of my favorite things to listen to while working on projects. This weekend I listened to an episode with Sandra Cisneros that is being added to my favorites list.
"You know how you look at a tree, and there are some rings that had a lot of rain, and it gets really bigger, and they shrink. Well, we can say that about our own years and what defined us or what happened to us in those years." Sandra Cisneros
I tried to draw a ring for each year of my life in my journal but ran out of space.
I made a stitched ring too, although not as big.
This is the front side.
I love the soft edge where the two pieces of fabric joined.
While sorting cloth I found the white fleece I was looking for. It had been made in to a pair of sweat pants that were too big.
Added to a little leftover pink fleece I have a whole new sweatshirt...probably for a P.J. top.
I suppose there is a little Alabama Chanin influence along with the usual suspects.
And the house is a little cleaner....
Home today working on projects, mostly sewing.
I've been using the facing patterns that I made for my favorite tank top as guidelines for necklines and armholes for more free-form cutting like the top below that is based on a square.
First time round this was too wide for the weight of the fabric. Much better now.
This is the favorite tank top pattern made to dress length. I'm trying to make my wardrobe more cohesive and this shade of red matches a skirt perfectly...so it's a tunic length now.
This jacket was started during Jude's Boro class. I finally made a decision regarding fabric for sleeves. Just a little more lining to go and then I will sew up the side seams.
I think it might be time to make jeans....
An assortment of plant dyed fabric, all plants grown in my garden. Mostly browns (leaves), some yellow from marigolds, blue from the indigo I grew. Some fabric stewed away in canning jars for a year, some for a couple months. Length of time didn't seem to change anything for these samples. Fabrics are wool and silk.
I've been looking and considering this weekend but still not sure what I want to do with them.