Shearwater

I didn't get anything done on the third butterfly last night because I was trying to finish Isabel's Shearwater kaftan. She found this flowy viscose at the local fabric store and was originally going to sew it herself, but I think she had second thoughts when we came home and she saw how the fabric…

Flutterby

I realised I never explained about the Lepidoptera-quilt. Isn't it amazing?! I saw it when Elizabeth Hartman released the pattern last year and I was completely blown away by it but also slightly intimidated. All those pieces! I've made a few of her patterns, placemats and napkins, a quilt for Sofia but never any of…

Lepidoptera Quilt in the works

I have started sewing the butterflies together. I suppose I could have done them assembly line style but I kind of like making them one at a time. The one above is the first finished one. It's one of the D-butterflies - second largest - and I have to make four of them. I finished…

Spring Saturday

The girls are off on their hiking trips. Sofia's group is gone for the day. Their guides were planning to make waffles in the woods for them today. Isabel's group went to a lake about an hour from here where they will keep practicing canoeing and sleep in tents or a lean-to. She was pretty…

Spring and sewing plans

We had an amazing weekend. The sun was out and the temps soared, but today is Tuesday and we're back to grey skies and low temps. The girls' hiking groups have started their new term and this weekend Isabel is going canoeing with a sleep-over in the woods, all in prep for a week long…

Sewing in bursts

For some reason or other I haven't been sewing much the past few months. I've made a tee for Sofia and a skirt for Isabel but the high production rate I had a few years ago is gone. I have however made several tees for myself and before we left on our roadtrip I knew…

Quilt for Sofia

I made this quilt top a good long while back. Read more after the jump!I used a video tutorial from Missouri Star to make the top. It took less than 90 minutes for me since i was a bit rusty at the time.It's also been basted for a while before I got around to quilt…

Jump Rope

I made some progress on that dress for Isabel last night. The placket and collar are both done and I sped through one sleeve to make sure I had planned it correctly.It turned out well, but I am a little conflicted about the sleeve. I may have to take it out and make some alterations,…

Grading – how I do it

I talked to a friend about grading patterns the other day. She wanted to use a popular O+S pattern but it only went up to size 5. I have a few patterns in size 8 that I adore on Isabel, but she is migrating into a lengthened size 10 by now so this is something…

New coat – KCWC Day 1

I spent the weekend sewing a new coat for Sofia. The one I made her this winter is too warm by now so she needed a new one.I based it on the School Days Coat by Oliver + S but instead of a hood I put in a collar.I also added some width in the…