Meet the Teacher Tomorrow! Wow!

I've been doing a lot of sewing. Also, I've been back to the film camera, so I end up with batch updates.

1. I finished this baby quilt for my friends who are due this fall.
And a little hat and big sister gifts - doll quilt and doll hat.


2. I've been knitting too. I'm working on a Feb. Lady Sweater in Cascade Eco +. For me. First sweater for me that has gotten this far.


3. I made El the Flowergirl Dress from Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross. If I had read any other blog posts about it, I would have measured the pattern piece against a dress or shirt that actually fits her. I got it all done and then it wouldn't get onto her body - she couldn't get her shoulders/arms through the bodice. I ended up recutting the bodice pieces a little larger. I toyed with the idea of a gusset at first, but it seemed tricky to implement and only a little less unsewing. The results are more like a jumper, but that's fine too. Later on, I made myself the "wrap skirt" which will hopefully be photographed at some point. I have some lessons learned about the book as a whole. I may need to redo the buttons/button holes/strap situation on the dress, but I'm going to wash it first, before I try more tricks.

Wow. Summer Vacation

It continues to be a little crazy. Three weeks til school starts again.

In the crafting department...I finished a baby quilt, pieced a doll quilt, and am ready to bind another baby quilt. Wanna see?



This is for my new nephew - he was born July 23. I used pages of a cloth story book panel, with sashing from the same line of fabrics.

I made this one for his older brother a couple years ago:


I put this together for a little girl who is going to be born in September:

That picture is just the top. But now it's quilted and halfway bound - I need to tack it down in back. I tell you, panels sound like they're going to be simpler, but frankly, the picture might not be as square as it looks.

This is for the big sister:

I haven't figured out what to put on the back yet. Should it match the big sisters? Should it be flannel?

She was the recipient of this, back in the day: