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The herb spiral is up and going finally. Vim’s plants are flourishing, some chamomile and basil. I planted some coyote mint and chia sage (Salvia columbariae). I’m about to add some rosemary and some thyme that Jack picked out at the nursery today. I also bought a california fuschia, a scarlet monkey flower, and other [...]
I’m trying to decide where to plant the 2 little yarrow plants that i bought last weekend. I’ve got clay soil and that right there means that i haven’t got a place where yarrow will be super super happy. – flowers are good for drying and are nicely aromatic – has a bunch of medicinal [...]
I went swimsuit shopping this year and there just was nothing good out there. There was one super cute looking Betsy Johnson suit I saw online but it was sold out everywhere (hello pink plaid school girl suit!). The ones I got at Target are cute (and cheap) but will probably go back. I realized [...]
Witness one pair of cute slingback sketchers from several years ago. boooring but cute. I swear to god the first time I looked at the label for these it was leather upper but no, synthetic, which seems more likely for a pair of 30.00 shoes. Despite that I trundled forward and used leather dye on [...]
This is the dress I would like to make, the variation with sleeves. I’m looking a bit angry in this photo. Pay it no mind. So the pattern calls for lt.wt crepe, lt wt pique, or lt wt linen. I found a gorgeous purple silk chiffon that I want to use instead. can I use [...]
I think I forgot to post my finished bicycle skirt. Here it is! A crappy picture of it anyway. It’s hard sometimes to take a good picture of yourself. It’s not that my camera doesn’t have a self timer but more about shot setup. I could have gone outside with the good camera and tripod [...]
It’s true you can get any fabric you desire on the internet but nothing beats going into a good fabric store so that you can paw all the fabrics, haul the bolts around, compare and get overwhelmed in person. (my R key is sticking and it is very annoying) I almost bought some of that [...]
I bought these at Sorelle Bacci in Florence. Those four are Liberty of London – two are lawns, one is a stretch cotton and the other is maybe a silk. The price was really good and I love these! Now, what to do with them? I’m thinking a skirt and maybe a nice short summer [...]
I mentioned on a previous screamything post that I was entering a slight manic phase. I’m not sure that’s exactly true but I have 3 brazillion projects right now. I was in Peidmont Fabrics the other day when my hand reached out for this gorgeous Liberty of London cotton lawn print. I mean look at [...]
I stopped by the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse today to drop off some donations (read: lame old fabric). And I nearly passed out when I saw that they had, for 6 bucks a pound, super awesome silk tie fabric clearly I haven’t been in there for a looong time). If you’re a quilter [...]
So there I am, sorting through my fantabulous button tin and what happens? My kid wakes up. Goodbye buttons! But then we are peacefully playing upstairs and I think, “Surely I could just open this one and sort out the little boring ones”. So I do. And then I turn around for ONE SECOND. And [...]
How weird is it that my great grand kids will be able to look me up online? Will there be an ‘online’ at that point? Or will it be more like having to dig up the archives of the 8 track tapes in a dusty treasure trove of personal effluvium in an outdated medium. I [...]
I’ve not been napping, okay, except for 15 minutes today… I have also been making some spats. Fancier than my usual ones. I do so love picking fabrics, lining, buttons, etc. these are pretty fun to make with only stress surrounding the buttonholes. Sewing on shank buttons is a total bitch, it makes my wrists [...]
Does anyone else get the Hancock’s or Paducah catalog in the mail? OMG. They have HIGHLY AMUSING cotton quilting fabrics. Vim was just hooting and exclaiming over them.
When I was in Houston my mom gave me a purse that is now my favorite purse even tho it HAS A BELT. why the fucking purse belt? does it have ass cheeks in danger of suddenly hanging out?! I plan on unstitching that belt and then reveling in the soft buttery redness of that [...]
Summer fast aproacheth. I foresee several factors to my summer this year. One, I have an almost toddler, two, I get hot when it’s like 65 degrees out and finally, I only have two pairs of pants that fit me but about a million skirts and dress that do. You can imagine that if only [...]
I have made these spats for a friend. Attributes are: exposed brass separating zipper, rubber heel guards, red flannel lining. Also, a huge glaring pattern mismatch. FUCK! As i was making them i just wasn’t thinking about because usually the spats i make are a solid color or a pattern that doesn’t really need to [...]
so you know how sometimes you just buy a fabric that’s cute but you have no real plans for it. and then, you know how you start making one particular thing and then you are on the hunt for fabrics for that thing but then you get bored of making that thing but still have [...]
I’ve been sewing little zippered pouches lately. The first one I did I got VERY confused and I dreamed about it. I think I often have trouble with spatial relations. The next day I trundled down to RC to ask mamapajama but I figured it out without having to ask her. She did suggest that [...]
The white elephant pre-sale was a few weeks ago and was totally overwhelming. It always is. One needs to brings a personal sherpa in order to fully extract the maximum amount of goodness. Next year, or maybe this march, I have a new strategy. Get there EARLY. Park close. Return to car with first load [...]
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