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another way to hold

Today's 15: Stitching down the seam allowance on a jacket so there will be less bulk.

 

 

tiny things

I am really not sure where today went...

nothing much that I planned to do happened.

And I am not sure how I feel about that.

Maybe it was what I needed.

I did spend 15 minutes sewing. 

The button marks the front of a skirt and the wonky patch the back neckline.

It's kind of like "This side up."

the next intention + more winter

The intention?  To make nine items of clothing in 2021 (inspired by The Make Nine Challenge) using material that is in the stash... which is mostly bits and pieces left over from other sewing projects.

There was one exception.  I had three yards of this fabric. 

First attempt was dress length. (What was I thinking?)

Second attempt tunic length. Not there yet.

Third attempt shirt. Yes, this I will wear.

And everything that was cut off? It would make a good lining for a vest or jacket.

Along with the sewing, I also went for a walk in the sunshine.  The creek at the park was running fast.

I think I could make yarn this color. 

I am not sure that I will ever look at winter the same way after this year...looking for colors other than dark green has been very worthwhile.

 

And there was winter pasta.

Pasta + dried tomatoes + oil cured olives + canned artichokes + thyme + feta + olive oil.

day dreaming will take you places

There was some time in the garden and a lot of making while listening today.

This On Being interview joins my favorite list:  Agustin Fuentes.

And this is beautiful too:  Rumble Strip, "Shaking out the Numb," an interview with Sylvan Esso.

full circle

There is no more daylight.

The colors aren't the way I want them so that will have to wait until tomorrow.

I did this one by drawing a flower onto the fabric and then stitching over the lines.

Plus a few extra stitches.

And then I put it back in my journal and did a rubbing. 

Thank you everyone who stops by to visit... I am very grateful for this community.

past my bed time so it's kind of random...

And all about "why not?" Just put it out there.

Two altered photos:

Thinking about Raku.

And so many layers I lost count.

And because I keep forgetting:

The pants dyed blue.

Don't look too closely,

one leg is slightly bluer than the other.

Super comfortable but the next pair I make will probably be two sizes smaller.

light and dark and a pair of pants

November...it's glorious when the sun is out.

When there is time in the garden to do things like plant shallots.

And make a moon garden.

But it's statistically our wettest month here.

And dark.

And a month I find challenging. I suspect this year it will be especially so.

Last month I started thinking about a month full of black and white images.

That seems a bit much so I rethought my parameters: one post a day for November with a black and white (and gray) image.

Color where appropriate.

Sharing other projects when they are there to be shared...like today!

Making a pair of jeans was my sewing goal for 2020.

I considered a lot of patterns, but never settled on one. Thinking it would nudge me along, I bought some denim because it was made in California and meets another sewing goal.

Nope.

Instead I was distracted by another pattern...

Arthur pants (available at Sew Liberated).

I have never done so many flat-felled seams! I made pants pockets for the first time.  They are super comfortable and, perhaps, more flattering than jeans.

They make me smile!

These are heading for the indigo vat and more fabric will likely be ordered.

As for the denim...well, it will make a great jumper.

P.S. Making something and getting outside was good therapy this weekend. 

Deep breath.

sunday morning

For most of my childhood Sunday morning was waffles and a weekly call from my grandparents in California.

Today it is apple pancakes and an email to my grandmother...she has a hard time hearing me on the phone.

A couple pancake thoughts:

• A scoop is marvelous for putting the batter in the frying pan.
• Rather than putting chunks of apples in pancake batter it is easier (no raw batter pockets!) to fry them separately in butter, add maple syrup at the end and then top the pancakes.

Field notes: We skipped right past first frost and went to first freeze. Last nights low, 33 F with a windchill between 21-23 most of the night; wind gusts up to 40 MPH. The sun is out, it's 34 F/1 C, and the wind has calmed.

Today's project: pants making.

Also some pruning once it warms up a bit.

fences

I thought...maybe the Farmer's market this morning? It wasn't a great choice for me when I didn't have a car.  Just a little farther than I want to walk to and then walk back from with purchases.

But now there is a car...so maybe?

But I just didn't want to go this morning.  I don't want to put a mask on again today. Don't want to navigate the protocols of social distancing. Just don't want to after having been at work for 5 days doing those things. 

I wanted to be at home. 

And so home is where I stayed.

I was reminded of my "Don't Fence Me In" quilt that doesn't have a back or a front.

but has holes that need mending (Lola and her nest making).

And is covered in scar tissue.

 

 

 

 

#111 sky

Peaches from the garden for breakfast.

The first one was eaten over the sink, the second with yogurt.

Chicory. Not a weed. It's wanted.

Sky colored.

The dress I've been working on today is sky colored too.

A cloud on a sunny day.

And it has pockets.

I don't think I'd put a peach in the pocket though.