Monthly Archives: September 2018

Sunday Stash September 30, 2018

No change in any of the numbers this week. I haven’t spent any time in the sewing room but made decent progress on the embroidery. Not ideal, but an improvement over last week. At least I’m not buying any fabric. … Continue reading

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I’ve Been Thinking…….

When I don’t get much creative time, I spend lots of time thinking about what I’ll do when I have it again. Ideas wander through my mind about projects, techniques and experiments. It’s a good thing and a bad thing … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash Sept 23, 2018

No change in any of my numbers. Thanks to everyone who left comments on the embroidery. It’s easy to lose perspective when you work on something close up. I’ve started working on the alterations to the shirt pattern. After taking … Continue reading

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A Light Hand

It was another challenging week with little time for creative play, but I did squeeze in some time on Autumn’s Call. I’m in love with the colored design. I’m not sure how I feel about it with the stitching. The … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash September 16, 2018

No fabric in or out this week. I spent almost no time sewing or doing anything else creative. Work took yet another unfortunate turn. After this coming week, I’m hoping things will start moving in the right direction. I did … Continue reading

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Shirt Details

One of my September Short List items is to make a shirt. I bought some rayon challis about three years ago and matched it with a pattern I bought around the same time. I’m making view E, top left. I … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash September 9, 2018

No fabric in or money spent this week. I finished Tiger Pear for a small bust. The work situation still keeps me out of the sewing room during the week. With luck that will resolve itself by the end of … Continue reading

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September 2018 Short List and OMG

I’m a little stunned it’s September already. Where did summer go? It will be the holidays in no time. I finished two items on the August list and left myself with no hand work for over a week. I’ve learned … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash September 2, 2018

No fabric in or out and no money spent. I used most my sewing room time last week to prep the Crabapple Hill pattern. I’ve never spent so much time getting a design ready to stitch. It was a good … Continue reading

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