iris

Garden Notes

What a difference a week makes.     Last week, I was somewhat stuck inside by the cold rain.   This week, it’s the incredible heat.    (We’re not in official heat wave territory here, but you don’t have to go too far south to get there…)     The iris are definitely out now – all types even. I still

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skirt

Sewing Notes

Well, today, I finished the skirt I’ve been working on.   I gave up on the blind hem.    I think the fabric was a little too unwieldy (ie: hard to press and get it to actually stick), and I’d tried the hem so many times, I had a bunch of stitches I couldn’t entirely pull out

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zipper

Sewing Notes

So, having given up on the shirt I was working on, I needed a bit of a sewing win.      I’d bought some simple gray suiting fabric to make a skirt from a book that gives instructions for patternless skirts, but realized after buying it I’m pretty much a pattern girl.   Fortunately, I’ve been sitting on

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sunset quilt

Sewing Notes

So, what’s a girl to do on a dreary, rainy, Memorial Day weekend?    Sew!  (Seriously, I’m wearing a sweater and socks.    Some start of the summer season!) I made some binding and a hanger for the sunset quilt, and sewed the front of the binding on.     I’ve got the hanger positioned on the back now,

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