Spring: leather + nautical by ashleyelva featuring snap bracelets
Monthly archives: April 2011
Spring: leather + nautical
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New sewing ideas
Whenever I buy fabric, especially a few cuts, I always forget which is for which when it arrives. I have found several cuts of fabric I bought years ago that are a very specific measurement like 2 and 5/8ths yards, and I can’t remember for the life of me what its for. Some even have corresponding lining and zippers!
I started using polyvore recently to get outfit ideas, but its really a great way to make a collage or idea collection without downloading all the images and opening photoshop. I am lazy by nature so this is great for me!
From left to right: Butterick 5476, McCalls 6070, and Simplicity 2219.
The fabrics are all from fabric.com, and the prices were quite reasonable. I have been very frustrated with the selection of knits at Jo-Ann , especially at 12.99 a yard. The teal on the right is a knit from Moda’s City Weekend (which I have always wanted the set of quilting fabric), and I was able to grab the last two yards they had. Score!
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Bliss Quilt Top Done
It looks ridiculously huge on our queen size bed, but once we upgrade to a king it will be great. The red fabric I found at JoAnn, and they had just enough for the border, binding, and about a half yard left that I may use for matching pillowcases.
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I woke up to Sam sitting on the bannister this morning.
This is not one of her normal spots, so I took this shot. And not a bad picture either for 7am on a rainy morning with no flash.
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Blocks and sashing done!
DSC_5180, originally uploaded by kalamaridemocracy.
I ordered the border and backing fabric yesterday and it should be here by next week. I am so excited to have a new quilt for my bedroom.
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Time 100 Best Novels
I was thinking the other day about how many novels I haven’t read that I mean to. I work in a library and only know of most classics by name or only a bit of the plot, so I thought it was about time I start reading more. I’m going to attempt to read all 100 of Time’s best novels. These are all published after 1923, the year Time was founded. What I like about this list is that doesn’t remind me of a high school English class, where everything required to read had all the joy sucked out of it by testing and discussions and papers. I’ve crossed out any that I have read, and I didn’t cross out anything I started but didn’t finish. There are a few that I had to read for school and only read the parts I needed to for a test or a book report. Wish me luck.
- The Adventures of Augie March (1953), by Saul Bellow
- All the King’s Men (1946), by Robert Penn Warren
- American Pastoral (1997), by Philip Roth
- An American Tragedy (1925), by Theodore Dreiser
Animal Farm (1946), by George Orwell(read in middle school) Continue reading
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Where is spring?
DSC_5162, originally uploaded by kalamaridemocracy.
There was frost on the ground this morning, and the cats have been nestled up in the bed. They are cold too!
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Hmmmm
It appears as though 2 blocks have gone missing. When I matched all of the blocks up with their mates, I found none missing. So the only answer I can come up with is that I forgot to sew the last strip set together. Oops. Glad I have extra.
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Giant skirt refashion done!
201886_674367666574_194303276_35309461_4350123_o, originally uploaded by kalamaridemocracy.
So I finished turning that 4XL skirt into a dress. I opened up the waistband with a seam ripper and put some 1/4″ elastic in there. I added straps and a belt and now I have a new dress.
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